Interview: ahead of his talk at London's V&A museum on Friday, typographer Vincent Connare has defended the reviled Comic Sans font he created, saying its detractors "don't know anything about design". More
Dezeen Watch Store: Swiss watchmaker Mondaine has released a watch dedicated to Helvetica, the iconic typeface designed in 1957 by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann. More
News: the typeface used on the recently unveiled Apple Watch has been made available to download alongside a kit of tools for developers who are customising apps for the device. More
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: a typeface created specifically for dyslexic people by Dutch designer Christian Boer is on show at this year's Istanbul Design Biennial (+ slideshow). More
News: graphic designer Neville Brody has reorganised his London studio and rebranded it as Brody Associates because "people didn't really understand" its former name, Research Studios (+ interview + slideshow). More
New York artist and designer Moritz Resl has compiled a new "ghostly" typeface by overlaying each letter of the alphabet from over 900 existing font families (+ slideshow). More
Graphic design studio GrandArmy has overhauled the signage and packaging for the United States Postal Service in the "largest retail rebrand project in American history" (+ slideshow). More
Graphic designer Cristina Vanko has been writing out all the SMS messages she sends by hand with a calligraphy pen. More
Product news: Milan company Looodus has designed a toy that allows children to learn about typography and the alphabet at the same time. More
Amsterdam designer Monique Goossens has made a typeface with strands of human hair. More
Barcelona graphic design company Lo Siento has created a set of sculptural letters that can be read from all sides (+ movie). More
Danish typeface designers e-Types have opened a shop for their type foundry in Copenhagen, Denmark, where customers can buy digital fonts in a physical space. More
