x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Talk Paper Scissors

Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. Diana loves nothing more than getting creative with Creatives about all things creative. Ready to have some fun? Let"s Talk Paper Scissors!

arts design

All Episodes

9:28

Eurostile: An Incomplete History of Type

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/27

Send us a textFrom 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 has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 5!)This episode is guest hosted by Sam Weinberg.Name: EurostileRelease Date: 1962Designer: Aldo NovareseClassification: GeometricOwned By: URW Type FoundryClaim to Fame: Popular in Sci-fi media and space exploration branding. Used in the original Dr Who title sequence.I'm all about

en-ca

5:11

Abhaya Libre: An Incomplete History of Type

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/26

Send us a textFrom 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 has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 5!)This episode is guest hosted by Joanne Liao.Name: Abhaya Libre Release Date: 2015Designer: Sol MatasClassification: SerifOwned By: The Abhaya Libre Project AuthorsClaim to Fame: It’s a redesigned version of the existing FM Abhaya typeface made suitable for the Latin alphabet.I'm

en-ca

10:40

Lexend: An Incomplete History of Type

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/25

Send us a textFrom 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 has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 5!)This episode is guest hosted by Matthew Karton.Name: Lexend Release Date: 2019Designers: Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Linnea Lundquist, and later Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor GómezClassification: Sans-SerifOwned By: The Lexend ProjectClaim to Fame: An early typeface designed for

en-ca

8:47

Georgia: An Incomplete History of Type

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/24

Send us a textFrom 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 has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 5!)This episode is guest hosted by Darrab Qureshi.Name: GeorgiaRelease Date: 1996Designer: Matthew CarterClassification: Transitional Scotch Roman styleOwned By: Microsoft CorporationClaim to Fame: A font created and tailored for on-screen display, Georgia was designed to be highly

en-ca

42:28

Looking Past the Brush with Koy Suntichotinun

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/21

Send us a textThis is the fifth and final episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!This episode features Koy Sun, a seasoned Thai American artist, whose decade-long journey through the realms of custom lettering and illustration has recently expanded into the vibrant territories of sign painting and mural work. In this episode, you’ll hear Koy talk about his introduction to letterforms and using the

en-ca

30:29

Baselines and Basslines with Jamie Chang of Manic Type

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/18

Send us a textThis is the fourth episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!This episode features Jamie Chang, founder of Manic Type in Toronto, Canada. You’ll hear Jamie draw parallels between brand identity design and type design, better understand his process and hear about ways that designing a typeface can get out of hand (in a both a good way and bad way). You’ll hear how Jamie decides what kind of

en-ca

32:17

A Legacy in Lettering with Jessica Hische

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/13

Send us a textThis is the third episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!In this episode features the legendary, Jessica Hische. You’ll hear Jessica’s origin story in graphic design and illustration, how she works with sources of inspiration and what her process looks like (yes, verbal brainstorming!). You’ll hear how and why technology has changed Jessica’s process and how she thinks about the topic on so

en-ca

30:26

Lettering, Signs and Graphic Design with Chris Rouleau

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/11

Send us a textThis is the second episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!In this episode you’ll hear about Chris’ recent projects, the magic to be found in creative constraints, and helpful advice about where to find inspiration. You’ll hear about Chris’ typical process, his thoughts on how many is too many typefaces and advice for muralists looking to scale up and transfer designs onto a wall. Lastly,

en-ca

37:07

Illustration and Brand Collaboration with Fiorella...

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/06

Send us a textThis is the first episode in a 5-part guest lecture series in GCM 806 Advanced Typography, speaking with design typography pros from across North America!In this episode you’ll hear design, illustrator and content creator, Fiorella Granda, discuss her relatively recent shift to full-time illustration, her creative process and the way passion projects fuel her work with big brands (including details about her project in Toronto with the WNBA). You’ll also learn about Fiorella’s

en-ca

55:11

Behind the Scenes with Mufasa (Oren Williamson on...

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/03/03

Send us a textOn the heels of his debut as Mufasa in Mirvish’s The Lion King last Friday night, Oren Williamson is here to chat all things creativity, collaboration and comedy! In this episode, you’ll hear Oren’s origin story moving through his non-linear creative journey. You’ll hear him explain the process to play a role in The Lion King’s production, as well as a moment-by-moment account of what was going on in his mind on stage as Mufasa for the first time.We talk all of my favourite topics:

en-ca

30:24

Creating as a Designer AND an Artist with Zach Litoff

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/02/27

Send us a textHave 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 other? Enter Zach Litoff, a multi-media artist AND designer whose work blends art and design to create visually compelling narratives. He’s here to chat about existing in both worlds and the benefits he’s found in living in multiple creative spaces. In this conversation you’ll hear about Zach’s multi passionate interests in art, science and athletics

