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223: Delicious Web Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer of Pimp My Type

Dec 182 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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221: Breaking the (Printing) Mold with Alec Vivier-Reynaud

Diana Varma

Dec 132 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 111 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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219: Expanding Raleway to Support Accessible Tech with Michael Young

Diana Varma

Dec 22 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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218: Live From DesignThinkers Toronto with Carl Shura!

Diana Varma

Nov 253 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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216: Barns, Gumbo and Scriptoriums with Type Designer, Matthijs Herzberg

Diana Varma

Nov 81 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 92 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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210: Play, Passion Projects and Butts with Sophie Elinor Brown

Diana Varma

Sep 232 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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207: Techno, Type, Zines and Chaos with Dominic Ayre

Diana Varma

Jun 232 min read

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...

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191: Emerging Typeface Designers Max Berardi & Cecilia Ly

Diana Varma

May 32 min read

191: Emerging Typeface Designers Max Berardi & Cecilia Ly

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

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190:Experimentation, Iteration & Democratization in Font Creation with with Franz Hoffman of Fontself

Diana Varma

Apr 303 min read

190:Experimentation, Iteration & Democratization in Font Creation with with Franz Hoffman of Fontself

One of my favourite things is connecting with someone around a shared passion, whether in-person or virtually, whether locally or...

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189: Designing Variable Type with That That Harbor Bickmore

Diana Varma

Apr 172 min read

189: Designing Variable Type with That That Harbor Bickmore

Today’s guest is the best designer in the world! [Source: his website, TheBestDesignerInTheWorld.com] His name is Harbor Bickmore and he...

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186: Typefaces of Toronto with Jeremy Gladstone

Diana Varma

Apr 43 min read

186: Typefaces of Toronto with Jeremy Gladstone

There are few things more typographically satisfying than recognizing type in the wild. Gotham over here, Futura over there, Helvetica...

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185: Constraint and Consistency with Ben O'Neil

Diana Varma

Apr 31 min read

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,...

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182: Arial: An Incomplete History of Type

Diana Varma

Mar 152 min read

182: Arial: An Incomplete History of Type

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

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181: Myriad: An Incomplete History of Type

Diana Varma

Mar 144 min read

181: Myriad: An Incomplete History of Type

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

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180: Baskerville: An Incomplete History of Type

Diana Varma

Mar 136 min read

180: Baskerville: An Incomplete History of Type

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

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179: Luxurious Letterforms with David Soto

Diana Varma

Mar 112 min read

179: Luxurious Letterforms with David Soto

This is the sixth (bonus!) episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with type professionals from all over the world! We just...

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178: Aligning Type and Aligning Values with Melanie Johnsson

Diana Varma

Mar 82 min read

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...

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177: Chalk Paper Scissors with Andrea Cataro

Diana Varma

Mar 62 min read

177: Chalk Paper Scissors with Andrea Cataro

This is the fourth episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with type professionals from all over the world! We just finished...

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