Sylexiad
Norfolk, Engalnd - 24 July 2008
Not an evil race of Star Trek baddies, Sylexiad is actually another effort to create a font to help people with various forms of Dyslexia. Unlike earlier attempts this one seems to have some research to support it's usefulness.

On special assignment
Redmond, WA - 24 July 2008
Apologies for the lack of font news over the past ten days. The Microsoft typography news team were on special assignment at TypeCon, where they helped out with blogging duties. See the TypeCon blog items reported by the team.

Prospero Pro
Stevens Point, Wis - 14 July 2008
Independent digital type designer Tim Rolands has released a new OpenType font called Prospero Pro to mark the tenth anniversary of his first public font release.  More details...

A FontBros summer
FontBros - 14 July 2008
FontBros mail-out is summer fun-tastic.  More details...

Linotype’s ever expanding font-line
linotype.com - 14 July 2008
Latest Lino mail-out boasts of webshop expansion.

Introducing YourFonts
yourfonts.com - 14 July 2008
High-Logic unveils a new online font creation service, YourFonts.

Winning typophile shirt on sale
typophile.com - 14 July 2008
The winning design is now on sale.

Marvelous Martel
Reading, UK - 14 July 2008
Those that have been following Dan Reynold's adventures at Reading will be pleased to scope an image of the year’s work - codenamed Martel.

TypeCon looms
Buffalo, NY. - 14 July 2008
We’ve been waiting all year, as typophiles converge on Buffalo, we brace ourselves for TypeCon 2008. See the write up in The Buffalo News for a preview of what’s to come.

Going underground
New York, NK. - 14 July 2008
Fictional New York subway paper uses blackletter for headline as well as nameplate.

Typotheque summer news
The Hague, Netherlands - 7 July 2008
News from Typotheque: Greta Grande Pro, Typotheque work 1998-2008, Back Cover No.1 and Detail in typography.  More details...

ALL CAPS, ALL THE TIME
The Arizona Republic - 7 July 2008
All caps fans have something to shout about.

Face the nation
Minneapolis - 7 July 2008
Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the University of St. Thomas will present an exhibition, Face the Nation: How National Identity Shaped Modern Typeface Design, 1900-1960.

Sunday Times fonts revealed
London, UK - 7 July 2008
Sunday Times Modern a custom design by Emtype, Greta from Peter Bilak, and Flama by Mário Feliciano. Discussion at Typophile.

I love… Type Camp
I Love Typography - 3 July 2008
Johno posts Type Camp details and pics.

When good fonts go bad
Print - 2 July 2008
Seven type designers on misused fonts. Via the Font Bureau blog.

Robert Harling
San Jose, CA. - 2 July 2008
The Guardian has published an obituary for Robert Harling, who died recently at age 98, describing him as a key figure in mid-20th century graphic design. Link via ATypI list.

More Corbel?
San Jose, CA. - 1 July 2008
Miguel Sousa, who knows a thing or two about cool shirts, has designed this one, in honor of one of Microsoft’s finest new fonts. Thanks Tiffany for the link.

TypeCon schedule updated
Buffalo, NY. - 1 July 2008
The TypeCon schedule has been fleshed out and the speakers page updated.

Sunday Times new font
London, UK - 1 July 2008
PrintWeek reports that the upcoming redesign of Britain’s Sunday Times will feature a “completely original” new font designed by the newspaper, identifed by the Guardian as Sunday Times Modern.