Archinect - News2024-11-21T14:38:22-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150144492/people-are-having-fun-with-ikea-s-sofa-planner-and-the-soffa-sans-font-is-born
People are having fun with IKEA's sofa planner — and the SOFFA SANS font is born Alexander Walter2019-07-03T14:00:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c8550988d79b4f6fa179ed0008d44495.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Ikea has released a free font called Soffa Sans, inspired by all the memes born from its online “Design your own sofa” planner. The tool allows for customers to design the layouts and configurations of Ikea’s couches, from the Vimle sectionals to the Vallentuna modular sofa series. Once it was discovered that the planner allowed for basically any configuration with no limit to the cost, it inspired some Sims-like creativity from users.</p></em><br /><br /><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6add5ad3a31556042ec065dad31945f1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6add5ad3a31556042ec065dad31945f1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The SOFFA SANS font was developed in partnership with UK agency Proximity London and is available for download <a href="https://rabbitholetestorch001.blob.core.windows.net/plugins/SOFFA-VALLENTUNA/IKEA-SOFFA-VALLENTUNA-Sans.zip" target="_blank">here</a>. <br></p>
<p>Some of the examples people used the sofa planner as a block-y drawing tool (which inspired the font) below.<br></p>
<a href="https://t.co/o75DdhB3D5" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/o75DdhB3D5</a><br>— forever (@perspectivator) <a href="https://twitter.com/perspectivator/status/1142858378315784195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 23, 2019</a>
there are 2 types of people. those who walk to the center, and those who hop. <a href="https://t.co/HDe8n8HPip" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/HDe8n8HPip</a><br>— Morgan (Mostly Garbage, Partially 2 Day Old Bread) (@MeButInPogForm) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeButInPogForm/status/1142864431984140292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 23, 2019</a>
If someone could give me £2,105.00, I'd put it to good use <a href="https://t.co/XfXkrSUrtt" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XfXkrSUrtt</a><br>— Bamboolean (@bamboolean) <a href="https://twitter.com/bamboolean/status/1142941287185833985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 23, 2019</a>
I call this the "married but don't like each other." <a href="https://t.co/uVo9auGKy0" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/uVo9auGKy0</a><br>— The Jenneral (@thejenneral) <a href="https://twitter.com/thejenneral/status/1143279509921124352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 24, 2019</a>
Sofa Bot 3000 welcomes you to his comfort party. <a href="https://t.co/ofcQTxfzrM" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ofcQTxfzrM</a><br>— Sean (@seanlacey) <a href="https://twitter.com/seanlacey/status/1143143534419173377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 24, 2019</a>
Let's be honest, it was only ever going to end one way....... <a href="https://t.co/7RbflIXgQ7" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/7RbflIXgQ7</a><br>— James McLaughlin (@JS_McLaughlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/JS_McLaughlin/status/1146375645343227904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 3, 2019</a>...