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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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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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044: Zapfino Arabic with Nadine Chahine: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Zapfino Arabic Release Date: 2014 Designer: Nadine Chahine Classification: Calligraphic Owned By: Linotype Claim to Fame: This...

Diana Varma
Apr 10, 20213 min read
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043: Freight: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Freight Release Date: 2005 Designers: Joshua Darden and GarageFont Design Classification: Humanist Owned By: Phil’s Fonts Inc....

Diana Varma
Apr 10, 20214 min read
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042: Gotham: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Gotham Release Date: 2000 Designers: Tobias Frere-Jones Classification: Geometric sans serif Owned By: Hoefler&Co. Claim to Fame:...

Diana Varma
Apr 4, 20217 min read
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041: We Meet Again, Comic Sans: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Comic Sans Release Date: 1994 Designers: Vincent Connare Classification: Sans serif script Owned By: Microsoft Corporation Claim to...

Diana Varma
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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040: Wingdings: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Wingdings Release Date: 1990 Designers: Charles Bigelow & Kris Holmes Classification: Dingbats Owned By: Bigelow & Holmes,...

Diana Varma
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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039: Papyrus: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Papyrus Release Date: 1982 Designer: Chris Costello Classification: Fantasy Owned By: Letraset Claim to Fame: Used and abused in...

Diana Varma
Mar 10, 20216 min read
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038: ITC Zapf Chancery: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: ITC Zapf Chancery Release Date: 1979 Designer: Hermann Zapf Classification: Script Owned By: Linotype Claim to Fame: The first and...

Diana Varma
Mar 9, 20215 min read
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037: Helvetica: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Helvetica Release Date: 1957 Designer: Max Miedinger, Eduard Hoffmann Classification: Neo-Grotesque Sans Serif Owned By: Haas Type...

Diana Varma
Mar 7, 20215 min read
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036: Futura: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Futura Release Date: 1927 Designer: Paul Renner Classification: Geometric Sans Serif Owned By: The Bauer Type Foundry Claim to...

Diana Varma
Feb 24, 20214 min read
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035: Blackletter: An Incomplete History of Type
From type tales to type fails, this is the first in a 10-part series of an incomplete history of type. By exploring the history of type...

Diana Varma
Feb 24, 20218 min read
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026: Introducing Two Emerging Typeface Designers
In today’s episode I have the honour and pleasure to introduce you to two creative, innovative and talented emerging designers who are...

Diana Varma
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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025: Talk Paper Quizzers - TT, S&S, DD, CC
Welcome to our third Talk Paper Quizzers episode where contestants answer trivia questions to compete for the completely fictional,...

Diana Varma
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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024: Saving the World, One Typeface at a Time
Some typefaces are designed to be legible, others to be beautiful, others to be odd, eccentric and quirky. But some typefaces are...

Diana Varma
Nov 29, 20206 min read
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023: Typecast
From The Great Gatsby, to Monsters, Inc., to The Godfather, typography has a significant role to play in film. From typefaces on movie...

Diana Varma
Nov 22, 20208 min read
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022: Epic Ampersand
The ampersand (you know, the ‘and’ symbol) might be my absolute favourite glyph. Ampersands are expressive, they’re classic, they’re...

Diana Varma
Nov 15, 20209 min read
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021: Design at Buzzfeed with Sarah Aspler
We’ve made it to the 21st episode and I have another very special interview for you. Sarah Aspler, Senior Editor at Buzzfeed, joins us on...

Diana Varma
Nov 14, 20202 min read
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020: Iconic Toronto Typography with Christopher Rouleau
I’m so excited for today’s episode! Christopher Rouleau, Toronto-based graphic designer, letterer and visual artist, joins us on today’s...

Diana Varma
Nov 7, 20201 min read
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019: Toronto Typography: Sports Edition
We’ve got the Leafs, we’ve got the Jays, we’ve got the Toronto FC, and we’ve got the Raptors. Today we’re talking Toronto sports... with...

Diana Varma
Nov 7, 202015 min read
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