Adobe Typefaces Capture Prestigious ATypl Awards; Eight Adobe Typeface Designs Receive Certificate of Excellence at Annual International Awards Design Competition.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), the leader in network publishing, today announced eight of its typeface designs received Certificate of Excellence awards from the world's most recognized type design competition, bukva:raz!. bukva:raz! is an international design competition organized by the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypl). ATypl recognized five Adobe fonts See PostScript. in the OpenType(R) family: Arcana ar·ca·na n. A plural of arcanum. , Caflisch Script(R) Pro, Minion min·ion n. 1. An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant. 2. A subordinate official. 3. One who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling. (R) Pro, Myriad(R) Pro, and Waters Titling(R) Pro. The other three winning fonts, Kinesis kinesis /ki·ne·sis/ (ki-ne´sis) [Gr.] 1. movement. 2. stimulus-induced motion responsive only to the intensity of the stimulus, not the direction; cf. taxis. (R), Nyx(R) and Shuriken Shuriken (手裏剣; lit: "hand hidden blade") is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing an opponent's arteries. Boy(R), are included in the Adobe(R) Type Library in PostScript(R) Type 1 format. "We are honored that fonts from both the OpenType and the Adobe Type Library families received awards at the most prestigious design contest in the world," said Susan Altman Prescott, vice president of cross-media publishing at Adobe. "Adobe OpenType fonts present true cross-platform portability and advanced typographic capabilities. Together with Adobe's award winning layout and design programs, such as Adobe InDesign(R), these products offer an excellent solution for page layout professionals." The winners from the ATypl bukva:raz! competition will be on display at exhibitions in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and featured in the book, "Language Culture Type: International Type Design in the Age of Unicode," to be published in August 2002. Additionally, the winning fonts will be shown at the bukva:raz! exhibition in Rome during the annual ATypl conference in September 2002. About Adobe Type Adobe provides new, high quality typeface designs, which can be used with any print, Web, ePaper or dynamic media project. OpenType, developed by Adobe and Microsoft, simplifies font management and provides richer linguistic support and advanced typographic control. With OpenType, typography becomes less complicated and more powerful than ever before. For more information on OpenType, please visit http://www.adobe.com/type/opentype. Pricing and Availability Adobe font prices range from US $25.99 through US $299, depending on the quantity of fonts purchased. Individual font weights are also available in the U.S. For more detailed information about Adobe Type or Adobe OpenType, please visit http://www.adobe.com/type; for Europe: http://downloadcentre.adobe.com/. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for network publishing, including Web, ePaper, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Adobe is the second-largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. Note to Editors: Adobe, the Adobe logo, InDesign, Caflisch Script, Kinesis, Minion, Myriad, Nyx, PostScript, Shuriken Boy and Waters Titling are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. OpenType is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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