Ink and paper saving for sustainable printing
Wondemu, Ermias (2011)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011121218131
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011121218131
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The aim of my research is to look for means to reduce the ink and paper consumption in printing. Previously, all text documents or in this case specifically final year thesis papers‘ were printed without the awareness of the number of papers used and ink consumed. This thesis leans towards green technology based systems of printing which can be termed as
sustainable printing‘that can benefit the environment and the cost of production for that case.
In the 21th century, global warming and climate changes have been the biggest issues addressed. The emission of a greenhouse gas during the production process of printing
pollutes our environment. Printing is the 3rd largest industry while pulp and paper is the 3rd largest industrial polluter of our environment. This study case explores the impact of printing on the environment and looks for means to reduce it. Ink and paper savings not only save us money but also our environment and native natural resources. Different
online tools such as InkSaver 2.0, ecoPrint2 Pro Ink and Paper Saver, and Ecofont have been analyzed.
This research is based on the current thesis guidelines of media engineering students at Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. I have attempted to modify the thesis
guidelines for saving ink and paper by applying techniques such as choosing the right inkeconomical typeface, a smaller font size, margin and line spacing. Finally, I have tested
the usability of the modified document. This research shows that the modification of typographic parameters and page layout of a document could save us paper and ink.
sustainable printing‘that can benefit the environment and the cost of production for that case.
In the 21th century, global warming and climate changes have been the biggest issues addressed. The emission of a greenhouse gas during the production process of printing
pollutes our environment. Printing is the 3rd largest industry while pulp and paper is the 3rd largest industrial polluter of our environment. This study case explores the impact of printing on the environment and looks for means to reduce it. Ink and paper savings not only save us money but also our environment and native natural resources. Different
online tools such as InkSaver 2.0, ecoPrint2 Pro Ink and Paper Saver, and Ecofont have been analyzed.
This research is based on the current thesis guidelines of media engineering students at Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. I have attempted to modify the thesis
guidelines for saving ink and paper by applying techniques such as choosing the right inkeconomical typeface, a smaller font size, margin and line spacing. Finally, I have tested
the usability of the modified document. This research shows that the modification of typographic parameters and page layout of a document could save us paper and ink.