Complete Berthold BQ Library Now Available at MyFonts CAMBRIDGE, MA —March 8, 2006 — MyFonts (NASDAQ: BITS, www.myfonts.com), the leading provider of the world’s fonts available from one easy-to-use website, announced today that the Berthold BQ Library is now available at MyFonts. All fonts can be purchased and downloaded immediately. The H. Berthold foundry, founded in 1858 in Berlin, is renowned for crafting high-quality typefaces. With classics such as Akzidenz-Grotesk (the “Original” sans), City, and the more recent AG Book, Delta, Formata, Imago, and Laudatio typefaces, Berthold offers one of the world’s leading typeface collections. “We are pleased that all the fonts in the complete Berthold BQ Library are now available for immediate download at MyFonts. These are famous, high-quality fonts with a wide audience,” stated John Collins, Chief Technology Officer and Vice-President of MyFonts. “We focus on allowing everyone to find, try, and buy fonts online. Offering over 45,000 fonts from over 250 font foundries across the globe, we are now well on our way to being able to provide easy Internet access to every font in the world.” About Berthold Building on its strong heritage, Berthold Types, successor to the highly regarded H. Berthold type foundry, looks back onto a history of 148 years of distinguished type design. In 2000 after 10 years of retirement, G.G. Lange reunited with Berthold. For more information, visit the Berthold web site http://www.bertholdtypes.com. About MyFonts
Bitstream is a registered trademark of Bitstream Inc. MyFonts and MyFonts.com are registered service marks and WhatTheFont is a service mark of MyFonts.com, Inc. Berthold, H. Berthold, Berthold Exklusiv Collection, Berthold Exklusivs, BQ, AG Book, Akzidenz-Grotesk, City, Delta, Formata, Imago, and Laudatio are trademarks of Berthold Types Limited. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Contact Bob Thomas |
Bitstream Announces the Addition of New Lincoln Gothic Font Set to Its
New Font Collection CAMBRIDGE, MA — February 6, 2006 — Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today the addition of the New Lincoln Gothic font set to its New Font Collection program. This set includes 24 OpenType fonts in one extended family. Designed by Thomas Lincoln, New Lincoln Gothic is an elegant sans serif font, generous in width and x-height. At the stroke ends are gentle flares with some of the round characters possessing an interesting and distinctive asymmetry. There are twelve weights ranging from Hairline to UltraBold, and an italic is included for each weight. The character set supports Central Europe languages. In addition, there are three figure sets, extended fractions, superior and inferior numbers, and a few alternates, all accessible via OpenType features. Bitstream’s New Font Collection program was started as a way to seek out unique font designs from both new and established designers to Bitstream’s font collection. Since the beginning of the program, Bitstream has released over 100 NFC fonts. Jim Lyles, Director of Typographic Development for Bitstream, commented, “We are thrilled to have this distinctive collection of fonts added to our collection. Thomas Lincoln has a distinguished reputation as a graphic designer and a lettering artist. He brings a wealth of creativity and experience to his type designs, and we are fortunate to offer his work to our customers through the New Font Collection.” All fonts are available in OpenType (CFF) format, which is supported in Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows 2000. Fonts are available for purchase:
About the Designer In 1965, at the young age of 26, Lincoln was a winner in the first Visual Graphics Corporation (VGC) National Typeface Competition for his typeface, Lincoln Gothic. In 1972, he was awarded a Gold Medal, Best of Show, Boston Art Director’s Club for his masthead design of the Boston Herald Traveler Magazine, and in 1973 was given an Award of Merit, Typomundos Internationale, Paris, France for a promotional brochure. His design work has subsequently appeared in seven books on corporate design. About the New Font Collection (NFC) Bitstream Bitstream is a registered trademark and the Bitstream logo a trademark of Bitstream Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Bob Thomas |
