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Analysis of ink/toner savings of English and Thai ecofonts for sustainable printing

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Imjai, Thanongsak, Wattanapanich, Chirawat, Madardam, Uhamard and Garcia, Reyes (2021) Analysis of ink/toner savings of English and Thai ecofonts for sustainable printing. Sustainability, 13 (7). 4070. doi:10.3390/su13074070 ISSN 2071-1050.

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Abstract

The use of Ecofonts in printing can result in economic savings and lower environmental impact. However, most of the research on the use of Ecofonts focuses on Latin alphabets. Moreover, texts printed with Ecofonts can be perceived as being less legible than those printed with the original typefaces. This study (a) assesses toner use reductions in documents printed with English and Thai Ecofonts, and (b) studies the observers’ perception of texts printed either with Ecofonts or with original typefaces. To achieve this, black pixels were removed from 10 English and 13 Thai typefaces widely used in academia and other media. Visibility and legibility tests, as well as mass analyses tests, were then performed on texts printed with some such typefaces. Results from instrumental measurements and digital image analyses show that the use of Ecofonts reduces toner use of an inkjet printer by up to 28%. The study also proposes a new Ecofont typeface for the Thai language. Visual tests showed that the visual experience of text printed using this Thai Ecofont is satisfactory. Awareness of the benefits of using Ecofonts changes the users’ attitudes towards the printing quality of Ecofont. The removal of black pixels can lead to more sustainable printing, and this simple solution can be extended to other non-Latin languages as part of the global Green Information Technology efforts in South-East Asia.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z004 Books. Writing. Paleography
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Type and type-founding, Digital printing
Journal or Publication Title: Sustainability
Publisher: MDPI
ISSN: 2071-1050
Official Date: 6 April 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
6 April 2021Published
31 March 2021Accepted
Volume: 13
Number: 7
Article Number: 4070
DOI: 10.3390/su13074070
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 April 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 26 April 2021
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
P2PWalailak Universityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010034
NRCT5-RSA63019-04National Research Council of Thailandhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004704

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