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171: Constructing Invert with Anna Khorash
In this final episode of 2024, I sit down with type designer, Anna Khorash. Anna is currently based in The Hague, Netherlands, where she...

Diana Varma
Dec 15, 20232 min read


170: Legibility, Readability and Likeability with Eleni Beveratou, Creative Director Dalton Maag
The conversation you’re about to hear is the second episode recorded live at RGD’s DesignThinkers Toronto 2023 conference. I sat down...

Diana Varma
Dec 13, 20232 min read


169: Fonts for a Connected World with Typotheque's Peter Bil'ak and Kevin King
For the first time in almost 170 episodes, I recorded live with guests in the same room, which was a completely new, different and...

Diana Varma
Dec 12, 20233 min read


167: Canada's Home for Graphic Designers with RGD's Hilary Ashworth and Nicola Hamilton
The final stop on our journey hearing from those in industry who make space for others through community-building, we have the...

Diana Varma
Dec 5, 20232 min read


166: Living the Goodtype with Katie Johnson and Ilana Griffo
Next on our journey hearing from those in industry who make space for others through community-building, we have Katie Johnson and Ilana...

Diana Varma
Dec 1, 20232 min read


164: Preserving Canada's Type History with the Canadian Typography Archives and Sam Archibald
Next on our journey hearing from those in industry who make space for others through community-building, we have the newly-launched...

Diana Varma
Nov 24, 20232 min read


163: Podcasting in Printmaking with Hello, Print Friend's Miranda Metcalf
Let's continue our journey, speaking with movers and shakers in the printing, typography and design spaces who make space for others...

Diana Varma
Nov 22, 20232 min read


162: Print Isn’t Dead with People of Print’s Marcroy Smith
I recently had the pleasure of joining 2100 other creatives at Canada’s largest design conference, DesignThinkers Toronto 2023. In a...

Diana Varma
Nov 20, 20233 min read


161: Inspiration 2.0 Featuring MDM 13.0
Inspiration is a mysterious, elusive and perhaps even divine interconnectedness between everyone and everything. Communication, both...

Diana Varma
Nov 7, 20236 min read


160: Celebrated Book Design with Coralie Bickford-Smith
I have a special episode for you today! In this conversation, you’ll hear from the iconic illustrator, storyteller, designer and Book...

Diana Varma
Oct 26, 20232 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...

Diana Varma
Oct 3, 20231 min read


155: Showing Up & Growing Up as a Commercial Illustrator with Mr. Tom Froese
I met Tom at DesignThinkers Vancouver in May of this year where he was facilitating an illustration workshop. After the day’s events, he...

Diana Varma
Sep 21, 20232 min read


154: An Inclusive Vision for Magazine Publishing with Justine Abigail Yu of Living Hyphen
Welcome back to the sixth and final episode in this magazine series. Here you’ll meet Justine Abigail Yu, Founder of Living Hyphen...

Diana Varma
Jun 22, 20232 min read


151: Digital Publishing Possibilities with Audrey Vandenbroeck of Issuu
Welcome back to the third episode in this magazine series. Here you’ll meet Audrey Vandenbroeck, Vice President of Customer Success at...

Diana Varma
Jun 19, 20232 min read


150: Macro Trends in Magazine Publishing with James Hewes of FIPP
Welcome back to the second episode in this 6-part magazine series. Here you’ll meet James Hewes, CEO of FIPP, a global magazine industry...

Diana Varma
Jun 16, 20232 min read


149: Micro Trends in Magazine Publishing with Nicola Hamilton of Issues
It’s that time of year again: magazines, magazines, magazines! I’m thrilled to bring you 6 new episodes recorded over two semesters with...

Diana Varma
Jun 15, 20232 min read


148: Art Meets Science for Better Tomorrows with Camilo Saenz and Kristin Lewis
Let's do a quick association test. What pairs best with the following? Salt and... pepper! Peanut butter and... jam! Macaroni and......

Diana Varma
Jun 13, 20233 min read


146: Emerging Typeface Designers Nicole Galindo & Cameron Mady
It's become a Talk Paper Scissors tradition to feature the incredible work of up-and-coming typeface designers in this space (check out...

Diana Varma
May 30, 20232 min read


145: Brand New: Identity Design for Medieval Torture Devices with Parcel
This is the final episode in the Brand New series where you’ll hear from Richard Nalli-Petta of Parcel in Toronto chat about his work for...

Diana Varma
May 17, 20232 min read


144: Brand New: Design for Social Good with Loop
Welcome to the second episode in our Brand New series all about brand identity design. Today’s episode features the passionate and...

Diana Varma
May 15, 20232 min read
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