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Diana Varma
Oct 12, 20237 min read
158: Lo-Res: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Lo-Res Release Date: 1985 Designer: Zuzana Licko Classification: Modular Sans-Serif Pixel Typeface Owned By: Emigre, Inc. Claim to...
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Diana Varma
Oct 11, 20236 min read
157: Impact: An Incomplete History of Type
Name: Impact Release Date: 1965 Designers: Geoffrey Lee Classification: Transitional Sans Serif Display Owned By: Monotype Imagining...
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Diana Varma
Oct 3, 20231 min read
156: Untapped Typographic Potential with Oliver of Pimp My Type
Oliver of Pimp My Type is back and he’s here to talk untapped typographic potential! In this conversation, Oliver explains what...
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Diana Varma
Oct 24, 20224 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...
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Diana Varma
Oct 14, 20221 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...
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Diana Varma
Oct 6, 20224 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...
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Diana Varma
Sep 24, 20225 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...
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Diana Varma
Sep 9, 20222 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...
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Diana Varma
Jun 16, 20224 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...
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Diana Varma
Jun 15, 20223 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...
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Diana Varma
Jun 14, 20222 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,...
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Diana Varma
Mar 21, 20224 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...
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Diana Varma
Jul 16, 202011 min read
007: The 10 Commandments of Type
Rules exist throughout our lives, including in the world of design and typography. I get that we have to have rules to maintain order in...
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Diana Varma
Jul 11, 20204 min read
006: Tomayto or Tomahto?
So which is it? To-MATE-o or to-MOT-o? And while we’re at it, is it a typeface or a font? Are they synonymous or is there a difference?...
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