tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post8342781929153488127..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: Ikea Goes All VerdanaDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-41073618692406945992009-08-27T23:53:09.511-05:002009-08-27T23:53:09.511-05:00iancu makes a good point, which was also addressed...iancu makes a good point, which was also addressed in the typophile.com discussion. <br /><br />Because my blog is not attuned to a type or design audience, I chose to leave out that aspect of the font change, perhaps mistakenly, because it does make Ikea's decision even harder to understand.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-56932840789261371552009-08-26T02:29:57.344-05:002009-08-26T02:29:57.344-05:00I'm pretty annoyed by the fact that few wrote ...I'm pretty annoyed by the fact that few wrote that Ikea's Futura is actually its own typeface, IKEA Sans (and IKEA Serif), based on Futura and Century Gothic. This is very important since having your own typeface is a lot cheaper than using a comercial one. Modifying IKEA Sans with arab or asian letters wouldn't have been so complicated — or at least it would've been cheaper than switching to an entire new typeface - on the long run, that is.iancuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573196687064153296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-63576561742242467902009-08-25T11:07:50.296-05:002009-08-25T11:07:50.296-05:00Or, is it really all in the details?Or, is it really all in the details?Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.com