The February, 2009, issue of the Sunriver Scene contained an article titled “Less is More When it Comes to Fonts.” It focused on a relatively new font developed by Spranq Web Design called Ecofont. Although there have been several fonts that claim to save ink, Ecofont really does and it is also readable.
Ecofont is san serif, True Type, Open source, and free. For those who do not know much about fonts, focus on the word free. It works best with MS Office 2007, Open Office, and Apple Works. The savings is derived from the individual letters having holes in them. The holes represent the ink savings. I have been using a font size of 14 to 10 pts and it is quite readable, even with my inexpensive printer. The image below shows the font at various sizes.
Downloading the font is easy, particularly if you follow the directions. Click here to download.
Instructions for installing the font on a PC can be found by clicking here and going to Font Install.
In that the department strongly encourages handouts, this font can save you ink and money.
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