New Frutiger Serif Typeface Family Debuts in the Linotype Library of Typefaces

Adrian Frutiger and Akira Kobayashi Collaborate to Expand One of
the World's Most Renowned Type Families
BAD HOMBURG, Germany, & WOBURN, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Linotype GmbH, a typeface foundry and subsidiary of Monotype
Imaging Holdings Inc., (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of
text imaging solutions, has introduced the Frutiger(R) Serif typeface
family. The new 20-font offering was designed by Akira Kobayashi, type
director at Linotype, and Adrian Frutiger, whose original Frutiger
sans serif design ranks among the best selling fonts of all time from
the Linotype(R) Library.

"Adrian Frutiger has earned great respect over many years as one
of the world's most prominent and talented typeface designers," said
Frank Wildenberg, managing director of Linotype GmbH. "It's an honor
to add Frutiger Serif to the family of Linotype typefaces that bears
his name."

"While Frutiger has designed some of the most widely used and
aesthetically pleasing typefaces, his philosophy has never changed -
that type should always be legible and pragmatic. These
characteristics are evident in his abstract style that is timeless yet
contemporary," said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at
Monotype Imaging. "Few type designers are able to achieve this balance
the way Frutiger has succeeded."

The Frutiger Serif design is based on the Meridien(R) typeface,
one of Frutiger's first, released in 1957. Some of the earliest
letterpress specimens of the original Meridien design still exist,
which served as inspiration for the Frutiger Serif project. "I have a
deep appreciation for the metal version of Meriden, which is quite
different than the digital version," said Kobayashi, who with the
support of Frutiger redrew and expanded the Meridien design to create
Frutiger Serif. "The spirit of Meridien is still evident in Frutiger
Serif, which incorporates elegant serifs, gentle curves and arcs. We
added weights, widths and styles that not only come closer to
Frutiger's original Meridien but also harmonize with several of
Frutiger's sans serif faces." The Frutiger Serif typeface family is
available in five weights ranging from light to heavy, and all weights
are available in both regular and condensed versions. Each has a
corresponding italic, in addition to a condensed italic. The Frutiger
Serif fonts support 48 western, central and eastern European
languages, including Baltic and Turkish. The fonts are available in
the OpenType(R) cross-platform format and include OpenType features
such as ligatures, small caps and several numerical figures.

Individual Frutiger fonts, selection packs and typeface families
can be viewed, purchased and downloaded from www.linotype.com,
www.fonts.com and www.faces.co.uk. Customers may contact Linotype at
+49 (0) 6172 484-418, or Monotype Imaging in the U.S. toll-free at
800-424-8973, or in Europe at (+44 0)1737 765959, or 001781 970-6020,
option 2. Customers from other parts of the world may dial 001 781
970-6020 (U.S.).

The initial Frutiger typeface was originally designed by Frutiger
for the Charles-de-Gaulle Airport in Paris in the 1970s. In 1997, he
completed the Frutiger Next family, developed for signage at the Alte
Pinakothek in Munich and then becoming commercially available in 2000
as a Linotype typeface. Other variations available from the Linotype
Library are the Frutiger Stones(TM) family, which incorporates the
look of polished pebbles as the boundary; the Frutiger Symbols design,
a family of symbol fonts; the Frutiger Capitalis design, a font
containing ornamental glyphs; and Frutiger Arabic, designed by Nadine
Chahine of Linotype and released last year.

Frutiger has designed other best-selling fonts from the Linotype
Library, including the Univers(R), Avenir(R) and Vectora(R) families.
He has also created several other designs, including the
Centennial(R), Serifa(R), Didot(TM) and the OCR-B font, an optical
character recognition font used to create electronically editable text
from typewritten, printed or handwritten documents.

About Linotype GmbH

Linotype GmbH, based in Bad Homburg, Germany and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., looks back onto a
history of more than 120 years. Building on its strong heritage,
Linotype develops state-of-the-art font technology and offers more
than 10,000 typefaces, covering the whole typographic spectrum from
antique to modern, from east to west, and from classical to
experimental. All typefaces (in PostScript(R) and TrueType(R) format
as well as more than 7,000 fonts in OpenType) are now also available
for instant download at www.linotype.com. In addition to supplying
digital fonts, Linotype also offers comprehensive and individual
consultation and support services for font applications in worldwide
(corporate) communication.

About Monotype Imaging

Monotype Imaging is a global provider of text imaging solutions
for manufacturers and developers of consumer electronics devices
including laser printers, copiers, mobile phones, digital televisions,
set-top boxes, digital cameras and software applications and operating
systems. The company also provides printer drivers and color imaging
technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype
Imaging technologies are combined with access to more than 10,000
typefaces from the Monotype, Linotype and ITC typeface libraries -
home to some of the world's most widely used designs, including the
Times New Roman(R), Helvetica(R) and ITC Franklin Gothic(TM)
typefaces. Fonts are licensed to creative and business professionals
through custom font design services, direct sales or e-commerce
portals. Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions
that support all of the world's major languages. The company is based
in Woburn, Mass., with regional offices in the U.K., Germany
(Linotype), Mt. Prospect, Ill., Redwood City, Calif., Boulder, Colo.,
Japan and China. Information about Monotype Imaging and its products
can be found at www.monotypeimaging.com, www.fonts.com,
www.linotype.com, www.monotypefonts.com, www.itcfonts.com,
www.customfonts.com, www.fontwise.com, www.fonts.hk and
www.faces.co.uk.

Monotype is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and
may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Times New Roman is a
trademark of The Monotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. ITC
is a trademark of International Typeface Corp. registered in the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions. ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International
Typeface Corp. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Linotype and Avenir are trademarks of Linotype GmbH registered in the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions. Frutiger, Meridien, Univers, Linotype Centennial and
Helvetica are trademarks of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. Didot and Vectora are
trademarks of Linotype Corp. and may be registered in some
jurisdictions. Vectora is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be
registered in certain jurisdictions. Serifa is a registered trademark
of Bauer Types SA. OpenType is either a registered trademark or
trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
TrueType is a trademark of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office and other countries. PostScript is either a
trademark or registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. (C) Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. All rights
reserved.

Source: Monotype Imaging Inc.

Linotype GmbH
Nadine Chahine, +49 (0) 61 72 - 484 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 61 72 - 484 - 499
info@linotype.com
or
Monotype Imaging Inc.
Vikki Quick, 781-970-6115
vikki.quick@monotypeimaging.com
or
Monotype Imaging Limited
Julie Strawson, +44 (0) 1737 781624
jl.strawson@monotypeimaging.co.uk

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