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Ikea designed its own Soffa font

47 pointsby Mojahalmost 6 years ago

8 comments

kallebooalmost 6 years ago
What seems most interesting about this to me is that it&#x27;s a color font instead of just key. This is first color font I&#x27;ve installed on my computer instead of just previewing a webfont.<p>Color fonts have an &quot;interesting&quot; compatibility story <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.colorfonts.wtf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.colorfonts.wtf</a> (edit: it looks like this is an OpenType-SVG font, so it works anywhere except Google, since Google is the new IE)
benj111almost 6 years ago
Any context? Why is it in with a load of sofas without explanation???<p>Edit: This has a bit more info. Apparently its a meme which of course everyone knew but me :)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;tldr&#x2F;2019&#x2F;7&#x2F;1&#x2F;20677211&#x2F;ikea-soffa-sans-font-vallentuna-planner-sofa-couches" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;tldr&#x2F;2019&#x2F;7&#x2F;1&#x2F;20677211&#x2F;ikea-soffa-s...</a>
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mproudalmost 6 years ago
They should have designed their own font (professional commission) instead of using Verdana.
gumbyalmost 6 years ago
Really cool but you have to do the ligatures and kerning yourself.<p>They do provide a tool you can use to do that.
tdhootalmost 6 years ago
The font reminds me of Habbo Hotel.
imedadelalmost 6 years ago
BTW, Soffa is the etymological pronunciation of English Sofa, from Arabic &quot;ṣuffa&quot;.
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whalesaladalmost 6 years ago
Is anyone else even more excited about the fact that Ikea finally redid their circa-2001 Microsoft Frontpage-styled Verdana website and it finally feels relaxing to browse their catalog online.
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zoom6628almost 6 years ago
I like the meme but my experience in their stores is the meandering aisles with no long clear line of sight makes me think they are a fire trap. Honestly the IKEA stores in Asia i have been in are scary, and that is even at the non-crowded times of the week. I refuse to go in now except one store in which I feel safe at off-peak times. The rest feel like fire traps, designed to &#x27;engage&#x27; the buyer with as many products for as long as possible in hope you buy a shit load of stuff you have no intention of using.
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