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130: Graphic Design is Fun Meets Talk Paper Scissors
Dan Alan is a Canadian graphic designer specializing in brand identity design. Passionate about all things design and typography, Dan's...

Diana Varma
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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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,...

Diana Varma
Jun 23, 20222 min read
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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...

Diana Varma
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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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....

Diana Varma
Jun 20, 20222 min read
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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,...

Diana Varma
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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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...

Diana Varma
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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100: Desert Island Typefaces with Mark Simonson
I started this podcast exactly 28 months ago with a gut feeling, a creative urge and a curiosity about all things podcasting in an...

Diana Varma
Mar 21, 20224 min read
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099: ABCs of GCM: S-&
We learn our ABCs as preschoolers; we begin to write down our alphabet, combine letters into words into sentences and eventually into...

Diana Varma
Mar 7, 20229 min read
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098: ABCs of GCM: J-R
We learn our ABCs as preschoolers; we begin to write down our alphabet, combine letters into words into sentences and eventually into...

Diana Varma
Mar 1, 202210 min read
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097: ABCs of GCM: A-I
We learn our ABCs as preschoolers; we begin to write down our alphabet, combine letters into words into sentences and eventually into...

Diana Varma
Feb 28, 202212 min read
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095: Olympic Design Systems with Paul Twa
The 24th Winter Olympic Games are underway! Already in these Beijing 2022 games, we’ve seen acts of courage, athleticism and the coming...

Diana Varma
Feb 18, 20224 min read
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091: Intersection: Kate Hunter, LEGO Artist
In the previous episode, we met Sarah Dennis who shared how she creates her paper cut masterpieces by focusing on negative space, the...

Diana Varma
Jan 31, 20224 min read
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076: All Things Letraset with Jonathan Valelly
I recently sat down with a very special individual to talk about nostalgic and noteworthy pursuits in the world of graphic design and of...

Diana Varma
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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075: Accessible Publishing with Kelly Dermody and Adam Chaboryk
Throughout this series, you’ve heard guests say that PDFs pose a challenge to barrier-free document access. This is one of the greatest...

Diana Varma
Oct 22, 20215 min read
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074: Accessible Social Media with Theresa Mabe
You’ve heard the term ‘alternative text’ (or ‘alt-text’, for short) in several of the episodes so far... and this episode is no...

Diana Varma
Oct 20, 20214 min read
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073: Accessible Digital Spaces with Mel Sutjiadi
One of my absolute favourite accessible design resources is a homegrown document created by the Association of Registered Graphic...

Diana Varma
Oct 13, 20213 min read
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072: Accessible Design Process with Josh Skinner
A couple of episodes ago, I mentioned that the topics of accessibility and inclusion are near and dear to my heart. Here’s why: My uncle...

Diana Varma
Oct 8, 20212 min read
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071: Accessibility Legislation with Lee Eldridge
The AODA is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and it is groundbreaking legislation, enacted in 2005, with the goal of...

Diana Varma
Sep 26, 20213 min read
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070: Accessible Communication with Kevin Shaw
Accessibility. Equity. Diversity. Inclusion. In 2018 I was granted the opportunity to be a part of developing our schools first...

Diana Varma
Sep 19, 20213 min read
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069: A Typographic Revolution with Olivia Kane of The Weekly Typographic
I was recently brushing up on my typographic news (as one is ought to do), and I came across a really excellent podcast called The Weekly...

Diana Varma
Aug 27, 20212 min read
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