161: Inspiration 2.0 Featuring MDM 13.0
Inspiration is a mysterious, elusive and perhaps even divine interconnectedness between everyone and everything. Communication, both...
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Diana Varma
- Jun 13
- 3 min
148: Art Meets Science for Better Tomorrows with Camilo Saenz and Kristin Lewis
Let's do a quick association test. What pairs best with the following? Salt and... pepper! Peanut butter and... jam! Macaroni and......
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Diana Varma
- Jun 6
- 3 min
147: Live From Podcamp 2023: Break All the Rules
It was a really neat experience getting to speak at PodCamp 2023. I respect this small-in-size, large-in-stature, annual meeting of the...
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Diana Varma
- May 10
- 2 min
143: Brand New: Meg!
I am thrilled to introduce our guest in today’s episode: It’s Meg! Meg Lewis is a designer, illustrator, artist and all-around creative....
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Diana Varma
- Apr 6
- 1 min
140: Put Me In The Zoo (Part 2!)
My Dad’s favourite creative medium was audio. I have memories of my Dad pulling out blueprints, explaining a schematic of a sound system...
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Diana Varma
- Jan 24
- 10 min
136: Book BIG MAGIC
Serendipity [noun]: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Chance, fluke, luck. There is an...
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Diana Varma
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
135: Gratitude and Failure
As the calendar turns its final page in 2022 and I settle in for a long winter’s nap, it’s fun to look back at some of the Talk Paper...
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Diana Varma
- Dec 12, 2022
- 8 min
133: Inspiration Framework: Time to ACE It
This is the third and final episode in the series all about inspiration. Here I will share with you my thoughts on the topic of...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
132: Inspiration Matters Featuring MDM 11.0
I felt inspired to focus on the topic of inspiration for an entire class, based on a previously inspired moment. Welcome to Part 2 of our...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
131: Inspiration and Digital Media with Reilly Stephens of Pinterest
Before each new semester begins, I take a step back to see the big-picture view of my upcoming courses for the semester. For courses I’ve...
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Diana Varma
- 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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Diana Varma
- May 21, 2022
- 4 min
110: Listening x Creativity: Douglas Davis, Creative Strategist
In reading author Celeste Headlee’s book We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter, I marked up, underlined, highlighted and...
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Diana Varma
- May 21, 2022
- 3 min
109: Listening x Creativity: Jenna Beaton, Lawyer
One of the resources that encouraged my deep dive into listening is called You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters...
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Diana Varma
- May 17, 2022
- 4 min
108: Listening x Creativity: Jenna Kingston, Dog Trainer
In January 2018, our family was looking to adopt a dog. Our previous family dog (a Shetland Sheepdog named Molly) left the world the...
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Diana Varma
- May 16, 2022
- 4 min
107: Listening x Creativity: Drew Marshall, 3-Month Vow of Silence
Today’s guest has a very interesting life story. Here’s the abridged version: Drew Marshall was adopted, grew up in a funeral home,...
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