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
Mar 274 min read
184: The 96-Layer Screen Print With Heather J.A. Thomson
In the world of commercial offset printing that I know and love, we most often print with 4-colours: cyan, magenta, yellow and black...
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Diana Varma
Feb 142 min read
173: Work and Play and Play and Work with Ryan Kough
I’m thrilled to introduce my guest today, Ryan Kough, who believes in design as a community-building tool creating partnerships between...
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Diana Varma
Dec 8, 20233 min read
168: Micro + Macro Calendars with Phoebe Todd-Parrish and Ana Rita Morais
We are 23 days away from 2024 and with me today are two fantastic Toronto-based makers with calendars for us to enjoy all 366 days of the...
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Diana Varma
Nov 22, 20232 min read
163: Podcasting in Printmaking with Hello, Print Friend's Miranda Metcalf
Let's continue our journey, speaking with movers and shakers in the printing, typography and design spaces who make space for others...
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Diana Varma
Nov 20, 20233 min read
162: Print Isn’t Dead with People of Print’s Marcroy Smith
I recently had the pleasure of joining 2100 other creatives at Canada’s largest design conference, DesignThinkers Toronto 2023. In a...
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Diana Varma
Oct 26, 20232 min read
160: Celebrated Book Design with Coralie Bickford-Smith
I have a special episode for you today! In this conversation, you’ll hear from the iconic illustrator, storyteller, designer and Book...
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Diana Varma
Jun 20, 20232 min read
152: Print Publishing Possibilities with Chris Fraser of Moveable Inc.
Welcome back to the fourth episode in this magazine series. Here you’ll meet Chris Fraser, Chief Finder - Business Development for...
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Diana Varma
Jun 24, 20221 min read
121: Mags 2022: Printing Magazines with Steph Beveridge of Hemlock Printers
In this final episode in the mags 2022 miniseries, you’ll hear from Steph Beveridge, Account Manager at Hemlock Printers in Vancouver,...
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Diana Varma
Jun 2, 20213 min read
055: Creativity in Magazine Publishing with Wayward Arts Magazine
Over the next three episodes in this Magazine Miniseries, we will hear from amazing people doing amazing work in the field of magazine...
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Diana Varma
Apr 16, 20211 min read
045: ASMR x Talk: Reading Ch.2 The History of Print
In this episode, Diana softly reads Chapter 2: The History of Print from the Introduction to Graphic Communication textbook by Harvey...
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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 5, 202013 min read
014: It's Fun to Stay at the YMCK!
Today we’re talking all about my favourite thing in the world: colour. And more specifically, the rainbow! I arrange books on my...
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Diana Varma
Dec 6, 20196 min read
004: Gutenberg
It was a warm spring day in the town of Mainz, Germany where rays of sun danced around the clouds that cast shadows on the ground. There...
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Diana Varma
Dec 4, 20196 min read
003: Book Printing 101
I love books, that’s no secret. And today we’re talking books and the making of books. This episode could also have been called “my...
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Diana Varma
Nov 24, 20191 min read
Welcome to Talk Paper Scissors!
Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. In...
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