Agfa Monotype Releases E+F and Nick's Fonts Collections on Fonts.Com; Over 1,800 New Fonts and Font Packages Now Available for Download.Business Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 Agfa Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc has released the E+F and Nick's Fonts collections on Fonts.com(R). The collections represent over 1,800 fonts and font packages that can be previewed, purchased and downloaded from the library page of www.fonts.com. The E+F collection from Elsner+Flake is now the largest set available for download on Fonts.com. Contemporary styles include an elegant, highly legible design called TV Nord(TM), also available in a space-saving 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. family. The E+F collection contains versions of classic typefaces including Garamond(R), Futura(R), and Franklin Gothic Franklin Gothic is a realist sans-serif typeface designed by Morris Fuller Benton (1872-1948) in 1902. The typeface is one of over 200 typefaces designed by Benton. There is an assumption that the name of this typeface was named after Benjamin Franklin. (R). Many of the typefaces are available with Turkish and Central European character sets. PostScript(R) versions of E+F fonts are available for both Macintosh and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) platforms, and most typefaces are available in Windows TrueType(R). Prices for individual E+F fonts begin at $35 with volumes of two or more fonts starting at $70. Nick's Fonts consists of works by designer Nick Curtis. The collection's 72 fonts and font packages contain a variety of typographic See typography. revivals and retro-inspired designs. Styles such as Heberling Casual(TM) are reminiscent of early twentieth-century lettering. Nick's Fonts are available for Macintosh and Windows platforms in both PostScript and TrueType font formats. Prices for individual fonts in the collection begin at $25, with volumes of two or more fonts starting at $50. "The addition of Nick's Fonts and E+F to Fonts.com is impressive in both size and quality," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at 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. . "The collections include an impressive, diverse blend of original designs and remakes of some of the most popular typefaces ever drawn." 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 and ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → 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 Corporation Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., Agfa Monotype Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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. |
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