en-ca

47:58

Branding Trends and Trending Brands with Amelia Nash

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/02/25

Send us a textWe’re talking about brands with multi award winning designer Amelia Nash, Brand & Marketing Manager for the School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding program and Senior Staff Writer for PRINT Magazine.In this conversation, you’ll hear about Amelia’s predictions in branding through 2025 related to strategy, design and emerging practices.She shares her excitement about typographic revival in brand identity design and sustainable practices in packaging. You’ll hear about the way

en-ca

45:49

Portfolio Advice You Need to Hear with Robert Smith

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/02/21

Send us a textLet’s talk portfolios!Meet Robert Smith, a seasoned creative leader, branding strategist, and published author with over 30 years of experience in the design and marketing industry. He is the architect/creative director of the beloved Farm Boy brand. With a reputation for blending creativity with business acumen, Robert has been recognized with more than 100 industry awards for excellence in design and branding.In this conversation full of rich insights, you’ll hear why even bad

en-ca

43:54

Career Breaks and World Travel with Eden Kim

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/02/19

Send us a textIn this episode, you’ll meet one of Diana's best friends, Eden Kim, who talks about her recent career break travelling around the world and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Eden considers herself a global citizen, with home being wherever her heart happens to be visiting at any given time. Over the years, she’s transformed from a 21-year-old from South Korea who didn’t speak English to someone who moved to Canada alone, built a cross-border career, and became a fearless

en-ca

27:07

Little Canada, Big Team Effort

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/02/13

Send us a textBack your bags, we’re going on a trip! Today I am speaking with Mark Domanski, Director of Destinations, who oversees the build and expansion of the immersive miniature exhibits at Little Canada. In this conversation, you’ll hear about the design and creative collaboration within Little Canada, as well as the attraction’s origin story. You’ll learn about the interdisciplinary nature of the build team, and materials and techniques used to create the models.You’ll hear how storytelling

en-ca

37:59

The Signs That Define Toronto with Kurt Kraler

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2025/02/10

Send us a textToday we are talking about signs that define Toronto! Featured today is Kurt Kraler, a registered Architect (OAA) and project manager at ERA Architects and co-creator of the book “The Signs That Define Toronto”.In this episode you’ll better understand how and why signs can tell us so much about the changing culture of a city, including iconic signs like Honest Ed’s, Tip Top Tailors and Zanzibar (and why the latter is particularly unique). You’ll learn how signs can shape community

en-ca

56:11

Delicious Web Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer of...

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2024/12/18

Send us a textThis final episode of 2024 features Austrian interface and app designer and fellow type geek, Oliver Schöndorfer. In this episode, you’ll learn LOTS about web typography, specifically:How Oliver defines web typographyWeb font hierarchy The ins and outs of choosing a typeface for the webThe difference between ‘web fonts’ and ‘web safe fonts’A brief history of web typographyThe crossovers between typography for print and typography for the webThe way that screen size plays a role in

en-ca

48:03

Mindfully Creative with Radim Malinic

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2024/12/16

Send us a textThis episode features Radim Malinic, the creative director and designer at the helm of award-winning branding and creative studio Brand Nu Studio and the independent publishing firm Brand Nu Books. In this episode, you’ll hear about Radim’s journey and evolution with mindfulness techniques, why Radim is a self-described ‘Eternally Curious Idiot’, what his unbalanced existence used to look like versus what his more balanced existence looks like now. We chat about failure, opportunity

en-ca

27:32

Breaking the (Printing) Mold with Alec Vivier-Reynaud

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2024/12/13

Send us a textThis episode features Alec Vivier-Reynaud, a french bio-designer and graphic designer. At the intersection of biology and graphic design, his biodesign researches propose a new paradigm where images become living entities. You’ll hear about Alec’s love of printmaking and how Alec’s proprietary process works. If you think combining cyan, magenta, yellow and black is cool, you’ll be fascinated by what happens when you combine bio inks (think beyond colour to texture, volume, shine and

en-ca

20:51

Women of Type with Jess Goldsmith

Talk Paper Scissors ·

2024/12/11

Send us a textThis episode features Jess Goldsmith, founder of Women of Type!In this episode, you’ll hear about Jess’ role in the world of type, including the community she’s created, uplifting and amplifying the work of women and non-binary artists in the typography and lettering industry. You'll also hear about recent features that Jess is jazzed about and ways to get featured on the women of Type page.Finally, Jess shares great advice for creative professionals everywhere.I'm all about

en-ca

280 results

Similar Podcasts

Start The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!

thebookvoice.com

Get Hooked On The Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook Experience!

thebookvoice.com

西四五条

主播郑捕头

Podcast Patapoe

0d0a

On Mic Podcast

Jordan Rich