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134: Pairing Type with Oliver of Pimp My Type
What do you get when you pair an Austrian type geek with a Canadian type nerd? Answer: Episode 134 of Talk Paper Scissors (talking all...

Diana Varma
Dec 13, 20222 min read


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


129: Geometos: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Geometos Neue Release Date: 2017 Designers: Depak Dogra Classification: Sans Serif Owned By: Graphite Claim to Fame: Futuristic...

Diana Varma
Oct 25, 20221 min read


128: Proxima Nova: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Proxima Nova Release Date: 2005 Designer: Mark Simonson Classification: Geometric Sans Serif Owned By: Mark Simonson Studio Claim...

Diana Varma
Oct 24, 20224 min read


127: ITC Benguiat: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: ITC Benguiat Release Date: 1977 Designers: Ed Benguiat Classification: Serif Display Owned By: International Typeface Corporation...

Diana Varma
Oct 14, 20221 min read


126: Times New Roman: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Times New Roman Release Date: 1932 Designers: Stanley Morison and Victor Lardent Classification: Mixed Transitional Old-Style...

Diana Varma
Oct 6, 20224 min read


125: Gill Sans: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Gill Sans Release Date: 1928 Designer: Eric Gill Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif Owned By: Monotype Claim to Fame: Typeface for...

Diana Varma
Sep 24, 20225 min read


124: Bodoni: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Bodoni Release Date: 1798 Designers: Giambattista Bodoni Classification: Modern Serif Script Owned By: Linotype Claim to Fame: One...

Diana Varma
Sep 9, 20222 min read


123: Didot: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Didot Release Date: Between 1784 and 1811 Designer: Firmin Didot Classification: Modern Serif Owned By: Various type foundries,...

Diana Varma
Sep 2, 20225 min read


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...

Diana Varma
Jun 16, 20224 min read


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...

Diana Varma
Jun 15, 20223 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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