Bitstream Releases NFC: Volume 1; New Product Release Includes 25 Display and Text Fonts From the New Font Collection's Inaugural Year.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2002 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 a new font collection, NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference : Volume 1. This new product is culled from the New Font Collection program's first year of releases. It features 25 display and text fonts from an international assembly of typeface designers. All the fonts will be available in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats for both Windows and the Macintosh. NFC: Volume 1 is available as a download-only product from Bitstream. -- Aphasia(TM) by Charles Gibbons -- Artane Elongated(TM) by Tony Fahy -- Cavalero, Stingwire, and Tannarin by Brian Bonislawsky -- Drescher Grotesk Semi-Bold, Bold, and Small Sizes by Nicolai The following typefaces are featured on the NFC: Volume 1. -- Aphasia(TM) by Charles Gibbons -- Artane Elongated(TM) by Tony Fahy -- Cavalero, Stingwire, and Tannarin by Brian Bonislawsky -- Drescher Grotesk Semi-Bold, Bold, and Small Sizes by Nicolai Gogoll -- Eroxion(TM) by Eduardo Manso -- FM Rustling Branches Moon(TM)and FM Falling Leaves Moon(TM)by Charles Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
-- Hank(TM)by Holly Goldsmith -- Lindisfarne Nova and Lindisfarne Nova Bold by Harry Pears of Typeface Research and Margaret Layson -- Liorah(TM)by Holly Goldsmith -- Melanie(TM)by Holly Goldsmith -- Missy(TM)by Holly Goldsmith -- Picayune Picayune (pĭkəy  n`), city (1990 pop. 10,633), Pearl River co., S Miss., near the Pearl River and the La. line; inc. 1904. Intelligence(TM)by Nick Curtis-- Raven and Raven Evermore ev·er·more adv. 1. Forever; always. 2. In a future time. evermore Adverb all time to come Adv. 1. by Holly Goldsmith -- Richfont Medium(TM)by Richard Hubbard Richard Hubbard may refer to:
-- Rina(TM)and Rina Linea(TM)by Eduardo Manso -- Ryan(TM)by Holly Goldsmith -- SissyBoy(TM)by Kate Peters "Together with Iowan Old Style: The Complete Family, this new product underscores our resolve to bring together high-quality typefaces from designers all over the world," said Jim Lyles, Director of Typographic Development at Bitstream 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. . "This release pulls together all of the new fonts from the NFC's first year (except for the Iowan Old Style expert sets, which are offered in a separate release). We have a superb lineup of new designs for future releases and we are excited about this, the first of many annual NFC collections." About the Designers Brian 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 BFA BFA abbr. Bachelor of Fine Arts BFA abbr BFA, B.F.A Bachelor of Fine Arts; first degree in Fine Arts. & 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. Cavalero, Stingwire and Tannarin represent an ever-growing collection of Bonislawsky type designs, with many more to come. Nick Curtis is a graphic designer with over thirty years of experience in print, A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and , broadcast television and the Web. He has been passionately interested in typography ever since he discovered a type specimen book in his early teens. A prolific type designer, Picayune Intelligence is Mr. Curtis' first release with Bitstream. A slab serif In typography, a slab serif (also called mechanistic, square serif or egyptian) typeface is a type of serif typeface characterized by thick, block-like serifs. Slab serif typefaces generally have no bracket (feature connecting the strokes to the serifs). design with an Art Deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) motif, the typeface is named after a fictitious newspaper in a popular 60's cartoon show. Tony Fahy, born in Ireland, is a type designer and typographer living and working in Carrigallen, Co Leitrim. His first type creation was a Gaelic typeface called "Padraig," which won a Chartpak competition. Artane, Fahy's first typeface for Bitstream, has a specific philosophy at the core of its creation. He decided he would try to create a Roman sans that would have the elegance of a serif Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.  italic
