155: Showing Up & Growing Up as a Commercial Illustrator with Mr. Tom Froese
I met Tom at DesignThinkers Vancouver in May of this year where he was facilitating an illustration workshop. After the day’s events, he...
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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 30
- 2 min
146: Emerging Typeface Designers Nicole Galindo & Cameron Mady
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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Diana Varma
- Apr 5
- 2 min
139: Heart-Centredness in the Classroom and Beyond with Dr. Robyn Bourgeois
In our final episode of this series, Nat and I have the immense pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Robyn Bourgeois to learn from her...
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Diana Varma
- Mar 28
- 2 min
138: The Future of Design Education with Dr. Ana Rita Morais
We’re back at it! My creative confidant, Nat Lumby, and I recently sat down with a design education leader, Dr. Ana Rita Morais. Ana Rita...
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Diana Varma
- Feb 15
- 4 min
137: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Gail-Ann Wilson Mitchell
Equity, diversity and inclusion. Human-centred education in the midst of a technological tidal wave. Student well-being in the classroom...
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Diana Varma
- Mar 7, 2022
- 9 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Mar 1, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Feb 28, 2022
- 12 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
062: Flexible Learning & Teaching with Dr. Maha Bali
In my continued study of social justice issues specific to the design industry, I found the incredible work of Sasha Costanza-Chock....
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Diana Varma
- Jul 5, 2021
- 7 min
061: Lights! Camera? Action! The Case for 'Cameras Turned Off' Classrooms
A regular weekday morning in my new workspace looks a little different now than it did pre-pandemic. I have my laptop, notebook, and...
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Diana Varma
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
060: Pausing in Pedagogy with Daryll Wilson
In today’s episode of Talk Paper Scissors, we’re continuing our quest of reflecting on a year of virtual learning and teaching. With me...
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Diana Varma
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
059: Reflecting on a Year of Virtual Teaching with Nat Lumby, Jay Wong and Chris Ambedkar
Hooray for friends! Today’s episode features 3 of them! I have the wonderful good fortune of working with some great people, including...
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Diana Varma
- Jun 24, 2021
- 6 min
058: Serious Fun
Imagine otters. Cute, adorable otters. Surprisingly, there is a lot we can learn from otters, especially the ways in which they innovate...
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Diana Varma
- May 25, 2021
- 6 min
054: Extra Bold with Ellen Lupton
Today is a special day. It’s not every day that you have the chance to sit down and chat with one of your professional idols. “Ellen...
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Diana Varma
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
049: Dear Professor, Let's Talk Paper Scissors with Anna Lang and Katelyn O'Brien
While I love podcasting and exploring storytelling in an audio format, my day job is as a lecturer at a university in Toronto, Canada....
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