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Monotype Imaging Adds the Bradley Type Handwriting Fonts into the ITC Typeface Collection

Friday 11. March 2011 - Newest Releases Extend the Versatility of Designer Richard Bradley's ITC Bradley Hand Fonts

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has released the six-font Bradley Type family of handwriting fonts into the company’s ITC typeface collection. The newest additions can be licensed and downloaded from Monotype Imaging’s Fonts.com, ITCFonts.com and Linotype.com stores. Bradley Type is also available for website design from Fonts.com Web Fonts.
Designed by calligrapher, lettering artist and type designer Richard Bradley, the latest design is intended to be a versatile counterpart to his ITC Bradley Hand fonts, released in 1995. “Typefaces are rarely designed in response to public demand, but that’s exactly what led Richard back to the drawing board to create Bradley Type,” said Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Monotype Imaging. Bradley said, “After listening to so many graphic designers ask for a version without ITC Bradley Hand’s rough edges, I knew I had a mandate.”
During the design process, Bradley set out to retain the relaxed spontaneity of a handwritten look but with a more refined, condensed appearance than ITC Bradley Hand, which is more suitable for small blocks of body copy. The new Bradley Type family addresses larger text sizes for use in a diverse range of projects such as posters, banners, signage and advertisements.
Availability
Bradley Type is available in weights of regular, bold and heavy. A complementary italic design is also available in all three weights. In addition, Bradley Type includes a suite of ligatures for each font, which extends the value and versatility of the family.
Based on the OpenType cross-platform format, Bradley Type fonts and the Bradley Type family pack can be viewed, purchased and downloaded