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Welcome Olivia Kane from The Weekly Typographic podcast! Just like your favourite crossover episode on TV (think the Jetsons and Flintstones or New Girl and Brooklyn Nine Nine), this, too, is a crossover episode… as it pertains to geeky typography-focused podcasts. In today’s episode, Olivia shares a Nerd Alert all about the Industrial Revolution’s massive impact on typography as we know it today, as well as the type revolution we’re currently experiencing. You don’t want to miss it!

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In this special 2-part series, guest host, Mark Corrigan, explores the intersection of mindfulness and creativity. In this second episode, Mark unpacks mindfulness for creatives, including specific tools and techniques for individuals who rely on creative problem solving. Mark and Diana go back-and-forth throughout, bringing their personal experiences, thoughts and challenges to the conversation.  

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In this special 2-part series, guest host, Mark Corrigan, explores the intersection of mindfulness and creativity. In this first episode, Mark uncovers the foundational principles of mindfulness as a practice, attitudes of mindfulness and, more specifically, how mindfulness practice can benefit professionals in different parts of the economy. Mark and Diana go back-and-forth throughout, bringing their personal experiences, thoughts and challenges to the conversation. 

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Toronto-based graphic designer and lettering artist, Christopher Rouleau, is back on the podcast one year after his first appearance, this time chatting about his newest project called The New Pop! He and Diana also chat about his other recent hand lettering and art projects, his creative process, as well as a very special source of inspiration from the home of his Grandmother. 

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This is the third and final episode in this NEW 3-part magazine mini-series. These episodes feature conversations with amazing people doing amazing work in the world of magazine production and publishing. In this episode, Dan Thompson, Founder of Italic (a visual communications manufacturing company) shares ideas, trends and hope about the continued relevance of printed publications in a digital world. 

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This is the second episode in this NEW 3-part magazine mini-series. These episodes feature conversations with amazing people doing amazing work in the world of magazine production and publishing. In this episode, Nicola Hamilton (Art Director of Best Health Magazine, design educator and President of The Association of Registered Graphic Designers) shares her vast experience designing magazines. In this conversation, she discusses digital versus printed magazine strategy, the importance of storytelling and her process as an Art Director. She also reveals her favourite magazine on the planet.

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This is the first episode in a NEW 3-part magazine mini-series. These episodes feature conversations with amazing people doing amazing work in the world of magazine production and publishing. In this episode, L’Amour Lisik of The Malahat Review in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada shares her experiences working as a Managing Editor of a Canadian literary magazine. She discusses the role of a managing editor, as well as the role an editor has to play in fostering equity, diversity and inclusion.

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This episode features Dr. Maha Bali, Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. In this final episode in the Virtual Reality podcast mini-series, Dr. Bali underscores the need for equality in virtual classrooms, designing for flexibility and taking the time to determine why and how we assess student learning. If you’re an educator interested in creating a more equitable, meaningful and just world inside of your classroom so that it can be modelled by students once they’re outside of your classroom, this episode is for you.

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The debate around whether or not participants should be encouraged to keep their cameras on during virtual synchronous interactions is a hotly-debated topic. This episode features three reasons why instructors may choose to make their next classroom interaction ‘cameras optional’ or even encourage a ‘cameras off’ environment. Rooted in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), these reasons include levelling the playing field among students to encourage inclusion, removing unnecessary distractions, and encouraging participants to tap into their unique learning styles. 

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This episode features Psychological Science graduate student Daryll Wilson, whose research is focused on teaching and learning. In this conversation, Daryll addresses some of the challenges he’s faced while learning online and he provides ways that instructors can help students by offering flexibility; both in how and when students work through course content, as well as with flexible deadlines. Furthermore,  Daryll sheds light on his research about incorporating ‘consolidation pauses’ during lectures and why this is a promising strategy to improve the student experience. 

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