Change font, save millions 

A 14-year-old has come up with a way for the federal and state governments to save $370 million a year: Change fonts on the stuff it prints.

Garmond, with its thinner letters, requires less ink.

Suvir Mirchandani first discovered the savings when, for his science project, he tested his Pittsburgh area Dorseyville Middle School middle school 's handouts from teachers. 

Chanel No. 5 perfume costs $38 per ounce, while Hewlett-Packard printer ink is $75.

Gary Somerset, media and public relations manager at the Government Printing Office, describes Suvir's work as "remarkable." But he was noncommittal on whether the GPO would introduce changes to typeface, saying the GPO's efforts to become more environmentally sustainable were focused on shifting content to the Web.

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