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+From the web site at http://ecofont.nl/ecofont_en.html
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+
+Ecofont
+
+The prints we make for our 'daily use' not only use paper, but also ink. Lots
+of ink! And according to SPRANQ creative communications (Utrecht, The
+Netherlands) partly unnecessary. On the basis of a hunch of Colin Willems
+SPRANQ has therefore developed a new font: the Ecofont.
+
+A good idea is always simple: how much of a letter can be removed while
+maintaining the readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of
+shapes the best results were achieved by using small circles. Lots of
+late hours (and coffee) later have resulted in a font that uses up to 20%
+less ink. Free to download, free to use.
+
+The Ecofont is created by omitting parts of the letter. At the displayed
+size, this is obviously not very nice, but in a normal font size it
+is actually very usable. The results ofcourse vary depending on your
+software and the quality of your computerscreen. The Ecofonts works best
+for OpenOffice, AppleWorks and MS Office 2007. Printing with a laser
+printer will give the best printing results.
+
+The Ecofont is based on the Vera Sans, an Open Source letter, and is
+available for both PC and MAC.
+
+Behind Ecofont
+
+The Ecofont developed by SPRANQ, based on an idea of Colin Willems. We
+have tried almost all 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 also tries to increase environmental awareness. To
+make customers think about their printing behavour: 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 a environmentally
+conscious manner.
+