Dutch creative communications company SPRANQ has come up with a font that uses up to 20% less ink than a regular font does when you’re printing.
“After Dutch holey cheese, there now is a Dutch font with holes as well.”
SPRANQ tested how much of a letter could be removed while maintaining readability? After trying different shapes, the best results were with small circles. And so the Ecofont was invented.
The Ecofont is based on the Vera Sans, an Open Source letter, and is available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. It’s free to download and use.
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With money being as tight as it is, sales are the sensible option. My sister and her partner, for example, decided to wait until after Xmas to buy each other a Xmas present this year, so that they could maximise their pounds by buying in the sales. And then there’s the money that you may have got for Xmas that’s burning a hole in your pocket.
Of course, going mad at the sales is not a good idea, because it’s not very green to buy what we don’t really need. But if you’re going to be buying green and would like to take advantage of the sales, I wanted to point you in the direction of a few online retailers who are eco-friendly and sell just about all the green stuff you could want.
People Tree are offering up to 50% off.
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London motorists who get rid of their vehicles will be given free driving time with car clubs like Streetcar under a scheme backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson.
Car Crunch London will reward those who can prove that they have sold their car with a two year membership of a car club and free driving time, which usually costs from £3.95 an hour.
The aim of the scheme is to reduce the number of cars by 100,000 on London’s roads before the 2012 Olympics.
A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association said: “For the one in three Londoners who do without a car, and for the many drivers who seldom use their vehicle, sharing schemes make perfect environmental and financial sense.”
How car clubs and car sharing can save you money
Many people now have an informal arrangement with friends or neighbours, but Car Clubs offer a slick, money-saving and green alternative to private car ownership. If you drive less than 6,000 miles per year it is claimed a car club could save you up to £3,500 a year. Many people don’t notice the true costs of running a car, but when you add up the cost of tax, MOT, fuel, servicing, repairs, depreciation and parking you could be looking at over a hundred pounds a week. National car share offers free advice to those who are interested in car sharing.
How can I claim the free driving?
How and when can people apply? The offer is redeemable by sending in a scan of sections 4-8 of the car’s V5 certificate with sections 6 and 8 filled in, proving the sale of the car and applies to cars sold since December 1, 2008.
How much ‘free driving’ is included? Up to £250 worth. Cars start from £3.95 per hour to hire.
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