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Ikea’s new font: Madness, some say

Ikea has 246 stores, inlcuding in Stoughton. It calls its catalog the world’s most printed book. Ikea has 246 stores, inlcuding in Stoughton. It calls its catalog the world’s most printed book. (Justine Hunt/Globe Staff/File 2005)
By Associated Press
August 31, 2009

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STOCKHOLM - Ikea, the Swedish furniture chain, said yesterday that it never expected such a backlash after switching typeface in its latest catalog. (Full article: 199 words)

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