{"id":5019,"date":"2014-12-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.companyfolders.com\/blog\/?p=5019"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:17:58","slug":"5-ink-saving-eco-fonts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.companyfolders.com\/blog\/5-ink-saving-eco-fonts","title":{"rendered":"5 Ink-Saving Fonts Every Eco-Friendly Designer Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 14-year old boy recently made headlines when he claimed the government could save millions of dollars every year if they switched to using the font Garamond in all of their printed materials. While his claim was not exactly accurate<\/a>, it did bring attention to an often neglected issue\u2014the fact that some fonts require more ink than other fonts, which is bad news for the environment.<\/p>\n

If you’re concerned about creating unnecessary waste and utilizing green business practices, then you should know that choosing ink-saving “eco fonts” at the start of your project can help make a much more environmentally-friendly folder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why switch to an ink-saving font?<\/h2>\n
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More ink usage means a longer print job, which uses more electricity. When a printer has to order more ink, it has to be manufactured and shipped, while the discarded ink containers create plastic and metal waste. All of this has the side effect of creating more CO2 emissions and increasing your carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

When a design uses less ink, it also means that if the final product is eventually recycled, the plant won’t have to use as much energy stripping ink from the paper. Additionally, less bleaching will be necessary, which means fewer harmful chemicals will end up impacting the environment.<\/p>\n

Choosing an eco font<\/h2>\n

When it comes to choosing fonts that save ink, size matters. The smaller the surface area of the font, the less ink it requires to print. For example, everybody’s favorite default font, Times New Roman, is pretty economical thanks to the thin letters. Look for terms like Thin, Condensed or Narrow, as they usually indicate that the font has been designed to use less ink.<\/p>\n

Another rule of thumb is to choose fonts that are sans serif, as those little flourishes can add up to a lot of extra ink usage. Note that the “sans” rule isn’t a hard and fast rule\u2014Times New Roman has serifs, but it’s still more eco-friendly than some sans serif fonts out there.<\/p>\n

Above all, keep your font readable. Otherwise, your materials are likely to be thrown away without consideration, which means that all of that ink you might have saved from printing with an eco-friendly font was for naught.<\/p>\n

If you need a place to start, here’s a list of some of the best ink-saving fonts that you might want to consider.<\/p>\n