IKEA Catalogue "Business Week" joined the fray of online posts. The branding critic blog, Brand New, was one of those using the "Verdanagate" name. The Australian online daily news site "Crikey" also published an article on the controversy. "The Guardian" ran an article asking "Ikea is changing its font to Verdana – causing outrage among typomaniacs. Should the rest of us care? Absolutely." In October 2012, IKEA was criticised for removing women from photos in the Saudi Arabian version of the 2013 catalogue. IKEA also publishes and sells a regular style magazine, titled "IKEA Family Live" in thirteen languages which supplements the
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