A few months ago I received a lovely email from a listener. It was the kind of unexpected, heartfelt, and generous note that means the world when I spend hours making this podcast, talking into the void and not knowing how (and even if!) messages are being received. I’ve grabbed a few different bits from the email, but the email sounded something like this: I just wanted to reach out and say a huge THANK YOU for producing such a fantastic podcast!!!! I stumbled across it last

Welcome back everybody! We’re 6+ weeks into the fall semester and I have the great pleasure of teaching my first podcasting course at Toronto Metropolitan University! The course is called MDM Podcast Lab: Design, Develop Distribute with around 20 students actively working to create their own podcasts. It’s been so much fun to imagine what a more linear path to podcasting than my own experience would look like, and build a workshop-style course to help guide digital media st

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Welcome back to this 3 part mini-series features 3 designers who bring different kinds of magazines to life. Last but not least we have...

We continue our 3 part mini-series featuring 3 designers who bring different kinds of magazines to life. Next up we have Alexandra...

Magazine love is in the air! This 3 part mini-series features 3 designers who bring different kinds of magazines to life. First up we...

Welcome back! This is a 3-part mini series about new ways of thinking about education, assessments, grading and ungrading with 3...

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Welcome back! This is the fifth and final episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of design and...

Welcome back! This is the fourth episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of design and typography pros...

Welcome back - I’m so glad you’re here. This is the third episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of...

Welcome back! This is the second episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of design and typography pros...

This is the first episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with a diverse range of design and typography pros from across North...

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