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...
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Diana Varma
- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Feb 24, 2021
- 8 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Dec 15, 2020
- 1 min
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,...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 30, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 22, 2020
- 8 min
023: Typecast
From The Great Gatsby, to Monsters, Inc., to The Godfather, typography has a significant role to play in film. From typefaces on movie...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 15, 2020
- 9 min
022: Epic Ampersand
The ampersand (you know, the ‘and’ symbol) might be my absolute favourite glyph. Ampersands are expressive, they’re classic, they’re...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
021: Design at Buzzfeed with Sarah Aspler
We’ve made it to the 21st episode and I have another very special interview for you. Sarah Aspler, Senior Editor at Buzzfeed, joins us on...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 7, 2020
- 1 min
020: Iconic Toronto Typography with Christopher Rouleau
I’m so excited for today’s episode! Christopher Rouleau, Toronto-based graphic designer, letterer and visual artist, joins us on today’s...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 7, 2020
- 15 min
019: Toronto Typography: Sports Edition
We’ve got the Leafs, we’ve got the Jays, we’ve got the Toronto FC, and we’ve got the Raptors. Today we’re talking Toronto sports... with...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 7, 2020
- 1 min
018: Talk Paper Quizzers - Formatting, Focusing, Fine-Tuning & Finessing Type
Welcome to our second Talk Paper Quizzers episode where contestants answer trivia questions to compete for the completely fictional,...
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Diana Varma
- Oct 22, 2020
- 8 min
017: Hashtag Octothorpe
The octothorpe. Sometimes it’s referred to as a number sign, sometimes the pound sign and sometimes the hash sign (popular in Britain as...
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Diana Varma
- Oct 19, 2020
- 11 min
016: Hyphenate It
Hyphens. (So this is what Talk Paper Scissors has come to…) A teeny tiny straight line. The simplest typographic mark there is. Nothing...
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Diana Varma
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
012: Talk Paper Quizzers - The History of Type, Font Files and Letterforms
We’re mixing it up today and it’s our first-ever Talk Paper Quizzers episode where contestants answer trivia questions to compete for the...
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Diana Varma
- Sep 20, 2020
- 3 min
011: Hand Lettering with Natalia Lumby
Today is a special day for several reasons: today marks the 11th episode of my podcast and also the second interview episode! Annnnnd the...
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Diana Varma
- Nov 24, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome to Talk Paper Scissors!
Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. In...
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