| Bitstream Releases Its Fifth Set
of Fonts from the New Font Collection Program Release includes nine new display and text fonts, including four Bitstream exclusives, from international designers CAMBRIDGE, MA — April 23, 2002— Bitstream Inc. ( NASDAQ: BITS ) announced today that it is releasing its fifth set of fonts from the New Font Collection program. The new release features display and text fonts from designers Nick Curtis, Charles Gibbons, Nicolai Gogoll, and Mary Trafton. All the fonts will be available in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats for both Windows and the Macintosh. All fonts are available for purchase:
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. The following typefaces are featured in the Spring 2002 release:
"So far, the NFC has released 55 new typefaces from international designers," said Jim Lyles, Director of Typographic Development at Bitstream and designer of a variety of fonts, including the Prima Sans font family. "It's a great pleasure, with this new release, to extend families of fonts we have already established. Nicolai Gogoll has added four new fonts to his Drescher Grotesk family, completing his award-winning revival of Arno Drescher's Super Grotesk. Charles Gibbons & Mary Trafton have added four new faces to their Full Moon Suite, a repertoire of casual, yet expressive designs. Nick Curtis complements his previously released Picayune IntelligenceT with the equally quirky and lively Steppin' Out typeface. We continue to receive inspired designs and look forward to receiving new submissions for this very successful program." About the Designers 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. FM Black Cherry Moon, Alternate, Ligature, and Doubles are the latest editions. The first two that Bitstream previously released, 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. Bitstream has also previously published Aphasia, another typeface designed by Mr. Gibbons. 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. Four weights are offered with this release: Light, Book, Roman, and Demi. Bitstream previously released Semi-h3, h3, and Small Sizes. About Bitstream Inc. 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 Font Fusion and ThunderHawk are trademarks of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Contact Bob Thomas |