“Collective effervescence is the feeling of energy and harmony when people are engaged in a shared purpose. It is a joie de vivre that...

Experimenting with different types of grading structures has been a hugely important part of my teaching for the last six years. Since...

It comes as no surprise that interviews can be intimidating. Full stop. Yes, AND I believe that there are ways to use interviewing to our...

I’m thrilled to introduce my guest today, Ryan Kough, who believes in design as a community-building tool creating partnerships between...

I met Tom at DesignThinkers Vancouver in May of this year where he was facilitating an illustration workshop. After the day’s events, he...

It was a really neat experience getting to speak at PodCamp 2023. I respect this small-in-size, large-in-stature, annual meeting of the...

It's become a Talk Paper Scissors tradition to feature the incredible work of up-and-coming typeface designers in this space (check out...

In our final episode of this series, Nat and I have the immense pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Robyn Bourgeois to learn from her...

We’re back at it! My creative confidant, Nat Lumby, and I recently sat down with a design education leader, Dr. Ana Rita Morais. Ana Rita...

Equity, diversity and inclusion. Human-centred education in the midst of a technological tidal wave. Student well-being in the classroom...

We learn our ABCs as preschoolers; we begin to write down our alphabet, combine letters into words into sentences and eventually into...

We learn our ABCs as preschoolers; we begin to write down our alphabet, combine letters into words into sentences and eventually into...

We learn our ABCs as preschoolers; we begin to write down our alphabet, combine letters into words into sentences and eventually into...

In my continued study of social justice issues specific to the design industry, I found the incredible work of Sasha Costanza-Chock....

A regular weekday morning in my new workspace looks a little different now than it did pre-pandemic. I have my laptop, notebook, and...

In today’s episode of Talk Paper Scissors, we’re continuing our quest of reflecting on a year of virtual learning and teaching. With me...

Hooray for friends! Today’s episode features 3 of them! I have the wonderful good fortune of working with some great people, including...

Imagine otters. Cute, adorable otters. Surprisingly, there is a lot we can learn from otters, especially the ways in which they innovate...

Today is a special day. It’s not every day that you have the chance to sit down and chat with one of your professional idols. “Ellen...

While I love podcasting and exploring storytelling in an audio format, my day job is as a lecturer at a university in Toronto, Canada....