June - 2022

122: I Didn't Do The Thing Today with Madeleine Dore

Jun 30, 2022
10 min

122: I Didn't Do The Thing Today with Madeleine Dore

I Didn’t Do The Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt. When I first heard of this book by author Madeleine Dore, the title immediately grabbed my attention. (Kudos to Madeleine and her publishing team for grabbing the attention of the target audience!) I downloaded the audiobook so I could walk and listen. I recognize the irony in trying to be as productive as possible while listening to a book to overcome productivity guilt, but here we are… And as a bonus bit of iro

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121: Mags 2022: Printing Magazines with Steph Beveridge of Hemlock Printers

Diana Varma

Jun 24, 2022
1 min

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, BC. In this conversation, Steph explains the types of magazines Hemlock prints and the ways in which small, niche publications are growing their audiences. Steph shares a breakdown of typical printing processes for magazines, trends in magazine printing (including size, paper and finish), as well as actionable tips for designing with print in

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120: Mags 2022: Designing Magazines with Lonelle Selbo of LIFE AU LAIT

Diana Varma

Jun 23, 2022
2 min

120: Mags 2022: Designing Magazines with Lonelle Selbo of LIFE AU LAIT

Meet Lonelle Selbo, publisher and designer of LIFE AU LAIT Magazine, a digital publication serving Prince Edward County (PEC), Ontario, Canada. In this conversation, Lonelle explains her magazine’s origin story, why digital is the right format for her publication and the way she’s adapted to help local businesses promote themselves during the pandemic. Lonelle defines maximalism and how she embraces it in the design of LIFE AU LAIT Magazine. She also explains how she uses rul

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119: Mags 2022: Publishing Magazines with Greg Davis of Melanistic Magazine

Diana Varma

Jun 22, 2022
3 min

119: Mags 2022: Publishing Magazines with Greg Davis of Melanistic Magazine

It’s been just about a year since I released my last magazine miniseries. In 2021, I taught the course ‘Magazine Production and Publishing’ at Toronto Metropolitan University twice; once in the spring term and once in the summer. During each of these course offerings, our class hosted three guests each for a total of six guests who spoke about the business of magazines, the design of magazines and the production of magazines. I recorded these live conversations in our virtual

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118: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Lisa Anchin, Picture Book Author & Artist

Diana Varma

Jun 21, 2022
3 min

118: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Lisa Anchin, Picture Book Author & Artist

In this last episode of this three-part miniseries all about big emotions in creative living, I sit down with Lisa Anchin, children’s book author and illustrator. Several months ago I was at my local library with my kids after it had fully re-opened, closed for years because of the pandemic. Get me in the picture book section of a library and I am like a kid in a candy store, picking up and leafing through everything I can get my hands on. I love children’s books for many rea

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117: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Jamie Roberts of Rock That Creative Job

Diana Varma

Jun 20, 2022
2 min

117: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Jamie Roberts of Rock That Creative Job

Continuing our discussion of big emotions in creative living, today I am joined by entrepreneur Jaime Roberts of Rock That Creative Job. I first connected with Jamie when she saw my colourful outfits online and felt that we were kindred spirits. She, too, is expressive and has the desire to create, as well as help others in her work. I’m so glad I got the chance to meet Jamie and also to sit down to have this conversation that you’re about to hear today all about how she help

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116: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Nicola Hamilton & LeeAndra Cianci of The Scaries

Diana Varma

Jun 17, 2022
5 min

116: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Nicola Hamilton & LeeAndra Cianci of The Scaries

Big emotions in creative living. It’s a big, important topic equally necessary for those who are just starting out in industry, seasoned professionals and everyone in between. In this three-part miniseries dedicated to this topic, you’ll meet four incredible women who are challenging the status quo when it comes to being vulnerable about their journeys in creative living. And while struggling with creative confidence is not something unique to women, through my own experience

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115: Font Futures: Indigenous Syllabic Type Revitalization with Kevin King

Diana Varma

Jun 16, 2022
4 min

115: Font Futures: Indigenous Syllabic Type Revitalization with Kevin King

I love and admire the work produced by the folks at The Weekly Typographic podcast. Their weekly emails are one of the few emails I actually look forward to receiving. It’s jam-packed full of valuable, curated resources about what’s happening in the type world. One of the recent articles they directed me to was called: North American Syllabics fonts developed in collaboration with Indigenous communities, a collaborative project between Netherlands-based type design company, T

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114: Font Futures: Variable Font Technology with Charles Nix of Monotype

Diana Varma

Jun 15, 2022
3 min

114: Font Futures: Variable Font Technology with Charles Nix of Monotype

I was first introduced to the work of Charles Nix, Type Director at Monotype, years ago through a LinkedIn Learning course he created about Learning Type Design. This series of videos has become an incredible resource that I’ve leaned on when teaching my typography classes. Charles has been a co-instructor of sorts in my Advanced Typography class this semester, as I’ve handled the high-level, big picture ideas moving the type industry forward, while I’ve invited students to w

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113: Font Futures: Emerging Typeface Designers Nate Evangelista & Sarah Zahavi

Diana Varma

Jun 14, 2022
2 min

113: Font Futures: Emerging Typeface Designers Nate Evangelista & Sarah Zahavi

Welcome to the future… font futures: a three-part miniseries dedicated to what will continue to evolve as it relates to design, technology and the greater societal shifts that the world type can help facilitate. Part of what we can expect is new innovative ideas that are pushing the boundaries of typeface design. One of my very favourite things that I’ve been able to do with this podcast Is lift incredible student work out of the black hole of the assignment dropbox where too

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Diana Varma

Jun 3, 2022
2 min

112: The Little Friends of Printmaking!

I first learned about The Little Friends of Printmaking through one of their many awesome process videos that they share online. The duo creates these incredible, whimsical and captivating prints to share with the world. I immediately reached out (as I’d love to do) and I was so happy when they said that they would be down for a chat about all things nerdy and awesome in printmaking. JW and Melissa Buchanan are The Little Friends of Printmaking, a duo of printmakers, illustra

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111: Listening x Creativity: Dr. Christine Wozniak, Chiropractor

Diana Varma

Jun 1, 2022
3 min

111: Listening x Creativity: Dr. Christine Wozniak, Chiropractor

Good morning! As this series about what’s at the intersection of listening and creativity comes to an end, I’m sharing the soundtrack that has been layered underneath each early start for me this spring season as I work on writing, editing and producing this podcast series. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed listening to and learning from the 11 guests; their multidisciplinary understanding of the who, what, when, where, why and how of listening has opened my eyes to new ways of thinkin

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