“How much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability?”

This is the question that sparked Netherlands-based SPRANQ to create a greener way of using ink when printing. They’ve discovered that by having open circles in each letter where no ink is used you can save 20 percent of your ink usage with the font still appearing normal. The only catch is you have to print 9 – 11 point size; which you should be doing anyways to protect our tree resources. The company hopes that by downloading this slightly mutated san-serif font it will get people thinking about their printing habits and how they can improve them.

This is a great step in the right direction when it comes to tapping into a massive industry of waste. I would not even want to venture a guess as to how many pieces of paper whisk off the millions of offices printers every day. If we cut down even a shred of office (and home) printing dependencies, we have made quite the leap in conservation.

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