by David Nagel
Executive Producer
dnagel@digitalmedianet.com

Bitstream today announced it's releasing its second set of fonts from the New Font Collection program. The new release features fonts from Charles Gibbons, Eduardo Manso, Harry Pears of Typeface Research and Margaret Layson. All the fonts are available in TrueType and PostScript Type 1 formats for both Windows and the Macintosh.

Bitstream announced the New Font Collection program on August 8 of this year. It's a program that actively looks for new fonts from designers outside the Bitstream fold, allowing anyone's designs to be considered for publication. Designs are selected and published on a quarterly basis. The first NFC release, completed in September, included designs from Holly Goldsmith and John Downer.

The latest release includes Aphasia by Charles Gibbons, Eroxion by Eduardo Manso and Lindisfarne Nova and Lindisfarne Nova Bold by Harry Pears of Typeface Research and Margaret Layson.

A while back, we had the chance to talk to Bitstream about its NFC program.

"... This program is not only for new designers but also for established designers," said Bob Thomas, director of product management for Bitstream. "The Bitstream Typeface Library is now 19 years old and includes over 1,400 fonts in both TrueType and PostScript formats for the Macintosh, Windows, and Unix. We are launching this program to invigorate the Bitstream library with contemporary designs from around the world. Essentially, we are looking for good designs, whether or not they are from designers who have created shareware fonts."

Thomas said Bitstream is offering a number of royalty options for designers of fonts selected for the program. "One royalty option is to offer fonts exclusively through Bitstream, for which a font designers gets the highest royalty return. Other royalty options require only that the first year is exclusive; with these other options, the designer gets a higher royalty than in subsequent years. We believe that the first year will provide the most interest in the font precisely because it is new."

Information on submitting samples to Bitstream can be found at http://www.bitstream.com/categories/products/nfc/index.html.