As most of you know, I am no fan of printing and paper. Why print something that can live forever and not be lost online. It's hard for a student to say "I lost the handout, sorry.", when it lives online and is available for viewing all of the time. However, I too can recognize the need for limited printing (it is becoming more difficult everyday). To that end, I was discussing some new innovations with my wife and she showed me this: ecofont! Without trying to put this in my own words, here is an explanation from the creators: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 (or toner) could last longer.
SPRANQ has therefore developed a new font: the Ecofont.
"After Dutch holey cheese, there now is a Dutch font with holes as well."
Appealing ideas are often simple: how much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes, the best results were achieved using small circles. After lots of late hours (and coffee) this resulted in a font that uses up to 20% less ink. Free to download, free to use.
Appealing ideas are often simple: how much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes, the best results were achieved using small circles. After lots of late hours (and coffee) this resulted in a font that uses up to 20% less ink. Free to download, free to use.
A 20% savings in ink means $1000-$1500 savings per year. That could be one more Laptop, one more SmartBoard, or two-three more Desktops for you, your students, or your classroom :)
Please check it out and let me know how it works for you:
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