The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume over Verdana

Ok, I love typography and am passionate about it, but these people are crazy. Ikea is one of those cool stores that we have items from, and lots of people enjoy the very interesting look and feel of the Swedish Furniture maker.

The company thought that they would change one of their corporate fonts from Futura to Verdana. This is not seating well with a lot of customers. Read the full stories here.

Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1919127,00.html

Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/08/ikea_changes_fo.html

Geek Sugar
http://www.geeksugar.com/4530221