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Linotype Press Release - Linotype expands portfolio of the
Compatil Type System
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Compatil 6.0 sets a new standard in style
Bad Homburg, 07th December 2004. Linotype has enhanced the
aesthetics and functionality of its innovative Compatil
Type System. In addition to cross-platform solutions in
OpenType format and numerous design improvements, genuine
italics are now available for each type style in the system.
Compatil 6.0 thereby effectively doubles the range of
typographic options while improving the functionality and
availability of these fonts for international communication.
Thanks to their consistent proportions and appearance, type
styles from the Compatil Type System can be mixed freely to
create rich typography of the highest order. As Silja Bilz,
Senior Consultant of the Compatil Corporate Type Team
explains: �Typographic styles are a way of influencing
readers� emotional behavior and consciously steering the way
they read. Styles enable designers to emphasize what�s
important and create or highlight interesting contrasts. The
new italics clearly extend the creative potential of the
Compatil System.� The new version has been developed in
response to increased demand for highlighting options from
Compatil Type System users in the design, advertising and
corporate fields and builds on the original tonality concept
of the project�s initiator, Professor Olaf Leu.
More details and samples about Compatil:
- http://www.linotype.com/6-1806-6/compatil.html
If you would like further information, please contact:
Linotype Library GmbH
Du-Pont-Stra�e 1
D-61352 Bad Homburg
Tel.: +49 (0) 61 72 - 484 - 24 60
Fax: +49 (0) 61 72 - 484 � 5 24 60
E-Mail: info@linotype.com
Website: http://www.linotype.com
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Linotype Library GmbH, based in Bad Homburg, Germany and a
member of the Heidelberg Group, looks back onto a history of
118 years . Building on its strong heritage, Linotype
Library develops state-of-the-art font technology and offers
more than 6,000 original fonts, covering the whole
typographic spectrum from antique to modern, from east to
west, and from classical to experimental. All typefaces (in
PostScript and TrueType format as well as more than 1,400
fonts in OpenType) are now also available for instant
download at www.linotype.com. In addition to supplying
digital fonts, Linotype Library also offers comprehensive
and individual consultation and support services for font
applications in worldwide (corporate) communication.
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