As a thin and light font, Century Gothic managed to beat out Econfont, which was specifically created to cut costs by spewing out less ink. But if Century Gothic doesn't look like the right style ...

Some tests by printer.com, via a post on CNET's Digital Media blog, found that the use of the 10-point Century Gothic font is 31 percent cheaper than using the default 11-point Arial font.

In fact, two men have been waging a two-decade insurgency in the world of highway fonts. Designers Don Meeker and James Montalbano created a font called Clearview to replace Highway Gothic.

The font from this scene of Atlanta traffic has the older style Highway Gothic type font on their directional signage. (Getty) There have been six variations of Highway Gothic.

A Wisconsin university has found a new way to cut costs with e-mail — by changing the font. The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay has switched the default font on its e-mail system from Arial ...

Century Gothic is apparently even more economical than a well-known "eco-font", and when printer ink can cost US$10,000 a gallon it's a great eco-friendly initiative that not only helps the planet ...