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.

• on the Web: http://store.bitstream.com
• by phone: 800.522.3668 (U.S. only) or 617.497.6222
• by fax: 617.868.0784
• by E-mail: sales@bitstream.com

The following typefaces are featured on the NFC: Volume 1:

• Aphasia by Charles Gibbons
• Artane Elongated by Tony Fahy
• Cavalero, Stingwire, and Tannarin by Brian Bonislawsky
• Drescher Grotesk Semi-h3, h3, and Small Sizes by Nicolai Gogoll
• Eroxion by Eduardo Manso
• FM Rustling Branches Moon and FM Falling Leaves Moon by Charles Gibbons and Mary Trafton
• Hank by Holly Goldsmith
• Lindisfarne Nova and Lindisfarne Nova h3 by Harry Pears of Typeface Research and Margaret Layson
• Liorah by Holly Goldsmith
• Melanie by Holly Goldsmith
• Missy by Holly Goldsmith
• Picayune Intelligence by Nick Curtis
• Raven and Raven Evermore by Holly Goldsmith
• Richfont Medium by Richard Hubbard
• Rina and Rina Linea by Eduardo Manso
• Ryan by Holly Goldsmith
• SissyBoy 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 . "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. Before graduating with a BFA & 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 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, 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 design with an Art Deco 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 "Pádraig," 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 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 , 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-h3, h3 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 h3er 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 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 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 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 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 Inc.
Bitstream Inc. ( Nasdaq:BITS ) is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc and Font Fusion 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 , 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.

Bitstream and TrueDoc are registered trademarks, and Aphasia, Artane Elongated, 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.