IKEA goes Verdana

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  • flashbender0

    Do you really think their core customer base is going to notice and even if they do notice, do you think they'll care?

    • Then why change it?Ruffian
    • YES THEY CARE. THEY WILL GO ELSEWHERE. THEY'LL GO TO.. TO.. TO...Coffeemaker
    • whatever.. SOMEWHERE!Coffeemaker
    • I know, we might as well start making ugly shit because nobody cares anyway, right?schjetne
    • < right, because font face is the sum total of design.flashbender
    • You ever looked at IKEA advertising? The Futura is a pretty big part of it. And Verdana is ugly as sin.schjetne
    • I don't disagree, my point is the people who spend the most money there are going to be unperturbedflashbender
    • maybe they'll shrug and say, oh, the text looks differentflashbender
    • i rather like veradana, also i can care less for fonts, not everyone cares like you do..
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    • So, branding decisions have no real value in the business world?CyBrain

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