258: Emerging Typeface Designers Paulina Marin & Darrab Qureshi
- Diana Varma
- Jun 12
- 2 min read
It's become a Talk Paper Scissors tradition to feature the incredible work of up-and-coming typeface designers in this space (check out Episode 026 with Veronika & Mary-Anne, Episode 113 with Nate & Sarah and Episode 146 with Nicole and Cameron, Episode 191 With Max & Cecilia), work born from the Advanced Typography I teach at Toronto Metropolitan University. After reviewing dozens of submissions, with work scaffolded throughout the semester, I chose today’s guests because their work was consistently thoughtful, innovative, developed and well-executed. There were so many incredible submissions and it was genuinely hard to choose. As a testament to their contributions to the type community, I am awarding today’s guests (Paulina Marin & Darrab Qureshi) the totally fictitious, highly coveted, not an actual award award: The Apostrophe!
Paulina designed a typeface called Funky Pants and Darrab designed an Arabic typeface called Qalam. In the following conversation, you'll get to hear about each typeface. You'll also hear their perfect type pairings, sensory descriptions of each (sight, smell, touch, sound and even taste), as well as what was easy and difficult about the process. Let the type geekery begin!
Paulina's Funky Pants
Bonus: Funky Pants Paper Pants!
Darrab's Qalam
Bonus: Inspiration for Qalam (from Darrab's father):
About Our Guests:
Paulina Marin is an Ecuadorian graphic designer and Illustrator based in Toronto. She is currently studying in the Graphic Communications Management program at TMU.
I'm Darrab Qureshi and I developed a passion for art through painting in 2012, later exploring photography through Arts Etobicoke's after-school program. My love for visual storytelling deepened in high school as I focused on Digital Arts and Photography. Now, as I near the completion of my degree in Graphic Communications Management at Toronto Metropolitan University, I’m refining my expertise in typography, design, and management. Throughout my journey, I’ve explored creative growth and discovery, drawing inspiration from family, identity, and nature.
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Music:
A Kwela Fella - John Bartmann licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License
Talk Paper Scissors Theme Music: Retro Quirky Upbeat Funk by Lewis Sound Production via Audio Jungle
