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gabbianni — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:56:15 +0000

the ‘f’ word

ECO Font

gabbianni — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:18:21 +0000

“The Ecofont saves on printing ink by, using less of it. Letters in the freely downloadable typeface contain multiple small circular holes, meaning that each letter requires less ink to be printed.

Though rather striking, the typeface is wholly readable and is, apparently, most effective at nine or 10 point. It’s also sans serif, because, of course, the little flourishes on fonts will use up more ink when being printed.

Spranq claims that the Ecofont will reduce ink use by up to 20%.

Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the font is the question it raises: why hasn’t anybody thought of this before? It appears to be one of those blindingly obvious innovations that simply slipped under the radar all this time.

As it’s now widely accepted that printing should be minimised, there seems little reason as to why most homes and workplaces couldn’t switch some or all of their printing to the new typeface, thus saving themselves some cash and doing the environment a small favour.

Obviously, the font shouldn’t be viewed as a licence to print more than you normally would, however economical it may be. In fact, Spranq actively encourages printing as little as possible and “hopes to increase environmental awareness” through the Ecofont.”

“The Guardian 22nd December 2008″

Caution

gabbianni — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:59:16 +0000

Kindly donated by a colleague for my collection this sign is priceless. Just what were they thinking of – not priorities – I pity the person who fails to notice the afterthought message about the bridge being out ahead – come to think of it what does that mean – has the bridge gone for a night out on the town!

Stop or not

gabbianni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:15:49 +0000

No – why should I

Dreadful Kerning!

Blurred BA

gabbianni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:12:41 +0000

Strange BA (Hons) program?

gabbianni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:58:53 +0000

Arrows to save the planet?

I like the blurred texture of this photo. In a way it could be seen to construe the uncertain future of our planet

Braille

gabbianni — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:15:42 +0000

A different kind of text

Illustration

gabbianni — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:07:28 +0000

Its odd to see a subject that primarily deals with images dealt with purely typographically.

Kerning is a bit odd, but maybe that can be attributed to the slight curve of the board that the letters are printed on.

At Any Time

gabbianni — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:08:54 +0000

Text Interacting with format, borders and colour, attached onto a post. The words taken out of this context could mean absolutely anything.

More type in the Environment

gabbianni — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:41:08 +0000

Battered and worn, this piece of type, probably once shiney and new,
now looks as discarded as the plank on which it is attached to.

It appears the easier type is to create the less value we attribute to it.

One only has to think of the Trajan column. The efforts of master craftsmen,
it is now heralded as a typographic masterpiece.

The same cannot be said of this piece of typography, as texturally interesting as it is.