How much does your printing really cost?

Every office worker prints ~10,000 pages per year (EPA). See your annual cost — and how much you can save just by choosing a lighter typeface, reducing point size and tightening line spacing.

Sources: EPA · GSA · UW-Green Bay · Ryman Eco

1 Your printing profile

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EPA average: ~833 pages/month/employee
Defaults based on published data (EPA, GSA): ~10,000 pages/employee/year, $0.02 ink/page (mono laser), $0.006 paper/page, $0.004 maintenance/page.

2 Optimise your documents

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vs Arial (baseline)

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This is a sample business document paragraph. By optimising your typographic choices, you can significantly reduce ink and paper consumption — and save thousands of dollars per year without affecting readability. Every office should review its printing habits.

3 Your annual cost & savings

Baseline vs optimised — compare the difference.

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Optimised annual cost

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Annual savings

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Potential savings over 5 years
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Why typographic choices matter

🖋 Ink usage varies by 2×

A University of Wisconsin study measured "greasy" fonts using up to 30% more ink than standard fonts. Eco-designed typefaces like Ryman Eco use specially shaped letterforms that reduce ink coverage by up to 45%.

📐 Every point matters

A 0.5 pt reduction in font size cuts ink usage by ~5–10%. Dropping from 11 pt to 10 pt saves 10–15% on ink with minimal impact on legibility — especially at normal reading distances.

↕ Tighter spacing, fewer pages

Reducing line spacing from 1.15 to 1.0 cuts page count by ~13%. Combined with duplex printing, you can halve your paper consumption — saving money and trees.

Sources: EPA (2016), US GSA SmartPrint programme, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay ink coverage study, Ryman Eco. All figures are indicative estimates for educational guidance only.