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The Legenday Günter Gerhard Lange reunites with Berthold

Chicago, Illinois (January 4, 2000) - Today Berthold Types Limited announced the appointment of Günter Gerhard Lange as artistic consultant to Berthold Types. Under this long-term arrangement, Lange will develop and design new typefaces exclusively for Berthold Types. In addition, Lange will guide the direction of the Berthold Exklusiv Collection.

As H. Berthold AG’s artistic director from 1961 to 1990, Günter Gerhard Lange was responsible for the creation, meticulous production standards and attention to quality found in each of the Berthold Exklusivs. Lange’s type designs include his classic revivals: AG Book, AG Old Face, Berthold Garamond, Berthold Baskerville Book, Berthold Bodoni Old Face and Berthold Caslon Book; as well as his original designs: Arena New, Boulevard, Champion, Concorde, Concorde Nova, El Greco and Imago. Lange's skill and craftsmanship elevated Berthold's type program producing one of the most significant libraries in the world.

After 10 years of retirement from his position as Berthold’s artistic director, Lange’s reunion with Berthold will provide an indispensible element in the continued development of the Berthold Exklusiv Collection and solidify Berthold's position as a leading type foundry.

On December 2nd, 2008, Günter Gerhard Lange passed away in Munich, aged 87.

About H. Berthold
Building on its strong heritage, Berthold Types, successor to the highly regarded H. Berthold AG type foundry, looks back onto a history of 148 years of distinguished type design. Günter Gerhard Lange, along with Bernd Möllenstädt and Dieter Hofrichter, form the core of Berthold’s “Type Atelier” located in Munich to provide an indispensable element in the continued development of the Berthold Exklusiv typefaces.