Agfa Monotype Adds Over 200 Fonts from GalloFonts and Presence Typo to Fonts.com.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 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 complete font collections from GalloFonts and Presence Typo on Fonts.com. The release adds over 200 fonts that can be previewed, purchased and downloaded from the library page of www.fonts.com. The GalloFonts collection contains 69 fonts and font packages described by founder and designer Gerald Gallo as "original, unique and useful alphabetical, ornament and specialty fonts." Among the alphabet fonts is Pleasant Hand(TM), a casual script that imitates informal handwriting. Leaf Assortment(TM), with its 94 precisely drawn leaf designs, is among the collection's ornament fonts. GalloFonts are available for Macintosh(R) and Windows(R) platforms in both PostScript(R) and TrueType(R) formats. Prices for individual GalloFonts begin at $22 with volumes of two or more fonts starting at $39.60. The Presence Typo collection contains 143 fonts and font packages from 14 typeface families. Among the text designs is the 18-font Alinea(TM) family. Alinea, a former ATypI type competition winner, is available in serif Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.  , incise in·cisev. To cut into with a sharp instrument. , and sans variations. The Presence Typo assortment also contains various display designs including Madisonian(TM), a sophisticated script available in light, bold and engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. weights. The fonts in the Presence Typo collection are available for Macintosh and Windows platforms in both PostScript and TrueType font formats. Prices for individual fonts in the collection begin at $34, with volumes of three or more fonts starting at $79. "The new fonts from Presence Typo and GalloFonts are distinctive, clever, high-quality additions to Fonts.com," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Agfa Monotype. "These are some of the qualities that customers have come to expect from the numerous collections available from 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., Agfa Monotype Corp. 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 Corp. 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 4.9 billion euros in 2001. Additional information about Agfa Monotype and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.agfamonotype.com and www.fonts.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the name Presence Typo noted in this news release, there is an accent mark Noun 1. accent mark - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation accent language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he above the first "e." This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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