Talk Paper Scissors

In this final conversation of the series, academic, author, artist and activist, Dr. Robyn Bourgeois (Laughing Otter Caring Woman) shares what it means to be heart-centred, inside and outside of the university system. She provides examples and actionable takeaways for becoming and remaining heart-centred through difficult situations. Robyn discusses how and why she sets boundaries when helping students navigate difficult situations, as well as her experience calling upon both mental health training and Cree cultural practices to lift the heaviness of others’ stories. Robyn provides a great example of the way heart-centeredness changes outcomes in challenging situations and how we all need community to survive and thrive. This is the third and final episode in a 3-part series, co-hosted by Diana’s friend and colleague, Nat Lumby.

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In this conversation, design education leader, Dr. Ana Rita Morais, shares her vision for the future. She gives us a peek into the ways in which paradigm-shifting tech like AI can be integrated into educational spaces, as well as the evolution of her large-scale calendar project supporting BIPOC students in need. The conversation continues with Ana Rita’s vision of future learning environments and how the traditional classroom continues to expand into new spaces, helping students embrace curiosity, develop critical thinking skills and improve their communication skills. Ana Rita shares what excites her the most – and what scares her the most – about the future of design education, as well as how the myriad of free design resources online is (or isn’t) changing formal means of design education. Lastly, you’ll learn about a big, important project Ana Rita’s embarking on in this space. This is the second episode in a 3-part series, co-hosted by Diana’s friend and colleague, Nat Lumby.

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In this intimate conversation, cultural diversity educator Gail-Ann Wilson Michell shares her reality growing up ‘being the only’; a young Black girl and then woman and educator in Edmonton, including sharing her experiences in school. She describes important parts of her work including her take on what she calls ‘the six letter word’; its historical context and its role in modern life. Gail-Ann shares beautiful, vulnerable and heartbreaking stories about her work as a teacher and her forthcoming role in the Alberta Teachers Association, including describing the single most racist act she’s ever endured. There’s so much more captured in this conversation that ends with a powerful, accessible next step — call to action — for educators everywhere in fostering greater equity, diversity and inclusion in their classrooms. This is the first of a 3-part series, co-hosted by Diana’s friend and colleague, Nat Lumby.

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In this episode, Diana shares her week of serendipitous BIG MAGIC centered around books while she was filming her Domestika course in New York City. Interwoven throughout the story are excerpts from Elizabeth Gilbert's incredible book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Expect sunshine, rainbows and some serious BIG MAGIC.

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In this final episode of 2022, Diana reflects on the best parts of producing a podcast and how statistics alone can’t capture the whole story. To continue her work sowing seeds of creative confidence, Diana shares an excerpt — a big idea — about making friends with Failure to boost creative confidence. Here’s to savouring the last of 2022 and looking ahead to 2023!

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Welcome Oliver Schöndorfer of Pimp My Type! In this episode you’ll hear Oliver’s approach to pairing type, a helpful framework to think about categorizing type in a different way and rethinking font classification systems for ‘finding’ type versus for ‘filing’ type. You’ll also hear Oliver’s favourite pairing right now, the typeface he would choose if he could only choose one and so much more. Let the type geekery begin!

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The final episode in a 3-part mini series focused on the topic of ‘inspiration’, Diana dishes up her thoughts on the topic of inspiration, marrying her experiences with others’ research. She will explain the way she thinks about ‘a-ha moments’, as well as share a framework that allows humans to connect to inspiration more easily through ‘ACE-ing’ it: embrace, pace, place, space, interface and chase. So what are you waiting for? Your next great idea? Good, because it’s waiting for you too.

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The second episode in a 3-part mini series focused on the topic of ‘inspiration’, Diana sits down with a panel of 5 Master of Digital Media Students from Toronto Metropolitan University to learn more about their personal experiences with inspiration; what inspires them, how they seek it out (or don’t seek it out) and a series of other big ideas (self-worth, flow state, rest) that weave in and out of this topic.

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The first episode in a 3-part mini series focused on the topic of ‘inspiration’, Diana sits down with Reilly Stephens, Creative Strategist, Pinterest to learn more about what’s at the intersection of inspiration and digital media. 

In this conversation the pair discuss inspiring spaces online, how Pinterest is approaching inspiration differently than other online platforms and why inspirational spaces are so necessary in 2022 and beyond. 

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This is a very special crossover episode between Talk Paper Scissors and the Graphic Design is Fun podcast where Diana and Canadian graphic designer, Dan Alan, chat about the topics of teaching and learning graphic design.

In this conversation, Dan describes what he believes it takes to be a graphic designer, as well as his thoughts about learning graphic design. He reveals what’s on his radar right now and what it might mean for the future of the industry.

After listening to this episode, head over to Dan’s podcast, Graphic Design is Fun, where you’ll hear him pick Diana’s brain about her teaching origin story (which may surprise you!), how her role as an instructor has evolved over the last 10 years and the pair dip their toes into topics very close to Diana’s heart; namely creative confidence and normalizing failure.

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