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Re: Monotype buys Extensis
No, I think it was “A” as in “Adobe.” Bitstream probably called them “Type A” fonts for the same reason. Although, when I think back, Apple’s font suitcases, even when it was only bitmap fonts, had a…1 -
Re: Regular vs Book
ITC used to routinely designate the regular or light weights of their fonts as “Book.” For them it was just a weight name.2 -
Re: GPSR regulations in relation to font production and selling
I won’t be surprised if this has some unintended consequences.4 -
Re: What are the top 50 foundries today?
@Typedesigner The only problem with that idea is that the gross income of foundries is not usually made publicly available.1 -
Re: Monotype buys Extensis
Some vendors had already reverse-engineered Type 1 by 1988 or 1989. Bitstream, for example, was shipping unauthorized-by-Adobe Type 1 fonts, which they called “Type A” fonts. I bought some in 1989. A…9
