Typesetting

WPI-MANA: Reaping Benefits of Collaboration and Integration

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Chemistry, Matter, Molecule, Organic chemistry, Quantum chemistry, Chemical bonding, Materials science

Four of the key researchers in these programs -- Dr. Waka Nakanishi and Dr. Ayako Nakata in the Theory-Experiment Pairing Program, and Dr. Toshikaze Kariyado and Dr. Takuya Iwasaki in the Challenging Research Program -- sat down with MANA e-Bulletin to discuss their work and their experience with these programs.

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  • Nakanishi: In organic chemistry, we create organic molecules in the desired form by connecting carbon atoms.
  • Since their structure is directly related to their functions, I focus on realizing functions by designing molecules.
  • Therefore, we developed a program called CONQUEST to determine the state of systems and molecules containing many atoms.
  • Experiments that look at the shape and function of single molecules are still in their infancy...
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Worldwide PDF Editor Industry to 2025 - Players Include Apowersoft, DocsCorp and Foxit Software

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Friday, July 23, 2021
Computer graphics, ISO standards, Computing, Application software, PDF, Digital technology

Key factors such as the growing demand for online tools and applications and the growing need to enhance business documents have driven the growth of the PDF editor software market.

Key Points: 
  • Key factors such as the growing demand for online tools and applications and the growing need to enhance business documents have driven the growth of the PDF editor software market.
  • The Global PDF Editor Market is segmented further based on Type, Operation, Subscription, Deployment, End-User, and Geography.
  • By Operation, the market is classified as Compress & OCR, Convert to PDF, Convert From PDF, Signature & Security, Split & Merge, and View & Edit.
  • By End User, the market is classified as the PDF Editor Software Market studied across Corporate Users, Education, Government, Legal & Administrator, and Personal Users.

Vinco Ventures and ZASH Global Media and Entertainment through their Joint Venture, ZVV Media Partners, Completes Acquisition of Lomotif

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Friday, July 23, 2021
Law firms, DLA Piper, Vinco

"We couldn't be more proud to have Lomotif as the crown jewel of our media and entertainment company alongside ZASH and Vinco Ventures," said Ted Farnsworth, co-founder of ZASH.

Key Points: 
  • "We couldn't be more proud to have Lomotif as the crown jewel of our media and entertainment company alongside ZASH and Vinco Ventures," said Ted Farnsworth, co-founder of ZASH.
  • The addition of Lomotif enhances Vinco Ventures and ZVV Media's offering by adding a short-form video component to its overall ecosystem as the company continues to grow a global content-centric technology company.
  • The media and entertainment team led by Tom K. Ara at law firm DLA Piper LLP negotiated and advised ZASH on the Lomotif acquisition deal.
  • ZASH Global Media and Entertainment Corporation is an evolving network of synergetic companies working together to disrupt the media and entertainment industry.

Monotype Introduces Helvetica Now Variable Font, Including Over 1 Million New Styles

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Technology, Other Communications, Publishing, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Software, Social media, Blogging, Typography, Typefaces, Display typefaces, Helvetica, Swiss design, Typesetting, Font

Monotype today introduced Helvetica Now Variable, offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file.

Key Points: 
  • Monotype today introduced Helvetica Now Variable, offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file.
  • Helvetica Now Variable builds on the 2019 release of Helvetica Now , which reimagined the clarity, simplicity and neutrality of classic Helvetica with 21st-century design needs including optical sizing, stylistic alternates and an extended character set.
  • The incredibly positive reception to Helvetica Now makes us proud to build upon this time-tested design even further, said Charles Nix, Creative Type Director at Monotype.
  • Moreover, its just plain fun, with the potential to bring the good news of variable fonts to the masses.

Monotype Announces iType 6.0, Further Enabling Variable Fonts in Embedded Environments.

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Software, Social media, Publishing, Blogging, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Technology, Digital typography, Typesetting, Printing, Adobe Inc., Graphic design, Digital media, Typography, TrueType, Computer font, OpenType, Variable font, Font

Monotype today announced the launch of iType 6.0, a new version of its hugely popular product for embedded solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Monotype today announced the launch of iType 6.0, a new version of its hugely popular product for embedded solutions.
  • Monotypes iType font engine is a scalable font rendering subsystem based on industry standard TrueType and OpenType font standards.
  • Version 6.0 of the iType font engine is designed to add support for OpenType Font Variations, commonly known as variable fonts.
  • Other key features being introduced in this version include:
    For more details about variable fonts, visit the Monotype resource page .

Christopher Slye joins Type Network

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Typography, Typesetting, Publishing, Type foundry, Font

BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Type Network, which represents 32 of the best type foundries in the world, has a new president: Christopher Slye.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Type Network, which represents 32 of the best type foundries in the world, has a new president: Christopher Slye.
  • "This is a great opportunityto work with so many people who design and use type, and to build new relationships as the network grows," Christopher said.
  • Christopher notes that, among the thousands of type styles in its library, Type Network also offers fonts for all Latin languages, as well as Cyrillic Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew scripts.
  • "We've built a successful service for foundries and users of type over the past five years and I'm looking forward to watching Type Network grow and evolve under Christopher's leadership,"he said.

ArcelorMittal Announces the Results of its Offer to Purchase for Cash Any and All of its 3.600% Notes due 2024, 6.125% Notes due 2025 and 4.550% Notes due 2026

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Friday, June 25, 2021
Capitalization, Orthography, Typesetting, Typography, Offer, Contract law, Corporate finance, Articles, Conceptual systems

King has been retained to serve as the information agent and tender agent in connection with the Offers.

Key Points: 
  • King has been retained to serve as the information agent and tender agent in connection with the Offers.
  • Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.
  • This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase and the announcement dated June 17, 2021.
  • The distribution of this announcement and the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law.

Foundry5: A new generation of cross-cultural type designers empowering global typographic standards

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Typography, Typesetting, Typeface, Script typeface

Foundry5 (F5) is here to herald a much-needed change and disrupt the status quo with high-quality fonts across the board, without a hierarchical approach to design.

Key Points: 
  • Foundry5 (F5) is here to herald a much-needed change and disrupt the status quo with high-quality fonts across the board, without a hierarchical approach to design.
  • The F5 team is academically qualified, with all three designers, Kostas, Mohamad and Pria, having completed their Masters in Typeface Design at the University of Reading.
  • The team's specialist knowledge ensures that their fonts are compelling as a design, visually coherent and technically competent across platforms.
  • They are launching on 1 June 2021 with Jali, a TDC and Granshan-winning type family designed for wayfinding requirements in the Arabic, Greek, and Latin scripts, with exciting performance-driven type families in the queue.

Soft-Tex International, Inc. Continues Expansion, Creates New Executive Management Positions for Innovation, Quality, and Legal

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Computer languages, Typography, Printing, Desktop publishing software, Donald Knuth, TeX, Typesetting

Ignazzi\'s appointment as CIO comes as a promotion after recently joining Soft-Tex Vice President of Commercialization.

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Worldwide Font Management Software Industry to 2027 - Font Management Apps for Smartphones and Tablets Present Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Technology, Software, Font management software, E-commerce, Information and communications technology, Digital typography, Typesetting, Printing, Graphic design

Font management software provide a single platform to users to enable them to install, browse, and organize fonts.

Key Points: 
  • Font management software provide a single platform to users to enable them to install, browse, and organize fonts.
  • Organizations and individuals often store font collection obtained from font marketplace or develop their own fonts and upload the same.
  • All these factors make APAC a major contributor to the growth of various businesses, including the font management software market.
  • These measures are limiting the adoption of font management software, especially in the retail and e-commerce sector.