Klaus Krogh, Designer Who Made Bibles Easier to Read, Dies at 74

Klaus Krogh, a Bible designer who spent more than 40 years working to make the printed Scriptures easier to read, died suddenly Oct. 6 at age 74, Christianity Today reported Oct. 26.

Krogh co-founded the design firm 2K/Denmark with his wife in 1987. The company first went by the name 2Krogh and later changed it to avoid confusion among English-speaking customers. It has done work for clients in more than 43 countries, among them HarperCollins Christian Publishing and the United Bible Societies.

Before starting the firm, Krogh worked from 1982 to 1987 as a graphic designer and production manager for the Norwegian Bible Society, laying out hymnals and Bibles. Through 2K/Denmark he created three typefaces, Bible Sans, Bible Slab and Bible Serif, now used in Bibles worldwide. Christianity Today said Bible Slab can fit a fully readable Bible into 600 pages or fewer.

Krogh believed that a well-made page helps people actually read God's Word. “If you are about to publish a Bible, you have no excuse not to make it readable,” he said, in remarks quoted by the magazine.

In 2024 he helped Lifeway Christian Resources and Crossway release Bibles designed for readers with dyslexia, a condition that affects as many as 20 percent of people worldwide. The work started after a woman at an Evangelical Christian Publishers Association event pressed him to design such a Bible. His firm spent years with researchers at Cambridge University developing a typeface called Grace for the project.

Bible teacher Tim Wildsmith called Krogh “a legend in the world of Bible typography and typesetting.” Krogh's daughter Lea Rathje, who chairs the company's board, and chief executive Sune Andersen said they were in shock and promised to carry on his work.

Krogh is survived by his wife, Liv, two daughters and two grandchildren.