Name Akke Kumlien Died 1949, Stockholm, Sweden Education Uppsala University | Role Graphic designer Parents Axel Kumlien | |
Children Maria Adlercreutz, Bertil Kumlien | ||
Akke Kumlien (1884–1949), Swedish calligrapher, typographer, graphic designer, type designer, artist etc.
He is the author of the book Bokstav och ande (The Letter and the Spirit) (Stockholm: Norstedt, 1948) and of Kunstneren og bokkunsten.
He is the subject of the book Akke Kumlien, book designer by Bror Zachrisson.
In 2004, an exhibit of his work took place at the Kungliga Biblioteket (Royal Library) in Stockholm.
Typefaces
In 1943 the Stempel Type Foundry released Kumlien.
References
Akke Kumlien Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA