Bitstream Releases Its First Set of Fonts from the New Font Collection Program; First Release Includes 17 New, Exclusive Fonts From Designers Holly Goldsmith and John Downer.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000 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 that it is releasing its first set of fonts from the New Font Collection program. The new release features exclusive display fonts from Holly Goldsmith and a complete expert font An expert font, also known as an expert set, is a digital font, accompanying another font, that provides additional characters that are not in the accompanied font, such as small caps, old style figures, ligatures, fractions, subscript and superscript figures. set from John Downer Sir John William Downer, KCMG (6 July 1843 – 2 August 1915) was the Premier of South Australia from 16 June 1885 until 11 June 1887 and again from 1892 to 1893. Early life . All the fonts are available in TrueType and PostScript Type 1 formats for both Windows and the Macintosh. On August 8 of this year, Bitstream announced the New Font Collection (NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference ) program. The current Bitstream Typeface Library has been a mainstay of the graphic design community for many years. Bitstream felt the time had come to begin a new collection of typefaces, not only to add fonts to the library but, more importantly, to seek out designs from new school and established designers alike. To that end, Bitstream established the NFC. Holly Goldsmith has designed a series of five handwriting typefaces exclusively for Bitstream: --Hank(TM) --Liorah(TM) --Melanie(TM) --Missy(TM) --Ryan(TM) All of Ms. Goldsmith's typefaces are display faces. They are named after her daughters, niece, and nephews. The typefaces vary from the elegant look of Liorah to the handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. feel of Melanie to the casual flair of Ryan. Ms. Goldsmith, who has her own company, Small Cap Graphics, has typefaces published by other foundries such as Adobe, Agfa-Monotype, Dsgnhaus, FontHaus and ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → . Bitstream(R) Iowan Old Style(TM), including the entire set of expert characters, was completed by John Downer in 1990. Bitstream published the family, without the expert sets, in 1991. As of today, Bitstream Iowan Old Style gives graphic designers a complete and expert set of fonts that include small caps See Small capital , old style figures, ligatures, alternate characters, and ornaments. Bitstream Iowan Old Style is related to interpretations of Italian Renaissance types, but it is also modeled on classical inscriptional lettering and contemporary sign painting. Mr. Downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. , who has his own multi-faceted design business, has also published typefaces with Emigre, The Font Bureau, and Design Lab. Bitstream Iowan Old Style now offers the following expert typefaces: --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Small Cap --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Bold Small Cap --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Black Small Cap --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Extension --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Italic Extension --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Bold Extension --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Bold Italic Extension --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Black Extension --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Black Italic Extension --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Italic Alternate --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Bold Italic Alternate --Bitstream Iowan Old Style Black Italic Alternate "We are very energized about this first release from the New Font Collection," explained Jim Lyles, Manager of Type Technologies and designer of a variety of fonts, including the Prima font family A set of fonts of the same typeface in assorted sizes, including bold, italic and bold italic variations. . "People around the world recognize the Bitstream name, and in the past we were known primarily as a font design house. This, our first release of new fonts from independent designers in many years, revitalizes our commitment to innovation in type and typography typography (tīpŏg`rəfē), the art of printing from movable type. The term typographer is today virtually synonymous with a master printer skilled in the techniques of type and paper stock selection, ornamentation, and composition. . We are looking forward to many more new releases from the New Font Collection." About the New Font Collection Program The New Font Collection program offers designers these benefits: --Publishing typeface designs with a foundry that has a reputation for quality and technical expertise --Building typefaces in OpenType, TrueType, and PostScript formats --Providing a variety of royalty options --Providing access to a network of worldwide resellers Bitstream will review new submissions four times a year, once per quarter. Bitstream looks for captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. text and display designs, and also seeks out expanded character sets (such as small caps, rare ligatures, alternates, and ornaments) to complement the character set for OpenType. To find out more about this program, designers are encouraged to visit http://www.bitstream.com/products/world/nfc or to send e-mail to nfc@bitstream.com. About Bitstream, the Internet Font Technology Company Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs for a wide variety of markets. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc(R), WebFont(TM), and Font Fusion Bitstream Font Fusion is a small, fast, object-oriented font engine written in ANSI C capable of rendering high-quality text on any platform, any device, and at any resolution. The entire source code is portable, optimized, and executes independent of operating system and processor. (TM) technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of Internet appliances, wireless devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , printers, and personal digital assistants. Founded in 1981, Bitstream is the first digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com Inc. (http://www.myfonts.com), the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts on line. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . Find out more about Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com. Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Bitstream Iowan Old Style, Hank, Liorah, Melanie, Missy, Ryan, Font Fusion, and WebFont are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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