Bitstream Releases Its Sixth Set of Fonts From the New Font Collection Program; Release Includes 12 New Display and Text Fonts From International Designers.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2002 Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) today announced that it is releasing its sixth set of fonts from the New Font Collection program. The new release features display and text fonts from designers Brian Bonislawsky, Oleg Karpinsky, Thomas Oldfield, and Neal Rousseau. All the fonts are available in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats for both Windows and the Macintosh. All fonts are available for purchase: -- on the Web: http://store.bitstream.com -- by phone: 800/522-3668 (United States only) or 617/497-6222 -- by fax: 617/868-0784 -- by e-mail: sales@bitstream.com The following typefaces are featured in the Fall 2002 release: -- Chervonec Uzkj Light, Light Italic, Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic by Karpinsky -- EuroMachina Regular, Broken, Eroded, and OverGreased by Bonislawsky -- Reaper reaper, early farm machine drawn by draft animals or tractor and used to harvest grain. Its historical predecessors were the sickle and the cradle scythe, which are still used in some parts of the world. by Oldfield -- Toner Crisis by Rousseau "Our New Font Collection now includes 67 new typefaces from the young innovators and old hands in contemporary typeface design," said Jim Lyles, director of Typographic Development at Bitstream. "We are excited to add three new designers to our NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference family. Russian designer Oleg Karpinsky provides an elegant, 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 of six typefaces, Chervonec Uzkj. "Neal Rousseau gives us a witty and inventive design that will always make your documents look like there is a Toner Crisis. U.K. designer Thomas Oldfield has created Reaper, not a dark and grim face but a refined display font Same as screen font. . We are also pleased to welcome back Brian Bonislawsky, the master of the extended font design, whose family of four EuroMachina fonts will jump start anyone's publication. "The NFC continues to thrive on the inspired works of these and like-minded designers." About the Designers Bonislawsky is a graduate from Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) One of the most eminent fine arts colleges in the U.S., located in Providence, R.I. It was founded in 1877 but did not offer college-level instruction until 1932. . Before graduating with a bachelor of fine arts The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. Also named in some countries the Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA. degree & certificate in illustration, he had studied hand cut lettering, dimensional letter construction, working with hot type, and type on the computer. In the years since his graduation, Bonislawsky has established Astigmatic a·stig·ma·tism n. A visual defect in which the unequal curvature of one or more refractive surfaces of the eye, usually the cornea, prevents light rays from focusing clearly at one point on the retina, resulting in blurred vision. One Eye Foundry (www.astigmatic.com), an online typeface and graphic design business. The EuroMachina family, along with previously released Big Limbo, Cavalero, Islander, Stingwire and Tannarin, represent an ever-growing collection of Bonislawsky type designs, with many more to come. Karpinsky was born in 1954, in the Magadan region in far eastern Russia Eastern Russia is the region of Russia between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
n. A biological specimen other than a holotype used for the development of the original description of a taxonomic group. par (http://www.paratype.com). ParaType has published several of his typefaces including, PT Ariergard, PT Dublon, PT Dublon Brus and PT Gvardia. In his down time, Karpinsky enjoys painting, literature and the visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → . Chervonec Uzkj is Karpinsky's first published typeface family A group of typefaces that includes the normal, bold, italic and bold-italic variations of the same design. with Bitstream. Look for his typeface Irakly to be released in 2003. Born in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Oldfield is a self-taught typeface designer. Making fonts since 1996, when he got his first Macintosh, Oldfield has developed a typeface library of 40+ designs. In areas of expertise and interest, Oldfield lists his skills as illustrator, animator, cartoonist and Web designer, and among his other interests are music (playing and recording), electronic eclecticism eclecticism, in art eclecticism (ĭklĕk`tĭsĭz'əm), art style in which features are borrowed from various styles. and camping. Reaper is Oldfield's first typeface published by Bitstream. Look for Hombre, Chicken, and Buckshot buck·shot n. A large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game. buckshot Noun large lead pellets used for hunting game Noun 1. in the near future. Born and residing in Massachusetts, Rousseau graduated from Framingham State College Framingham State College, at Framingham, Mass.; chartered 1838, opened 1839 at Lexington, moved to Framingham 1853, a normal school until 1930. Formerly known as the Massachusetts State Teachers College, it adopted its present name in 1960. with a bachelor of arts degree in graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. and media communication. Working as a graphic designer, Rousseau's projects include mostly corporate design, including product literature, brochures, logos and the like. He shares a home with his wife, their three-year-old daughter, two big dogs and two cats. He has an avid interest in astronomy. Toner Crisis is Rousseau's first typeface published with Bitstream. About the New Font Collection (NFC) Bitstream announced the New Font Collection (NFC) program in August of 2000. The current Bitstream Typeface Library has been a mainstay of the graphic design community for 20 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 both new and established designers. To that end, Bitstream established the New Font Collection program. About Bitstream Bitstream is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc(R) and Font Fusion(TM) technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of information appliances, wireless and handheld devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems, and printers. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Building on this experience, Bitstream has released ThunderHawk(TM), a breakthrough technology for the wireless Web. 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 online. Bitstream has headquarters in Cambridge. Find out more about Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com. Note to Editors: Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Font Fusion and ThunderHawk are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. All font names are registered trademarks or trademarks of Bitstream Inc. or their respective owners. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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