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242: Design as Creative Midwifery with Rupsha Mutsuddi
Welcome back! This is a 3-part mini series about new ways of thinking about education, assessments, grading and ungrading with 3...
Diana Varma
2 days ago3 min read
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233: A Legacy in Lettering with Jessica Hische
Welcome back - I’m so glad you’re here. This is the third episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of...
Diana Varma
Mar 132 min read
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231: Illustration and Brand Collaboration with Fiorella Granda
This is the first episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of design and typography pros from across North...
Diana Varma
Mar 62 min read
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229: Creating as a Designer AND AN Artist with Zach Litoff
Have you ever found yourself straddling the world of art and the world of design, not sure if you should commit fully to one or the...
Diana Varma
Feb 272 min read
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227: Portfolio Advice You Need to Hear with Robert Smith
Let’s talk portfolios! I’m often asked about portfolio creation, so joining us today to help us navigate building and maintaining a...
Diana Varma
Feb 213 min read
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217: Designing in the Beauty Industry featuring Ali DuHart of Benefit Cosmetics
Who doesn’t love delightful, interesting and clever, packaging, especially when it contains beautiful cosmetic goodies? In today’s...
Diana Varma
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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215: Collecting & Collaging with Eric Bargenda
If you were anything like me as a teen, cutting and pasting and collaging my walls with 90’s boy bands, colourful products of the day and...
Diana Varma
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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207: Techno, Type, Zines and Chaos with Dominic Ayre
Welcome to the fifth of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...
Diana Varma
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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204: Designing Long Documents with Graphic Designer, Yas Fakhr
Welcome to the second of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...
Diana Varma
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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200: The End II
Here we are, dear listeners, at episode 200, entitled ’The End II’. I felt it really important to extend past episode 199 in this series...
Diana Varma
May 23, 20248 min read
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199: The End
In their incredible book, Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living, authors Elisabeth...
Diana Varma
May 22, 20242 min read
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198: Defining Creative Success
Success is an interesting concept. I’ve found that so much of what we think of as success relates to easy-to-identify, external...
Diana Varma
May 21, 20243 min read
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197: Experiences = Life = Stories
On May 17, 2020, in a post to his Humans of New York Instagram community, founder, Brandon Stanton had this to share about storytelling...
Diana Varma
May 20, 20242 min read
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196: Technology & Storytelling
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in so many fields and disciplines, particularly those that involve creative thinking and creative...
Diana Varma
May 16, 20244 min read
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195: Themes, Motifs, Narratives
Invitation by Shel Silverstein If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hop-er, a pray-er, a magic bean...
Diana Varma
May 15, 20242 min read
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194: The Integration of Storytelling Into Creative Practice
Stories are powerful. Full stop. Stories help us connect our ideas to the world in succinct and memorable ways. Stories help us convey...
Diana Varma
May 14, 20244 min read
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193: Meet the Artists & Designers
What is a story? Who tells stories? Why do we tell stories? When are stories best told? Where are stories told? How are stories told?...
Diana Varma
May 13, 20248 min read
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192: Coming Soon: The Art & Design of Storytelling
Once upon a time there were 9 creatives in 8 episodes answering 7 questions who were spread out over 6 geographic locations resulting in...
Diana Varma
May 10, 20241 min read
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185: Constraint and Consistency with Ben O'Neil
I love a new and innovative typography project when I see one! I recently came across the work of Illustrator and Designer, Ben O’Neil,...
Diana Varma
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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178: Aligning Type and Aligning Values with Melanie Johnsson
This is the fifth episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with type professionals from all over the world! We just finished up...
Diana Varma
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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