| Bitstream Releases Its Sixth Set
of Fonts from the New Font Collection Program Release includes twelve new display and text fonts from international designers CAMBRIDGE, MA — November 5, 2002 — Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today that it is releasing its sixth set of fonts from the New Font Collection program. The new release features display and text fonts from designers Brian Bonislawsky, Oleg Karpinsky, Thomas Oldfield, and Neal Rousseau. All the fonts are available in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats for both Windows and the Macintosh. All fonts are available for purchase:
The following typefaces are featured in the Fall 2002 release:
"Our New Font Collection now includes 67 new typefaces from the young innovators and old hands in contemporary typeface design," said Jim Lyles, Director of Typographic Development at Bitstream. "We are excited to add three new designers to our NFC family. Russian designer Oleg Karpinsky provides an elegant, condensed family of six typefaces, Chervonec Uzkj. Neal Rousseau gives us a witty and inventive design that will always make your documents look like there is a Toner Crisis. UK designer Thomas Oldfield has created Reaper, not a dark and grim face but a refined display font. We are also pleased to welcome back Brian Bonislawsky, the master of the extended font design, whose family of four EuroMachina fonts will jump start anyone's publication. The NFC continues to thrive on the inspired works of these and like-minded designers." About the Designers Oleg Karpinsky was born in 1954, in the Magadan region in far eastern Russia. Since his graduation from the Moscow Higher School of Design in 1980, Mr. Karpinsky has worked as a graphic designer. In 1993, he began an ongoing collaboration with the Russian foundry ParaType ( http://www.paratype.com). ParaType has published several of his typefaces including, PT Ariergard, PT Dublon, PT Dublon Brus and PT Gvardia. In his down time, Mr. Karpinsky enjoys painting, literature and the visual arts. Chervonec Uzkj is Oleg's first published typeface family with Bitstream. Look for his typeface Irakly to be released in 2003. Born in Yorkshire, UK, Tom Oldfield is a self-taught typeface designer. Making fonts since 1996, when he got his first Macintosh, Tom has developed a typeface library of 40+ designs. In areas of expertise and interest, Tom lists his skills as illustrator, animator, cartoonist and Web designer, and among his other interests are music (playing and recording), electronic eclecticism and camping. Reaper is Tom's first typeface published by Bitstream. Look for Hombre, Chicken, and Buckshot in the near future. Born and residing in Massachusetts, Neal Rousseau graduated from Framingham State College with a BA in Graphic Arts and Media Communication. Working as a graphic designer, Neal's projects include mostly corporate design, including product literature, brochures, logos and the like. He shares a home with his wife, their 3-year old daughter, two big dogs and two cats. He has an avid interest in astronomy. Toner Crisis is Mr. Rousseau's first typeface published with Bitstream. About the New Font Collection (NFC) 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, 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. Contact Bob Thomas Director of Product Management Bitstream Inc. 617.520.8376 |