Bitstream Announces the Addition of New Lincoln Gothic Font Set to Its New Font Collection.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BITS) announced today the addition of The New Lincoln Gothic font set to its New Font Collection program. This set includes 24 OpenType fonts in one extended family. Designed by Thomas Lincoln Thomas Herring Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American pioneer farmer and father of President Abraham Lincoln. Birth He was the fourth child of Abraham Lincoln Sr. (1744–1786) of Amity, Pennsylvania and Bathsheba Herring. , New Lincoln Gothic is an elegant sans serif Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.  font, generous in width and x-height. At the stroke ends are gentle flares with some of the round characters possessing an interesting and distinctive asymmetry. There are twelve weights ranging from Hairline hair·linen. The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front. to UltraBold, and an italic is included for each weight. The character set supports Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. languages. In addition, there are three figure sets, extended fractions, superior and inferior numbers, and a few alternates, all accessible via OpenType features. Bitstream's New Font Collection program was started as a way to seek out unique font designs from both new and established designers to Bitstream's font collection. Since the beginning of the program, Bitstream has released over 100 NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference fonts. Jim Lyles, Director of Typographic Development for Bitstream, commented, "We are thrilled to have this distinctive collection of fonts added to our collection. Thomas Lincoln has a distinguished reputation as a graphic designer and a lettering artist. He brings a wealth of creativity and experience to his type designs, and we are fortunate to offer his work to our customers through the New Font Collection." All fonts are available in OpenType (CCF CCF abbr. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation of Canada ) format, which is supported in Mac OS X, Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. and Windows 2000. Fonts are available for purchase: --On the Web: http://www.myfonts.com --By phone: 800.522.3668 (U.S. only) or 617.497.6222 --By fax: 617.868.0784 --By e-mail: sales@bitstream.com About the Designer A graphic designer and lettering artist from the start, Thomas Lincoln's long and illustrious career has spanned both coasts of the US. Starting with his education on the west coast, Lincoln studied with Douglas Lynch at the Museum Art School in Portland and later apprenticed with Lynch, whom he credits as his formative influence. In addition to graphic design and fine arts, Lincoln studied calligraphy calligraphy (kəlĭg`rəfē) [Gr.,=beautiful writing], skilled penmanship practiced as a fine art. See also inscription; paleography. European Calligraphy In Europe two sorts of handwriting came into being very early. with Lloyd Reynolds and Arnold Bank at Reed College. In 1965, at the young age of 26, Lincoln was a winner in the first Visual Graphics Corporation (VGC VGC Very Good Condition VGC VG Cats (web comic) VGC Video Graphics Controller VGC Vintage Glider Club VGC Viscosity-Gravity Constant VGC Video Game Club VGC Video Game Central (website) ) National Typeface Competition for his typeface, Lincoln Gothic. In 1972, he was awarded a Gold Medal, Best of Show, Boston Art Director's Club for his masthead mast·head n. 1. Nautical The top of a mast. 2. The listing in a newspaper or periodical of information about its staff, operation, and circulation. 3. design of the Boston Herald Traveler Magazine, and in 1973 was given an Award of Merit, Typomundos Internationale, Paris, France for a promotional brochure. His design work has subsequently appeared in seven books on corporate design. About the New Font Collection (NFC) Bitstream established the New Font Collection (NFC) program in August of 2000. The program was started as a way to seek out unique font designs from both new and established designers, and add them to Bitstream's vast collection of fonts. Since then, Bitstream has released ten packages as part of the New Font Collection, and we continue to pursue new and interesting font designs for the future. About Bitstream Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) is a software development company that makes communications compelling. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from the largest collection of fonts online, and customize documents over the Internet. Its core competencies include font technology, browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and publishing technology. For more information, please visit Bitstream at www.bitstream.com. Bitstream is a registered trademark and the Bitstream logo a trademark of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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