A Wisconsin university has found a new way to cut costs with e-mail — by changing the font. The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay has switched the default font on its e-mail system from Arial ...

Thinking ink The amount of ink a font drains is mainly driven by the thickness of its lines. Also, serif fonts — those with short horizontal lines at the top and bottom of characters — tend to ...

It's the Ecofont - a free font that's based on Verdana, but drilled with holes so it uses less ink when printed. It's a curious approach to making your printer more eco-friendly (and cheaper).

Consumer Reports tested it, and you can save 27% of your ink by using Times New Roman.

Every distinct font reveals something about a character's class and education—and can offer you clues to Pentiment's mystery, too.

If you do a lot of printing, the Arial font can use up your ink a lot faster than others. Here are three fonts you’re better off using.While it may se ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A Dutch company looking for ways to reduce the environmental costs of printing has developed a new font that it says cuts ink usage by about 15%. In essence, the "Ecofont ...

Ecofont is the brainchild of Colin Willems, a font with tiny circles placed within the characters to reduce the total ink/toner laid upon the paper. Much like you can purchase pocket knives with ...

Now there’s another option, one that combats excessive ink consumption at the font level: Ecofont, a free typeface that promises to reduce ink use by up to 20 percent. Available for Windows, Mac ...

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. Ecofont has more holes than Swiss cheese, meaning it uses less ink every time you print. And it won't cost you a penny.