Rushing / Monday, August 15, 2011
From the NUS Office of Environmental Sustainability website:
E-mail Print Font Style
Following a report dated 25 March 2010 from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay on a cost-efficient environmentally-friendly practice [http://new.whbl.com/news/articles/2010/mar/25/green-enhanced-uw-green-bay-font-change/], we would like to encourage all staff and students in the NUS community to consider changing the print style on their e-mail system from the Arial font to Century Gothic.
According to the report, the university’s information technology director asserts that it costs a lot less when e-mails are printed, as Century Gothic uses 30% less ink than Arial. It means less ink and plastic cartridges to be thrown away – and the IT director says the ink in those cartridges adds up to about US$10,000 a gallon. Century Gothic uses even less ink than the widely-touted “Eco Font.”
Do your part for our environment! I'm quite busy with lecture readings and administrative work as of now and trying to adapt to the pace of university life. Update again soon!
P.S. One problem about using Century Gothic is that it's fat and short and uses up a lot more paper than Arial! Times New Roman size 8, anyone? I think an eco-friendly font just has to appear lighter on the page and not have the bolded look typical of Arial.
JN
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