Agfa Monotype Ships the New Monotype Library.Business Editors WILMINGTON, Mass. & SALFORDS, Surrey, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 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. is now shipping the new Monotype(R) Library of 1,352 fonts. The collection features over 300 new designs including Linex Sans(TM), Haarlemmer(TM), Mundo Sans(TM) and Scene(TM). Also included are timeless faces such as Gill Sans Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill in 1927-30. Gill was a well established sculptor, graphic artist and type designer, and the Gill Sans typeface takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston (R), Times New Roman (R)and Rotis The rotis typeface was developed in 1988 by Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer. In rotis, Aicher explores an attempt at maximum legibility through a highly unified yet varied typeface family that ranges from full serif, glyphic, and sans-serif. (R). The contents of the library can be viewed at www.fonts.com/mtlibrary. "The new Monotype Library continues to develop and grow in line with a tradition spanning over 100 years," said Robin Nicholas, head of typography at Agfa Monotype. "Fine new typefaces from in-house designers such as Mundo Sans from Carl Crossgrove are joined by faces from some of the best international designers, exemplified by Linex Sans from renowned French designer, Albert Boton." With typefaces such as Plantin(R), Dante(R) and Photina(R), and with releases dating back to 1913, Agfa Monotype's catalog of fonts has long served as a resource for graphic professionals. The new Monotype Library features recent releases including Linex Sans, an addition to the Linex family with its subtle, calligraphic cal·lig·ra·phy n. 1. a. The art of fine handwriting. b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group. 2. Handwriting. overtones. Haarlemmer is a recreation of Jan Van Krimpen's serif Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.  text family originally drawn in the 1930s but never produced due to World War II. The humanistic Mundo Sans family contains 14 fonts ranging from very light to extremely heavy in weight. The library also features Scene, a sans serif text face designed by Sebastian Lester of Agfa Monotype. Lester was inspired to design a typeface that was clean, calm and highly legible, particularly for designers working in corporate identity and other areas of design. All fonts in the Monotype Library are available for both Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) platforms. Each typeface includes the euro currency symbol. Agfa Monotype is the exclusive distributor of the CD-ROM-based library. Customers may order the collection by calling Agfa Monotype at 1.800.424.8973, prompt three from the U.S. and Canada or 0800 371242, prompt three from the U.K. 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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