such as Stempel Garamond, Bembo, or Baskerville. Artane is the result!Charles Gibbons' and Mary Trafton's Full Moon Suite is an open-ended, collaborative design project. All of the typefaces under this banner will be called after "folk" names for full moons. The first two, FM Rustling Branches Moon and FM Falling Leaves Moon, are casual lettering styles developed by Ms. Trafton and brought to typographic life by Mr. Gibbons. Aphasia aphasia (əfā`zhə), language disturbance caused by a lesion of the brain, making an individual partially or totally impaired in his ability to speak, write, or comprehend the meaning of spoken or written words. , an Art Deco inspired typeface designed by Mr. Gibbons, is also included on NFC: Volume 1. Nicolai Gogoll was born in Hamburg, Germany and began to study design in 1991 at the Fachhochschule Hamburg. In 1999, Mr. Gogoll was awarded the Kurt Christians Award for his successful revival of Arno Drescher's Super Grotesk. Drescher Grotesk, named in honor of the designer, is a sturdy German geometric design, consisting of seven roman weights, including a version designed for use at small point sizes. Three weights are offered with this release, Semi-Bold, Bold and Small Sizes. Holly Goldsmith's Raven, with its Gothic feel, is the perfect typeface to gain that little bit of an edge. Both Raven and its bolder mate, Raven Evermore, work beautifully in text and display sizes. Extra hidden characters, four ravens that augment its Poe-like nature, are available in complementary companion fonts, Raven Extra and Raven Evermore Extra. Ms. Goldsmith's other Bitstream releases include Hank, Liorah, Melanie, Missy and Ryan. Richard Hubbard is a 1993 BFA graduate from Pratt Institute Pratt Institute, at Brooklyn, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887. Founded by Charles Pratt as a school for practical training, it now offers general and professional studies, including programs in fine arts, art education, art history, library and with a concentration in computer illustration and graphic design. He began designing type in 1997. Recently, Mr. Hubbard began his own on-line design business, Enrich Design, offering typefaces for sale, as well as graphic and Web design services (www.enrichdesign.com). Based on Hubbard's own hand printing, Richfont Medium is an extremely casual design, actually light in weight and best used at larger display point sizes. Eduardo Manso continues his assault on typeface design with this release of Rina and Rina Linea. Based on a serif design, Mr. Manso destroys convention by distressing the character shapes. The result is a cutting edge design. He pushes the envelope even further by then creating an outline version. Manso's other Bitstream release, Eroxion, is a popular seller and equally unconventional. Harry Pears collaborated with Margaret Layson to adapt the script of the Lindisfarne Gospels for reading in a contemporary context, hence the name "Lindisfarne Nova." Born in the town of Quirindi, Australia, typographer Harry Pears moved to Sydney and began a career in the printing industry as a camera operator making color separations. Along the way, Mr. Pears developed an interest in typography and is now principal owner of Typeface Research Pty. Ltd. of Lake Cathie, Australia. Calligrapher cal·lig·ra·phy n. 1. a. The art of fine handwriting. b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group. 2. Handwriting. Margaret Layson is particularly interested in the history of writing and the changes in scripts and decoration in manuscripts from Roman times to the present day. Ms. Layson's interest in type comes from her love of drawn and carved letterforms used in a calligraphic cal·lig·ra·phy n. 1. a. The art of fine handwriting. b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group. 2. Handwriting. context. Kate Peters was born in Southern California. A former punk rock photographer, model, and photo assistant, Ms. Peters began designing type in 1998. When not making fonts, she makes a living as a product stylist. She is founder and owner of Burghal Burgh´al a. 1. Belonging to a burgh. Design, an online type foundry (www.burghal.com). Many of Ms. Peters' typeface designs stretch the boundaries of typical design. SissyBoy is no exception. About Bitstream Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) 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 is currently developing 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 on line. Bitstream is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Find out more about Bitstream at http://www.bitstream.com. Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Aphasia, Artane Elongated e·lon·gate tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer. adj. or elongated 1. Made longer; extended. 2. Having more length than width; slender. , Eroxion, FM Rustling Branches Moon, FM Falling Leaves Moon, Font Fusion, Hank, Liorah, Melanie, Missy, Picayune Intelligence, Richfont Medium, Rina, Rina Linea, Ryan SissyBoy, and ThunderHawk are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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