020: Iconic Toronto Typography with Christopher Rouleau
I’m so excited for today’s episode! Christopher Rouleau, Toronto-based graphic designer, letterer and visual artist, joins us on today’s...
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Diana Varma
Nov 7, 202015 min read
019: Toronto Typography: Sports Edition
We’ve got the Leafs, we’ve got the Jays, we’ve got the Toronto FC, and we’ve got the Raptors. Today we’re talking Toronto sports... with...
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Diana Varma
Nov 7, 20201 min read
018: Talk Paper Quizzers - Formatting, Focusing, Fine-Tuning & Finessing Type
Welcome to our second Talk Paper Quizzers episode where contestants answer trivia questions to compete for the completely fictional,...
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Diana Varma
Oct 22, 20208 min read
017: Hashtag Octothorpe
The octothorpe. Sometimes it’s referred to as a number sign, sometimes the pound sign and sometimes the hash sign (popular in Britain as...
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Diana Varma
Oct 19, 202011 min read
016: Hyphenate It
Hyphens. (So this is what Talk Paper Scissors has come to…) A teeny tiny straight line. The simplest typographic mark there is. Nothing...
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Diana Varma
Oct 13, 20203 min read
015: The New Age of Letterpress with Britt Rohr of Swell Press
It’s time for Talk Paper Scissors and I’m over the moon to share another interview with an awesome design and print entrepreneur. Britt...
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Diana Varma
Oct 2, 20205 min read
013: Extreme Type
Today’s episode is one that looks at extremes. Huge type, tiny type and everything in between live here. But before we get to the fun...
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Diana Varma
Oct 1, 20202 min read
012: Talk Paper Quizzers - The History of Type, Font Files and Letterforms
We’re mixing it up today and it’s our first-ever Talk Paper Quizzers episode where contestants answer trivia questions to compete for the...
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Diana Varma
Sep 20, 20203 min read
011: Hand Lettering with Natalia Lumby
Today is a special day for several reasons: today marks the 11th episode of my podcast and also the second interview episode! Annnnnd the...
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Diana Varma
Sep 19, 202011 min read
010: Legibility vs Readability Smackdown
Today’s episode tackles the type topics of legibility and readability through two stories. The first is about a horrendously illegible...
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Diana Varma
Sep 18, 20209 min read
009: The Anatomy of Type - The Good, The Bad and The Naughty?
The anatomy of type is crucial to understand if you’re a designer, layout artist or type designer… but isn’t the most interesting...
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Diana Varma
Jul 16, 202011 min read
007: The 10 Commandments of Type
Rules exist throughout our lives, including in the world of design and typography. I get that we have to have rules to maintain order in...
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Diana Varma
Jul 11, 20204 min read
006: Tomayto or Tomahto?
So which is it? To-MATE-o or to-MOT-o? And while we’re at it, is it a typeface or a font? Are they synonymous or is there a difference?...
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Diana Varma
Nov 25, 20192 min read
001: Oh Hey, Comic Sans
This episode is all about Comic Sans. Comic Sans is the cilantro of typefaces: either loved or hated with a passion. Comic Sans is also...
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