Teen to government: Change your typeface, save millions

[namey]

An e. You can write it with one fluid swoop of a pen or one tap of the keyboard. The most commonly used letter in the English dictionary. Simple, right?
Now imagine it printed out millions of times on thousands of forms and documents. Then think of how much ink would be needed.

OK, so that may have been a first for you, but it came naturally to 14-

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[sentinelsoul]

As others have said, the font can affect who can read its text. That said, I think Suvir's study is also important, and just the first step on finding or creating a new typeface that is both easy on ink and easy to read. Maybe that'll be his next project, or one of the grad students that read his work will decide to take up the effort.

And something to consider, I think, is how printers work as well. Is there some way to lighten their usage of ink without affecting readability? That would save money, too.

In a weird side note, I've been reading books lately that take place in the Middle Ages where vellum was precious, and thus when they were done with it they'd just scrape it clean and use it again. Thrifty and useful, and I wonder if there's some way we could do that with paper or ink today, besides the current ways of recycling.