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Desktop design awards

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The San Francisco earthquake of 1989 hit during the judging of Publish! magazine's Desktop Design Awards. The Grand Prize is the complete Linotype library of PostScript typefaces, valued at $10,000, that includes all current and future fonts. The Runner-up receives a Microtek MSF-300Z Color/Gray scanner. Entries were judged on the overall quality of communication. Type treatment, editorial content, layout, use of color and concept were all considered. Desktop publishing technology and design aesthetics were weighed equally. Extra points were awarded to those who stretched the technology beyond its conventional limitations. The Grand Prize is awarded to Marieke Muskens and Miguel Gori of Holland for their design of a scarf for Esprit de Corp. The runner-up is J-M Antenen of Switzerland for the original, eclectic book, 'La Derniere Pomme Frite.'

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Achievements and awards, Desktop publishing software, Design and construction, Computer fonts, Design, Contests, Layout, Font Package, DTP Software, Publish! (Periodical), Muskens, Marieke, Gori, Miguel, Antenen, J-M, Microtek Lab MSF-300Z (Flatbed gray-scale scanner)

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Color laser linked to PostScript

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Canon U.S.A. introduces the PostScript Intelligent Processing Unit (PS-IPU), a desktop-sized controller that acts as a PostScript language interpreter for the Canon Color Laser Copier 500, allowing direct color laser printing from Macs and PCs. Canon is targeting the short-run and quick-turnaround markets with the unit, which is expected to sell for around $30,000. It will be available in the second half of 1990.

Product introduction, Laser printers, Canon U.S.A. Inc., product announcement, Laser Printer, Controllers, Interpreters, Page Description Language, Canon Postscript Intelligent Processing Unit (Interpreter)

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