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Diana Varma
3 hours ago2 min read
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...
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Diana Varma
2 days ago2 min read
228: Branding Trends and Trending Brands with Amelia Nash
I had the great pleasure of talking about branding trends and trending brands with the one and only Amelia Nash . Amelia is a...
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Diana Varma
6 days ago3 min read
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...
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Diana Varma
Feb 192 min read
226: Career Breaks and World Travel with Eden Kim
Today is a great day! You’ll meet one of my best friends, Eden Kim (or you might already know her… I’m convinced that she’s the most...
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Diana Varma
Feb 132 min read
225: Little Canada, Big Team Effort
Do you ever wonder what your life would be like at a 1:87 ratio of your current scale? I would stand 0.75” tall and my voice would...
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Diana Varma
Feb 102 min read
224: The Signs That Define Toronto with Kurt Kraler
Welcome back after our winter break! Over the coming months, I have an exciting line up of people I’m speaking to about creativity,...
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Diana Varma
Dec 18, 20242 min read
223: Delicious Web Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer of Pimp My Type
Welcome to the final stop on our international tour with guests from across the pond (and the final episode of 2024!). We’re headed to...
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Diana Varma
Dec 16, 20241 min read
222: Mindfully Creative with Radim Malinic
Welcome to the next stop on our international tour with guests from across the pond. This time, we’re headed to the UK to speak with...
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Diana Varma
Dec 13, 20242 min read
221: Breaking the (Printing) Mold with Alec Vivier-Reynaud
The next (and final 3 episodes of the year) are all recorded with guests from across the pond: France, the UK and Austria, respectively. ...
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Diana Varma
Dec 11, 20241 min read
220: Women of Type with Jess Goldsmith
Today I have with me Jess Goldsmith , founder of Women of Type ! Jess is an internationally recognized and award-winning lettering artist...
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Diana Varma
Dec 2, 20242 min read
219: Expanding Raleway to Support Accessible Tech with Michael Young
Welcome back! This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago while at DesignThinkers Toronto 2024, Canada’s largest graphic design...
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Diana Varma
Nov 25, 20243 min read
218: Live From DesignThinkers Toronto with Carl Shura!
This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago, Live from DesignThinkers Toronto 2024, Canada’s largest graphic design conference. This...
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Diana Varma
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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...
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Diana Varma
Nov 8, 20241 min read
216: Barns, Gumbo and Scriptoriums with Type Designer, Matthijs Herzberg
In this episode, I sit down with an incredible type designer to talk about his process, his letters and ultimately, barns, gumbo and...
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Diana Varma
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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...
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Diana Varma
Oct 22, 20242 min read
214: Sprinting Through Setbacks with Olympian Micha Powell
I have a special treat for everyone today! I’m chatting with Olympian and author, Micha Powell , about the process for writing and...
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Diana Varma
Oct 16, 20243 min read
Episode 213: Cultivating Collective Effervescence with Jeff Newberry of Mirvish’s The Lion King in Toronto
“Collective effervescence is the feeling of energy and harmony when people are engaged in a shared purpose. It is a joie de vivre that...
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Diana Varma
Oct 9, 20242 min read
212: Type Talk with Peter Ha
It’s Peter! Peter Ha is a designer, artist and educator. He is a co-founder of Equal Parts Studio, a Toronto-based contemporary graphic...
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Diana Varma
Oct 3, 20242 min read
211: Secret Ingredients with Johnny Cupcakes
What do Pumpkin spice, coffins and leprechauns have in common? Johnny Cupcakes, of course! And I have the man himself with me today. Why...
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Diana Varma
Sep 23, 20242 min read
210: Play, Passion Projects and Butts with Sophie Elinor Brown
Welcome to a fun deep dive into typography, play, passion projects and butts, with self-proclaimed Type Dork, Sophie Elinor Brown! Sophie...
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