The Electronic Font Foundry

The Electronic Font Foundry (EFF) was a business engaged in the design and sale of computer fonts. It was established in 1984 by Polish physicist Dr Edward Detyna, and produced fonts in PostScript, TrueType and RISC OS formats.[1][2][3] It produced fonts in more than 60 languages.[1]

The Electronic Font Foundry
IndustryComputer software
FoundedUK (1984 (1984))
FounderEdward Detyna
Headquarters
Ascot, Berkshire
,
UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Edward Detyna, Kevin Simpson, Aaron Timbrell
ProductsComputer fonts
Websitethefonts.com at the Wayback Machine (archived October 19, 2015)

EFF produced high quality RISC OS versions of many popular fonts and typefaces, as well as a large collection of exclusive designs.

EFF RISC OS fonts were the first (besides those produced by Acorn Computers) to contain kerning data. Dr Detyna was instumental in the inclusion of several advanced typographical features into later versions of RISC OS. He designed the MetaFont, used internally by Acorn, EFF and other font foundries to generate fonts for less common Latin and Cyrillic character sets.

The company's public domain RISC OS CD-ROM, released in 1997, includes conversions of public domain fonts to the RISC OS format. It also includes a cataloguing tool.[4]

References
  1. "Microsoft Typography: Links, news & contacts > Custom shops, e-i". Microsoft. Retrieved 22 November 2011. The Electronic Font Foundry concentrates on production of PostScript, TrueType and Risc OS fonts for over 60 languages.
  2. "The Electronic Font Foundry". JAZD Markets. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. "About EFF Fonts". The Electronic Font Foundry. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2011. The Electronic Font Foundry was established in 1984 as a company developing fonts and new font technologies.
  4. "Free PD fonts CD ROM from EFF" (PDF). Acorn Clan newsletter. May 1997. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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