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24-03-2010 | Ecofont wins European Environmental Design Award

Madrid - Ecofont has received the European Environmental Design Award, an initiative of DiMAD (Asociación Diseñadores de Madrid). With this prize, the organisation wishes to reward shining examples of sustainable design.

01-08-2009 | Are you a green type?

Are you a green type? The new Ecofont, from the Dutch marketing firm SPRANQ, aims to be one. Co-owner Alexander Kraaij says it uses less ink than other typefaces, thus saving money and resources.

20-02-2009 | Eco initiative

“Let’s save ink by altering a font,” the voice on the phone crackled with enthusiasm. Gerjon Zomer listened intently as his brother-in-law spoke. The idea coruscated with endless possibilities.

14-01-2009 | Behold the Ecofont

Can changing the look of our type revolutionize the way we approach printing? One Dutch company is banking on it

In the midst of all the printing companies offering recycled paper, vegetable-based inks and e-waste management, one firm in the Netherlands is backin