Comments on: Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana http://currentconfig.com/2009/09/06/why-you-care-that-ikea-adopted-verdana/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:44:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana « Current Configuration -- Topsy.com http://currentconfig.com/2009/09/06/why-you-care-that-ikea-adopted-verdana/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 Tweets that mention Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana « Current Configuration -- Topsy.com Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:06:42 +0000 http://currentconfig.com/?p=1324#comment-2258 <p>[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by kkruger, kkruger. kkruger said: Some thoughts to the changes in the typography of Ikea: http://bit.ly/aZO9we [...]</p> [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by kkruger, kkruger. kkruger said: Some thoughts to the changes in the typography of Ikea: http://bit.ly/aZO9we [...]

]]> By: Michael J. Young http://currentconfig.com/2009/09/06/why-you-care-that-ikea-adopted-verdana/comment-page-1/#comment-1960 Michael J. Young Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:34:35 +0000 http://currentconfig.com/?p=1324#comment-1960 <p>I'm not sure that this really goes counter to Ikea's business plan. In their catalogues, stores and website, they always say when it comes to furniture they set the price first, and they design from that. Although it's rather sad to see that the price they set is zero, it doesn't seem that foreign.</p> I’m not sure that this really goes counter to Ikea’s business plan. In their catalogues, stores and website, they always say when it comes to furniture they set the price first, and they design from that. Although it’s rather sad to see that the price they set is zero, it doesn’t seem that foreign.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana « Current Configuration -- Topsy.com http://currentconfig.com/2009/09/06/why-you-care-that-ikea-adopted-verdana/comment-page-1/#comment-1959 Tweets that mention Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana « Current Configuration -- Topsy.com Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:02:21 +0000 http://currentconfig.com/?p=1324#comment-1959 <p>[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by chanelb and Kevin Marx. chanelb said: Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana http://bit.ly/4xNz9u [...]</p> [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by chanelb and Kevin Marx. chanelb said: Why You Care That Ikea Adopted Verdana http://bit.ly/4xNz9u [...]

]]> By: Toby http://currentconfig.com/2009/09/06/why-you-care-that-ikea-adopted-verdana/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 Toby Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:44:40 +0000 http://currentconfig.com/?p=1324#comment-1958 <p>I can't be the only person (if a typographer) who feels mild nausea looking at Verdana in the sizes and contexts that IKEA is throwing up (or the examples above). The Futura: Peaceful, classy. The Verdana: Just icky. And mildly nauseating to look at.</p> I can’t be the only person (if a typographer) who feels mild nausea looking at Verdana in the sizes and contexts that IKEA is throwing up (or the examples above). The Futura: Peaceful, classy. The Verdana: Just icky. And mildly nauseating to look at.

]]> By: Stephen Coles http://currentconfig.com/2009/09/06/why-you-care-that-ikea-adopted-verdana/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Stephen Coles Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:25:06 +0000 http://currentconfig.com/?p=1324#comment-1957 <p>Interesting take, Chris. I agree that it wasn't a very thoughtful choice. At least it looks like they did their best with it, tightening the spacing for the print stuff, especially at large sizes.</p> <p>Are you sure Ikea Sans is wholly owned? Maybe the holders of the rights to Futura (Bauer/Neufville) asked a pretty penny for any modification or additional character sets.</p> Interesting take, Chris. I agree that it wasn’t a very thoughtful choice. At least it looks like they did their best with it, tightening the spacing for the print stuff, especially at large sizes.

Are you sure Ikea Sans is wholly owned? Maybe the holders of the rights to Futura (Bauer/Neufville) asked a pretty penny for any modification or additional character sets.

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