Agfa Monotype Adds 70 New Products to Fonts.com With Release of Chank Fonts.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WILMINGTON, Mass. and SALFORDS, Surrey, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003--Agfa Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. Corp. has released the Chank(TM) typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics collection, adding 70 fonts and font packages to Fonts.com. The new products can be previewed, purchased and downloaded from the library page of www.fonts.com. The collection originates from The Chank Company, founded in 1993 by Chank Diesel, the company's president, chief executive officer and primary type designer. Fonts consist mostly of unconventional display designs. The Crusti(TM) typeface family A group of typefaces that includes the normal, bold, italic and bold-italic variations of the same design. , for example, shares a crusty appearance among the fonts in the family. The weight and amount of deterioration of Crusti, Crustier(TM) and Crustiest(TM) increases with each design. Individual characters of Crusti Wacky(TM), the family's fourth font, vary in weight and legibility. Nicotine(TM), with its condensed con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. , squared sans lettering, is ideal for headlines and instances where space is limited. Although more conservative than many designs from The Chank Company, Nicotine features a high x-height that gives a surprising twist to many of the lowercase letterforms. Chank fonts are available for Macintosh(R) and Windows(R) platforms in both PostScript(R) and TrueType(R) formats. Prices for individual Chank fonts begin at $22 with volumes of two or more fonts starting at $39. "The energy and enthusiasm for design are apparent throughout the Chank collection," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Agfa Monotype. "Its creative spirit is a shining addition to Fonts.com." About Fonts.com As the Internet's most comprehensive and convenient place to preview, purchase and download fonts, Fonts.com offers single fonts, packages, family volumes and type libraries, including both the Monotype (R)and ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → (R) libraries, sources for such prolific designs as Arial(R) and ITC Officina(R). Visitors are greeted with clear navigation and multiple search options in addition to articles, tips, techniques and tutorials. Live customer care representatives are available to assist in identifying and selecting typefaces and to resolve technical font issues. Fonts.com also provides information about Agfa Monotype's custom font services, including customized fonts for brand identity projects. About Agfa Monotype Corp. Based in Wilmington, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Japan and China, Agfa Monotype specializes in fonts and font technologies for graphic professionals, developers and OEMs. The company is also an innovator in color and screening technologies for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. Agfa Monotype is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Agfa Corp. based in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , N.J. and is part of Agfa's Graphic Systems business unit. Agfa is the U.S. subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems primarily for the graphic imaging, healthcare, non-destructive testing, micrographic mi·cro·graph n. 1. A drawing or photographic reproduction of an object as viewed through a microscope. 2. An instrument used to make tiny writing or engraving. , and consumer desktop and photography markets. Headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium, Agfa has 40 national sales organizations globally, with worldwide sales of 4.683 billion euros in 2002. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com, www.fonts.com, and www.agfamonotype.co.uk. |
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