Talk Paper Scissors

From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before… welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 3!).

This episode is guest hosted by Vittoria Casale.

Name: Barlow

Release Date: 2007

Designer: Jeremy Tribby

Classification: San-Serif

Owned By: Google Font free licensed font 

Claim to Fame: The typeface that was named in honour of internet pioneer and activist, John Perry Barlow

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From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before… welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 3!).

This episode is guest hosted by Rebecca Karton.

Name: Lo-Res

Release Date: 1985

Designer: Zuzana Licko

Classification: Modular Sans-Serif Pixel Typeface

Owned By: Emigre, Inc.

Claim to Fame: Licko was one of the first designers to use a Macintosh 128K to create fonts for the computer as an art form, starting a revolution in digital type and layouts. 

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From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before… welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 3!).

This episode is guest hosted by Cameron Mady.

Name: Impact

Release Date: 1965

Designers: Geoffrey Lee

Classification: Transitional Sans Serif Display

Owned By: Monotype Imagining Holdings Inc.

Claim to Fame: The typeface synonymous with the Internet and meme culture 

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Oliver of Pimp My Type is back and he’s here to talk untapped typographic potential! 

In this conversation, Oliver explains what ‘typographic colour’ means, tried and true techniques for emphasis, prioritizing optical distance in typesetting (using one’s gut and not just math!), as well as the role intentionality plays in the process. 

Oliver also demystifies the characteristics of display type that make it different from text type, the advantages of variable fonts for both digital and print design, as well as use cases for baseline grid. 

The conversation even strolls into Comic Sans and books featuring Disney Princesses. Above all else, prepare for lots of actionable strategies to harness type’s power!

The design work on which this episode is centred can be found in the show notes at talkpaperscissors.info.

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Mr. Tom Froese is an award-winning illustrator, teacher, and speaker, having worked for brands and businesses all over the world, including Yahoo!, Airbnb, GQ France, and The Wall Street Journal. Tom is a Top Teacher on Skillshare, where over 120,000 students (and counting!) have learned his unique and accessible approach to commercial illustration. In this conversation, Tom shares his professional origin story and early influences, what it means to ask the right questions of your creative work, how he uses constraints, as well as handling criticism of one’s creative work. Tom and I share teaching lessons we’ve each learned over the course of the last decade and you’ll hear what’s next for Tom’s work.

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This is the sixth and final episode in a 6-part series. Here you’ll meet Justine Abigail Yu, Founder of Living Hyphen Magazine, which explores the experiences of hyphenated Canadians and what it means to live in between cultures.

You’ll learn about the origins of Living Hyphen, the spark that started this journey and ultimately why Justine Abigail created this community. You’ll also hear how the community’s varied submissions organically shaped the final magazine and amplified its diversity.

Justine Abigail shares the political and symbolic reasons she decided to produce Living Hyphen as a printed-only magazine, what collaboration in making the magazine looks like and what forms Living Hyphen takes today, beyond the printed page.

Finally, you’ll hear about Justine Abigail’s experience telling her own story and her big vision for the future of Living Hyphen. 

This episode is part of a guest lecture series in CGCM 720 Magazine Production & Publishing through The Chang School at TMU.

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This is the fifth episode in a 6-part series. Here you’ll meet Rich Pauptit, President of Flash Reproductions, who brings beautiful ideas to life.

Rich shares how passion-project-turned-experimental-magazine, Wayward Arts, got started, how it’s evolved and the issue that Rich considers his greatest achievement EVER (including the story behind it).

You’ll hear about the “lost issue” of Wayward Arts, interesting tech Flash Reproductions has integrated into magazines, as well as the trajectory that the business has tooled up to support. Finally, you’ll hear Rich’s ideas about the future of the industry including his take on AI, as well as his open invitation to listeners to see Flash in the flesh.

This episode is part of a guest lecture series in CGCM 720 Magazine Production & Publishing through The Chang School at TMU.

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This is the fourth episode in a 6-part series. Here you’ll meet Chris Fraser, Chief Finder - Business Development for Toronto-based Printing Company, Moveable Inc.

In this episode you’ll hear actionable takeaways for printing magazines, including how to get started. Chris shares his ‘bankable’ insights including specifics info about magazine size, paper choices, the importance of proofing, delivery, alterations and scheduling, all starting with the end in mind.

Chris details why and how Print on Demand (POD) magazines may or may not be a feasible solution for the future of magazine production, as well as ideas for funding your magazine with so many incredible examples along the way. 

This episode is part of a guest lecture series in GCM 720 Magazine Production & Publishing in The Creative School at TMU.

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This is the third episode in a 6-part series. Here you’ll meet Audrey Vandenbroeck, Vice President of Customer Success at Issuu. If you’ve ever wondered why and how to publish using Issuu’s platform, this episode is for you. 

Audrey shares the ways in which Issuu can help students (in their presentations, portfolios and student work), as well as students who are transitioning into professional spaces. She describes the variety of ways to share and circulate publications uploaded to Issuu, as well as statistics features to help drive a digital strategy. Finally, you’ll hear how to connect InDesign and Issuu to integrate into your current production workflow.

Check out Issuu.com to explore a number of the publications that Audrey mentions throughout the episode. 

This episode is part of a guest lecture series in GCM 720 Magazine Production & Publishing in The Creative School at TMU.

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This is the second episode in a 6-part series. Here you’ll meet James Hewes, CEO of FIPP, a global magazine industry organization. You’ll learn how James went from working in banking to making magazines, eventually running the BBC’s international magazine business.

James shares macro trends in magazines, including the shift in the advertising model and the ways that magazine publishing mirrors the music industry (including how we can see our future in the music industry’s present).

Finally, James shares his thoughts on the future of AI in the media industry and why making magazines is (still) the greatest job in the world.

James’ visuals he discussed in the episode can be found in the show notes at talkpaperscissors.info.

This episode is part of a guest lecture series in GCM 720 Magazine Production & Publishing in The Creative School at TMU and co-hosted by student, Samantha Benezra.

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