IKEA: Futura to Verdana

IKEA: Futura to Verdana

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For 50 years IKEA have maintained a strong brand with the use of Futura in their catalog designs, but now their font of choice has switched to Verdana. The main reasons for the switch over are said to be: so the same typeface can be used easily internationally, as well as keeping their online and print ads consistent.

idsgn discusses the change here.