Bitstream Releases New High-End Typeface Collection; Type Odyssey 2 Presents More Than 1,450 Fonts on One Completely Unlocked CD.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS), the first digital font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. foundry, today announced that it has released Type Odyssey Odyssey (ŏd`ĭsē): see Homer. Odyssey Homer’s long, narrative poem centered on Odysseus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Epic Odyssey (TM) 2, a high-end typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics collection with more than 1,450 fonts. Type Odyssey 2 includes award-winning typefaces This is a list of typefaces. Serif Here you can find a graphical version of this table.
Starting where Type Odyssey left off, Bitstream has added more than 450 new designs from 36 contributors, including 22 new typeface designers. This world-class compilation includes the Bitstream(R) Typeface Library, the Bitstream New Font Collection(TM), and the very latest designs from respected foundries and designers worldwide. Type Odyssey 2 is a completely unlocked CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . All the fonts are high-quality, professionally designed typefaces. The fonts are available in both PostScript and TrueType formats for either the Macintosh or Windows platform. Type Odyssey 2 is available for new purchases and also for upgrades from the previously released Type Odyssey: Online: http://store.bitstream.com Phone: 800/522-3668 (U.S. only) or 617/497-6222 Fax: 617/868-0784 E-mail: sales@bitstream.com "This is Bitstream's second collaborative effort in putting together a top-of-the-line typeface collection. Type Odyssey 2 has really evolved since the initial release of Type Odyssey. We have expanded the previous product to include new font families A set of fonts of the same typeface in assorted sizes, including bold, italic and bold italic variations. and the award-winning designs of Nicolai Gogoll, Jim Parkinson, and Ronna Penner," said Jim Lyles, Director of Typographic See typography. Development at Bitstream, and designer of a variety of fonts, including the Prima font family. "With Type Odyssey 2, we wanted to build on the number and variety of contemporary designs we previously offered. It made sense to go to the leading designers in the industry today. This is a great collection for any high-end publisher and graphic designer." These 20 independent foundries and designers contributed to Type Odyssey 2: -- Aboutype -- Altered Ego Fonts -- Astigmatic One Eye -- Calligraphics -- Dalton Maag -- Delve Withrington -- The Dingbatcave -- Font Diner -- Galapagos Design Group -- Jack Yan and Associates -- Moonlight Type and Technology -- MunchFonts -- P22 Type Foundry -- Parkinson Type Design -- Presence Typo -- Royal National Institute of the Blind -- Shinn Type -- Tail Spin Studio -- Typerbole -- Typodermic Type Odyssey 2 also includes releases from the Bitstream New Font Collection (NFC). These NFC designers have contributed to Type Odyssey 2: -- Brian Bonislawsky -- Nick Curtis -- John Downer -- Tony Fahy -- Charles Gibbons -- Nicolai Gogoll -- Holly Goldsmith -- Richard Hubbard -- Julien Janiszewski -- Margaret Layson -- Eduardo Manso -- Masoud Nejabati -- Harry Pears -- Ronna Penner -- Kate Peters -- Mary Trafton 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 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 information appliances See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. , wireless and handheld devices, set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , 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. , 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/wireless/upgrade_features.html. Note to Editors: Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Font Fusion, New Font Collection, ThunderHawk, and Type Odyssey are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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