[Infowarrior] - The Ecofont

[Richard Forno]

Ecofont

The prints we make for our 'daily use' not only use paper, but also  
ink. According to SPRANQ creative communications (Utrecht, The  
Netherlands) your ink cartridges could last longer. SPRANQ has  
therefore developed a new font: the Ecofont.

The Ecofont is developed by SPRANQ, based on a hunch of Colin Willems.  
We tried lots of possible ink-saving-options. From extra thin letters  
to letters with outlines only. We have ommited various shapes: dashes,  
squares, triangles and even asterisks. In the end the circle was  
choosen as the best candidate for the job.

With the Ecofont SPRANQ hopes to increase environmental awareness too.  
Increasing customer awareness about printing behavior: is printing  
really necessary or (partly) a waste of ink and paper? We also hope to  
inspire software giants and printer manufacturers to innovate in an  
environmentally conscious manner.

http://www.ecofont.eu/behind_ecofont_en.html