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222: Mindfully Creative with Radim Malinic
Welcome to the next stop on our international tour with guests from across the pond. This time, we’re headed to the UK to speak with...

Diana Varma
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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214: Sprinting Through Setbacks with Olympian Micha Powell
I have a special treat for everyone today! I’m chatting with Olympian and author, Micha Powell , about the process for writing and...

Diana Varma
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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208: XR Possibilities in Publishing with Immersive Technology Specialist, Michael Carter-Arlt
Welcome to the sixth of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...

Diana Varma
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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207: Techno, Type, Zines and Chaos with Dominic Ayre
Welcome to the fifth of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...

Diana Varma
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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206: Sharing Stories in All Shapes and Sizes (Books, Magazines and Podcasts) with Angela Misri
Welcome to the fourth of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...

Diana Varma
Jun 21, 20243 min read
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205: Digital Reading Experiences with Alyssa Andino of Rakuten Kobo
Welcome to the third of six episodes in this year’s magazine miniseries! If you want to learn more about the magazine industry through...

Diana Varma
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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187: Exceptionally Experimental, Eclectic and Expressive Exercises with Phong Nguyen
What if you removed a letter from your keyboard? How might that impact your work? Maybe you could remove a tilda key (the squiggle beside...

Diana Varma
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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178: Aligning Type and Aligning Values with Melanie Johnsson
This is the fifth episode in a 5-part guest lecture series, speaking with type professionals from all over the world! We just finished up...

Diana Varma
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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172: Stories on Stories on Stories with Raymond Biesinger
Today I share a story about stories within stories pertaining to the illustration and written work of my guest, Raymond Biesinger....

Diana Varma
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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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
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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
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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
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121: Mags 2022: Printing Magazines with Steph Beveridge of Hemlock Printers
In this final episode in the mags 2022 miniseries, you’ll hear from Steph Beveridge, Account Manager at Hemlock Printers in Vancouver,...

Diana Varma
Jun 24, 20221 min read
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120: Mags 2022: Designing Magazines with Lonelle Selbo of LIFE AU LAIT
Meet Lonelle Selbo, publisher and designer of LIFE AU LAIT Magazine, a digital publication serving Prince Edward County (PEC), Ontario,...

Diana Varma
Jun 23, 20222 min read
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119: Mags 2022: Publishing Magazines with Greg Davis of Melanistic Magazine
It’s been just about a year since I released my last magazine miniseries. In 2021, I taught the course ‘Magazine Production and...

Diana Varma
Jun 22, 20223 min read
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118: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Lisa Anchin, Picture Book Author & Artist
In this last episode of this three-part miniseries all about big emotions in creative living, I sit down with Lisa Anchin, children’s...

Diana Varma
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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116: Big Emotions in Creative Living with Nicola Hamilton & LeeAndra Cianci of The Scaries
Big emotions in creative living. It’s a big, important topic equally necessary for those who are just starting out in industry, seasoned...

Diana Varma
Jun 17, 20225 min read
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056: Stunning Magazine Design with Janine Vangool of Uppercase Magazine
In the second episode of this magazine miniseries we’re talking all about design. Designing for magazines is exciting, creative,...

Diana Varma
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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055: Creativity in Magazine Publishing with Wayward Arts Magazine
Over the next three episodes in this Magazine Miniseries, we will hear from amazing people doing amazing work in the field of magazine...

Diana Varma
Jun 2, 20213 min read
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054: Extra Bold with Ellen Lupton
Today is a special day. It’s not every day that you have the chance to sit down and chat with one of your professional idols. “Ellen...

Diana Varma
May 25, 20216 min read
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