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Indian-American Boy Ignites Debate Over Typeface Change
For Suvir, it all started as a science fair project when as a sixth-grader at Dorseyville Middle School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he decided to figure out a way to reduce the use of paper and ink, according to CNN.
"Ink is two times more expensive than French perfume by volume," Suvir was quoted as saying with a chuckle.
He's right, said CNN noting Chanel No. 5 perfume costs $38 per ounce, while the equivalent amount of Hewlett-Packard printer ink can cost up to $75.
From his analysis, Suvir figured out that by using Garamond with its thinner strokes, his school district could reduce its ink consumption by 24 percent, and in turn save as much as $21,000 annually.
Using the General Services Administration's estimated annual cost of ink - $467 million - Suvir concluded that if the federal government used Garamond exclusively it could save nearly 30 percent, or $136 million per year.
Any way, the U.S. government is in no hurry to follow up on Suvir's suggestion. According to CNN, Gary Somerset, media and public relations manager at the Government Printing Office, described Suvir's work as "remarkable".
But he was noncommittal on whether the GPO would introduce changes to typeface, saying the GPO's efforts to become more environmentally sustainable were focused on shifting content to the Web, it said.
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Source: IANS
