Monotype Imaging Achieves Milestone: Over 100,000 Products on Fonts.com.More than 13,400 New Font Products Covering a Wide Range of Languages Released to Date in 2006 WOBURN, Mass. & SALFORDS, Surrey, England -- For the first time, more than 100,000 font products are available from Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. Imaging's e-commerce storefront, Fonts.com. The abundant selection features a variety of products from single fonts to bundled packages in standard PostScript([R]), TrueType([R]) and OpenType([R]) formats for Macintosh([R]) and Windows([R]) platforms. "Four years ago, we set out to dramatically expand the inventory of Fonts.com," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Monotype Imaging. "In a relatively short period, we've more than quadrupled the number of products offered. From the timeless classics Timeless Favorites (formerly Timeless Classics) is a 24-hour satellite music service of ABC Radio Networks, distributing a mix of soft oldies and new adult standards formerly known as "Stardust" to radio stations around the USA. of established type foundries to promising new releases from independent designers around the world, our selection is truly unrivaled. Our plan is to push forward and continue to offer new, distinctive designs and to support even more languages to further enhance our selection." In 2006 alone, over 13,400 new products have been added to Fonts.com. This number includes more than 3,000 products in the OpenType font format. More than 5,800 of the products contain non-Latin or extended Latin character sets to support Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Baltic, Central European or Turkish languages. In addition to selections from the company's own Monotype, ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → , Linotype and Image Club foundries, Fonts.com carries products from more than 190 other foundries. Visitors can browse type collections from Adobe, FontFont, Font Bureau, P22, T.26, URW URW You Are Welcome URW Un-Remarried Widow (United States) ++, Elsner+Flake and many other sources. Fonts.com has also expanded its offering of font libraries, available for telephone purchase. In 2006, Fonts.com added OpenType versions of the widely used Adobe([R]) Type Collection, Monotype([R]) Library and ITC([R]) Library. About Fonts.com As the Internet's most comprehensive and convenient place to preview, purchase and download fonts, Fonts.com offers single fonts, packages, family volumes and type libraries, including both the Monotype and ITC libraries. Visitors are greeted with clear navigation and multiple search options in addition to articles, tips and techniques. Live customer care representatives are available to assist in identifying and selecting typefaces This is a list of typefaces. Serif Here you can find a graphical version of this table.
About Monotype Imaging Based in Woburn, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Chicago, Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif., Boulder, Colo., Japan and China, Monotype Imaging is a global leader in fonts and font technologies for graphic professionals, software developers and manufacturers of printers and display devices. The company also provides print drivers and color imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging is home to the Monotype and ITC 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 libraries, collections that include widely used designs such as the Arial([R]), Times New Roman([R]), Gill Sans Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill in 1927-30. Gill was a well established sculptor, graphic artist and type designer, and the Gill Sans typeface takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston ([R]) and ITC Franklin Gothic Franklin Gothic is a realist sans-serif typeface designed by Morris Fuller Benton (1872-1948) in 1902. The typeface is one of over 200 typefaces designed by Benton. There is an assumption that the name of this typeface was named after Benjamin Franklin. [TM] typeface families. Linotype Library GmbH, home to timeless designs such as the Helvetica([R]), Frutiger([R]) and Palatino([R]) typeface families, is a Monotype Imaging company. Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions for most of the world's written languages. Information about Monotype Imaging and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.monotypeimaging.com, www.fonts.com, www.linotype.com, www.monotypefonts.com, www.customfonts.com, www.fontwise.com, www.itcfonts.com and www.faces.co.uk. Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Arial, Times New Roman and Gill Sans are trademarks of The Monotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Helvetica, Frutiger and Palatino are trademarks of Linotype GmbH registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. ITC is a registered trademark and ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. Macintosh and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and PostScript are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and OpenType are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [c] 2006 Monotype Imaging Inc. All rights reserved. |
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