Ecofont
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| Category | Display |
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| Designer(s) | SPRANQ |
| Foundry | SPRANQ |
| Date created | 2009 |
Ecofont is a TrueType font developed by SPRANQ in the Netherlands. The font uses tiny circles placed in the characters to cut down on ink costs. It claims to cut down the amount of ink usage by approximately 15 percent.[1]
The free Ecofont is based on the Vera Sans font and is available on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux.
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[edit] Comparison
The results of a reproducible saving test with Arial and Ecofont Arial show savings of 28%.[2]
In a test, Ecofont Vera Sans saved 20% more ink when compared to Bitstream Vera Sans, but was less ink-friendly than most typical serif fonts.[3] Therefore Ecofont developed software to save ink in any typeface including serif fonts. The actual design of the sans serif is less economic than serifs (fewer words per page than a normal typeface) and using holes in a glyph only works with bolder type, it is easier to save ink by using normal widths. The initial Ecofont Vera Sans was developed for office use to be an eco-friendly alternative for the often used Verdana typeface.
[edit] Ecofont Software
| Developer(s) | SPRANQ |
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Ecofont Software, a printing solution for business environments, provides printing ecofriendly in any typeface.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
[edit] Impact and reception
SPRANQ "hopes to increase environmental awareness" through Ecofont.[10]
Ecofont was nominated for the Accenture Innovation Award 2009 from DiMAD in Spain in the category Graphic Design.[11] in the Netherlands in the category Green and has received the European Environmental Design Award 2010[12]
[edit] References
- ^ FoxNews.com (Monday, December 22, 2008). "Dutch Company's 'Ecofont' Saves Printer Ink". Fox. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,471088,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "What is the evidence for the toner saving?". http://www.ecofont.com/en/help/ecofont/faq/0030.html. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "Ecofont". http://farlukar.110mb.com/stuff.php#ecofont. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Parker, Tristan (Monday 22 December 2008 15.28 GMT). "The ecofriendly font that saves on ink". Environment Blog (London: guardian.co.uk). http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2008/dec/22/waste-ethicalliving. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ STERLING, TOBY (December 22, 2008). "Dutch Company Punches Holes in Font to Save Ink". AP Business Writer. The Associated Press/ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=6510735. Retrieved 2009-08-06.[dead link]
- ^ "Dutch company punches holes in font to save ink". USA Today. 22 December 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2008-12-22-ecofont_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "How it works". http://www.ecofont.com/en/products/green/printing/environmentally-aware-printing-with-ecofont.html. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Susan Wilson (24 July 2009). "Use Ecofont to save your printer ink". TECH.BLORGE. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/07/24/use-ecofont-to-save-your-printer-ink/. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Jason Fitzpatrick (12 Dec 2008). "Ecofont Saves Your Ink". Lifehacker. http://lifehacker.com/5108188/ecofont-saves-your-ink. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Toby Sterling (updated 12:55 p.m. ET Dec. 22, 2008). "Hole-filled 'Ecofont' saves on ink". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28353037/from/ET/. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Organicvision (29 November 2009). "How holes make you print greener". Organicvision. http://organicvision.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/how-to-write-greener/. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ (Spanish) DiMAD (25 March 2010). "First European Environmental Design Award BEST_ED". DiMAD. http://www.dimad.org/node/158. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
