Talk Paper Scissors
Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. Diana loves nothing more than getting creative with Creatives about all things creative. Ready to have some fun? Let's Talk Paper Scissors!
Episodes
280 episodes
Certified Letter Nerds with Alanna Munro of Arcane Type Foundry
Today’s conversation is with Alanna Munro of Arcane Type Foundry. She is a certified letter nerd, designer, and educator. In this conversation you’ll hear about Alanna’s creative process for designing type, the importance of squinting, and c...
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Season 1
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Episode 279
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37:38
Books as Art with Andrew Huot of Big River Bindery
Today I’m joined by Andrew Huot, who is book making royalty: a book artist, bookbinder, printer, and conservator whose artists’ books are in collections across the US, from the Art Institute of Chicago to Yale University.In thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 278
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28:12
Emerging Typeface Designers Ivana Vukmirovic & Mahrukh Saeed
Meet emerging typeface designers, Ivana Vukmirovic and Mahrukh Saeed! Ivana designed a typeface called Lindworm and Mahrukh designed a typeface called Khabartoon. In the following conversation, you'll get to hear about each typeface, their p...
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Season 1
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Episode 277
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24:08
Choose Your Own Adventure with George Wylesol
Down the rabbit hole we go! Each conversation in this series connects in unexpected ways; each new episode spurring a new line of inquiry, like a tunnel turning off in a different direction, each with an origin that’s traced back to episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 276
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34:54
Humanizing the Experiences of Dementia Using Disappearing Ink Technology with Rachel Arthur of boom saloon
Today’s guest and her team’s most recent book project is truly emotional and inspiring. In this conversation, you’ll hear from Rachel Arthur, Founder and Editor of boom saloon, “an inde...
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Season 1
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Episode 275
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32:22
Making Time with Author Maria Bowler
This episode features Maria Bowler, author of ‘Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity’. In this conversation, Maria clarifies the way we orient to the world, either as “the producer” or “the maker”. She dives deep ...
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Season 1
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Episode 274
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35:08
On a Trip with Amanda Breeze of TRIPPER Magazine
In this conversation, you’ll hear from Amanda Breeze, a cannabis writer based out of Toronto, Canada, who documents international cannabis culture and explores new smells. This year she launched Tripper Magazine, an adventure travel guide to...
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Season 1
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Episode 273
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49:55
Living at the Intersection of Art, Design & Digital Media with Julian Brown
Julian Brown is an independent motion designer and augmented-reality artist. In this conversation, you'll hear how Julian and his wife, Amy Shackleton, work together to merge the worlds of fine art and digital media to create interactive ins...
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Season 1
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Episode 272
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52:49
Brave Creative Humans: Living a Brave Creative Humanity
Welcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the final episodes in the series featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad ...
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Season 1
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Episode 271
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19:42
Brave Creative Humans: Colouring Outside the Lines
Welcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the fifth of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 270
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23:11
Brave Creative Humans: Comparison
Welcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the fourth of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 269
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32:00
Brave Creative Humans: Failure (Part 2)
Welcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the second of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 268
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30:41
Brave Creative Humans: Failure (Part 1)
Welcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the second of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 267
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19:29
Brave Creative Humans: Perfection
Welcome to the Brave Creative Humans series! This is the first of 6 episodes featuring some of the many past Talk Paper Scissors guests who exemplify brave creative living: Allison MacKenzie, Kevin Shaw, Vincent Wanga, Meg Lewis, Emad Saedi, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 266
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24:34
Brave Creative Human Book Launch Day!
Surprise! Brave Creative Human is here one month early. In this episode, I share the serendipitous story behind the book, why it exists, and who it’s for. There's a special guest appearance by Creativity Professor and Drag ...
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Season 1
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Episode 265
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24:03
Accessible Digital Publishing with Laura Brady
It’s the final episode before Talk Paper Scissors takes a break until September and we have one of the best with us today, talking all about accessibility in digital publishing.Laura Brady is an accessible publishing expert who...
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Season 1
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Episode 264
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56:00
Making Magic
Let’s make magic! In this episode you’ll hear about Diana’s latest collaborative making project (that could involve you!) called Making Magic; a collection of creativity kits that anyone can...
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Season 1
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Episode 263
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13:44
A Home for Zines: The Toronto Zine Library & Archive
A home for zines!From makers near and far, with small and large publications, you’ll hear about the exciting medium of zines where anything can happen at the intersection of art and independent publishing. This is the 4th and final episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 262
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30:32
Zines to Feel Seen with Sisley Mark
Yesssss zines! From makers near and far, with small and large publications, you’ll hear about the exciting medium of zines where anything can happen at the intersection of art and independent publishing. This is the 3rd of...
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Season 1
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Episode 261
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25:30
(Feeling All the) Feels Zine with Hannah and Sarah
Zines! Zines! Hooray for Zines! From makers near and far, with small and large publications, you’ll hear about the exciting medium of zines where anything can happen at the intersection of art and independent publishing. T...
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Season 1
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Episode 260
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44:36
Life is Collage with Ioana of Artizine UK
Welcome to a 4-part publishing series all about the world of zines! From makers near and far, with small and large publications, you’ll hear about this exciting medium where anything can happen at the intersection of art and independent publ...
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Season 1
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Episode 259
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53:21
Emerging Typeface Designers Paulina Marin & Darrab Qureshi
Meet emerging typeface designers, Paulina Marin and Darrab Qureshi! Paulina designed a typeface called Funky Pants and Darrab designed an Arabic typeface called Qalam in GCM 806 Advanced Typography at Toronto Metropolitan University. In the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 258
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30:54
Be The Glitch You Want to See in the Matrix with James McCrae
Welcome to a thought-provoking and paradigm-shifting conversation with James McCrae, author, poet, and teacher who empowers creators to live with purpose and turn imagination into reality.In this conversation you’ll hear how Ja...
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Season 1
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Episode 257
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43:54
Toronto Tourism, Graffiti Culture & Emotional Infrastructure with Alex Sein
Today we have educator, storyteller and Toronto tourism go-to, Alex Sein @BeardedProf416. In this conversation, you’ll hear Alex’s story of becoming a Torontonian, including his link to graffiti culture in the city and how he accidentally be...
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Season 1
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Episode 256
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