Summary: Rudy Vanderlans presents a biography of Emigre magazine: Emigre, Inc. is a digital typefoundry and publisher of graphic design related software and printed materials based in Northern California. Founded in 1984, coinciding with the birth of the Macintosh, Emigre was one of the first independent type foundries to establish itself centered around personal computer technology. Emigre holds exclusive license to over 200 original typeface designs created by a roster of contemporary designers. Their library of highly idiosyncratic fonts is recognized to represent one of the most significant trends in the development of typeface design of the past decade. Emigre’s full line of typefaces, ornaments and illustrations is available in Type 1 Postscript and TrueType for both the Macintosh and PC. Emigre’s designs have won numerous awards; Emigre is the 1994 recipient of the prestigious Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design and the 1996 Publish Magazine Impact Award. Emigre is also the 1997 recipient of the AIGA Gold Medal Award and the 1998 Charles Nyples Award. For more information, see Emigre’s home page.
