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Current Press Releases

What’s going on at Linotype? Look here for all our latest press releases.
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Most famous German typeface designer and calligraphy artist celebrates his 90th birthday

Info: Linotype congratulates Hermann Zapf – a life’s work of more than 200 types
November 8th will mark the 90th birthday of one of the most famous type designers, Professor Hermann Zapf.

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Date: November 7, 2008
 
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Linotype releases Frutiger® Serif™ font family

Info: Frutiger’s classic namesake design earns its serifs
It’s not everyday that one of the world’s most renowned sans serif type families welcomes into its fold new members – with serifs.

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Date: May 19, 2008
 
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Hamada™ takes hand-drawn semblance to a new level

Info: Linotype digitizes contemporary calligrapher’s script
When it was released ten years ago, Linotype’s Zapfino™ typeface set a new standard for digitized calligraphy.

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Date: May 19, 2008
 
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Illuminating new dimensions of typography

Info: Mergenthaler Edition releases Linotype Matrix 4.3
The third edition of the Linotype Matrix, “a typographic journal published from time to time”, leads off with the art and inspiring insights of calligrapher Gottfried Pott, then offers glimpses into the typographical history of the Low Countries and a spotlight on the sans serif success story: Helvetica®.

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Date: March, 2008
 
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Legibility looks sharp in new tailor-made type system

Info: Typeface family Satero® – clarity & readability
In a grand salute to legibility, Linotype announces the release of the typeface family Satero, a text type system designed by award-winning calligrapher Werner Schneider.

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Date: Autumn, 2007
 
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New typeface family by Akira Kobayashi

Info: Linotype Cosmiqua – a flashback to the future
Linotype announces the release of the zestful serif font family Cosmiqua™, an informal homage to the futuristic visions of the past from the hand of Linotype’s multi-talented Type Director, Akira Kobayashi.

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Date: Autumn, 2007
 
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Now Available: Linotype Platinum Value Packs

Info: Linotype Platinum Fonts: Jetzt auch als Value Packs erhältlich
Alle Schriftfamilien der hochwertigen Linotype Platinum Collection sind jetzt auch in einer komprimierten und preiswerteren Variante, in Form von Value Packs, erhältlich.

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Date: November, 2007
 
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A medley of quality typefaces

Info: OpenType Essentials 1, 2 and 3
Linotype introduces OpenType Essentials 1, 2 and 3, consisting of three font packages exclusively in the versatile OpenType format. Each one comes with a full range of styles and these unique sets are ideal for all kinds of design applications.

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Date: October 17, 2007
 
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Linotype online makes font finding even easier

Info: Elegant elaborations at www.linotype.com
Linotype introduces new simplicity in the web-based browsing and purchasing of fonts. The Linotype website has been reworked to offer visitors a more streamlined search for the font that matches their design requirements.

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Date: October 17, 2007
 
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Instant access to thousands of typefaces

Info: Linotype remodels FontExplorer™ X Store
The cutting edge of font management just got sharper, as Linotype completes its makeover of the Linotype FontExplorer™ X Store. Ever since its official launch last year, the critically acclaimed font management tool, FontExplorer X, has been a resounding success in helping users better organize their fonts.

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Date: September 19, 2007
 
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Linotype announces Helvetica NOW Poster Contest

Info: 50 Years of Helvetica: Golden Jubilee of the Golden Mean
The popularity of the no nonsense type classic Helvetica™ as a corporate typeface has grown steadily since its introduction in 1957. Accordingly, 50 years later, there are many achievements to look back on – but also an exciting future to look forwards to. This is why Linotype has announced a new initiative to celebrate the 50 years of Helvetica’s straight-talking success. Designers worldwide are invited to take part in the Helvetica NOW Poster Contest, an unprecedented online opportunity to exhibit innovative design, win prizes and gain international creative acclaim.

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Date: June 25, 2007
 
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New Linotype Mergenthaler Edition by Zapf: a true man of letters

Info: Zapf chronicles the life of letters in our times
Professor Hermann Zapf is one of the most important and prolific typeface designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. In his recently released monograph – Alphabet Stories, A Chronicle of Technical Developments – Zapf describes with plain-spoken eloquence how he came to be a pioneer in exploring the graphic frontiers of the Computer Age.

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Date: June 11, 2007
 
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Linotype announces winner of the Font Technology Award 2007

Info: TypoTechnica 2007 tightens link between design and technology
The integration of state-of-the-art technology with design has rarely been so accessible. That, in a nutshell, was Linotype’s TypoTechnica™ 2007, which took place in April at the Gutenberg Schule in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Date: June 11, 2007

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