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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


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


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


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


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


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


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 22, 20202 min read


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


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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