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Subject: Re: CHILD ABDUCTED BY WILD FONT
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Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 16:58:56 EST
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From: Brian Reid 
Let me offer an explanation of all this, for those not in the know. Dan
Mills (DBM@SU-AI) is the production manager for the Bigelow and Holmes
typographic studios in San Francisco. Chuck Bigelow and Kris Holmes
have recently released a new family of fonts, named Lucida. I have
heard typography people around Stanford pronouncing it "looSEEduh".

Lucida is the first decent font that was designed explicitly to be used
with medium-resolution laser printers (e.g. 300dpi). I have seen a type
sample of Lucida printed on an Imagen 8/300 on laid paper, and it is
absolutely dazzling. Nary a vile blob in sight. I always knew that B&H
were miracle workers, but it is nevertheless impressive to have an
actual sample miracle.

Based on various things that I have seen and heard, I am guessing that
the story here is that Imagen has licensed Lucida from Bigelow and
Holmes, and will be offering it as a 300dpi font on their various laser
printer products.

Not only that, but a recent edition of San Francisco Magazine named
Chuck Bigelow as one of the "100 most exciting people in the San
Francisco Bay Area." Pretty good judgment for a magazine set in Palatino.