<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Welcome, dear friends, to The Library Loiterers.Each episode finds Diana loitering in a library with a special guest in a library location of their choosing. We comb the stacks and have a chat about passions, practices, and possibilities—letting the story unfold as it will. You’re encouraged to read between the lines because it’s going to be a real page turner… This episode features type geek and delightful human, Carl Shura, as the duo explores the Toronto Reference Library. Each floor takes us into the past, present, and future of what it means to love type, the sharing economy, and community spaces. Let&apos;s Connect <a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'>on the web</a> or via <a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'>Instagram</a>. :)

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Welcome, dear friends, to &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Library Loiterers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Each episode finds Diana loitering in a library with a special guest in a library location of their&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;choosing. We comb the stacks and have a chat about passions, practices, and possibilities—letting the story unfold as it will. You’re encouraged to read between the lines because it’s going to be a real page turner… &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This episode features type geek and delightful human, Carl Shura, as the duo explores the Toronto Reference Library. Each floor takes us into the past, present, and future of what it means to love type, the sharing economy, and community spaces.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Let&amp;apos;s Connect &lt;a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'&gt;on the web&lt;/a&gt; or via &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail Welcome, dear friends, to The Library Loiterers. Each episode finds Diana loitering in a library with a special guest in a library location of their choosing. We comb the stacks and have a chat about passions, practices, and possibilities—letting the story unfold as it will. You’re encouraged to read between the lines because it’s going to be a real page turner…  This episode features type geek and delightful human, Carl Shura, as the duo explores the Toronto Reference L...

 The Library Loiterers - Vol. II: Compositions, Classification, and Card Catalogs with Carl Shura at Toronto Reference Library

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Meet emerging typeface designers, Juliette Bifolchi and Jasmin Gulati! Juliette designed a typeface called Road Block and Jasmin designed a typeface called Invertia. In the following conversation, you&apos;ll get to hear about each typeface. You&apos;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!  Let&apos;s Connect <a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'>on the web</a> or via <a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'>Instagram</a>. :)

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meet emerging typeface designers, Juliette Bifolchi and Jasmin Gulati! Juliette designed a typeface called Road Block and Jasmin designed a typeface called Invertia. In the following conversation, you&amp;apos;ll get to hear about each typeface. You&amp;apos;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! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Let&amp;apos;s Connect &lt;a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'&gt;on the web&lt;/a&gt; or via &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail Meet emerging typeface designers, Juliette Bifolchi and Jasmin Gulati! Juliette designed a typeface called Road Block and Jasmin designed a typeface called Invertia. 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!   Let's Connect on the web ...

Emerging Typeface Designers: Juliette Bifolchi & Jasmin Gulati

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Today’s conversation is with Sara Soskolne, Executive Creative Director at Monotype, sharing her 20-year history of working on one of the world’s most recognizable typefaces: Gotham.In this conversation, Sara shares her recent contributions to Gotham, working directly with the Obama Foundation for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago. She gets delightfully technical about Gotham’s letterforms, pulling back the curtain on the decisions made in the expansion of this iconic type family, including for the brand new Gotham variable font. Sara talks about how success is measured in a big project like this and how she knows when the work is done. Finally, Sara shares her advice about what current and future type designers can do to stay on top of the changing landscape. This episode was recorded as part of a guest lecture series in GCM 806 - Advanced Typography in Winter 2026 at The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University. Let&apos;s Connect <a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'>on the web</a> or via <a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'>Instagram</a>. :)

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Today’s conversation is with Sara Soskolne, Executive Creative Director at Monotype, sharing her 20-year history of working on one of the world’s most recognizable typefaces: Gotham.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this conversation, Sara shares her recent contributions to Gotham, working directly with the Obama Foundation for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago. She gets delightfully technical about Gotham’s letterforms, pulling back the curtain on the decisions made in the expansion of this iconic type family, including for the brand new Gotham variable font. Sara talks about how success is measured in a big project like this and how she knows when the work is done. Finally, Sara shares her advice about what current and future type designers can do to stay on top of the changing landscape. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This episode was recorded as part of a guest lecture series in GCM 806 - Advanced Typography in Winter 2026 at The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Let&amp;apos;s Connect &lt;a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'&gt;on the web&lt;/a&gt; or via &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail Today’s conversation is with Sara Soskolne, Executive Creative Director at Monotype, sharing her 20-year history of working on one of the world’s most recognizable typefaces: Gotham. In this conversation, Sara shares her recent contributions to Gotham, working directly with the Obama Foundation for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago. She gets delightfully technical about Gotham’s letterforms, pulling back the curtain on the decisions made in the ex...

Evolving Gotham: Sara Soskolne of Monotype on Expanding One of the World’s Most Recognizable Typefaces

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Today’s guest is Elliot Jay Stocks, designer and author, known in typographic circles for his work as the co-creator of Google Fonts Knowledge, founder of 8 Faces magazine, and creative director of Typekit (now known as Adobe Fonts). In this conversation, you’ll hear why Elliot wanted to make his new book (Fine Specimens) and what it contains. You’ll hear just how small the type design world actually is (Hi Jamie! Hi Mark!), as well as Elliot’s take on traditional type classification systems. He explains why he chose to integrate non-Latin typography throughout the book (versus it living in a separate section) and where type designers who want to expand into multiple new, unfamiliar scripts can start to think about collaborating with other foundries. Finally, Elliot shares his advice for designers creating specimens today—what to keep and what to consider reinventing. Let&apos;s Connect <a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'>on the web</a> or via <a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'>Instagram</a>. :)

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Today’s guest is Elliot Jay Stocks, designer and author, known in typographic circles for his work as the co-creator of Google Fonts Knowledge, founder of 8 Faces magazine, and creative director of Typekit (now known as Adobe Fonts). &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this conversation, you’ll hear why Elliot wanted to make his new book (Fine Specimens) and what it contains. You’ll hear just how small the type design world actually is (Hi Jamie! Hi Mark!), as well as Elliot’s take on traditional type classification systems. He explains why he chose to integrate non-Latin typography throughout the book (versus it living in a separate section) and where type designers who want to expand into multiple new, unfamiliar scripts can start to think about collaborating with other foundries. Finally, Elliot shares his advice for designers creating specimens today—what to keep and what to consider reinventing.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Let&amp;apos;s Connect &lt;a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'&gt;on the web&lt;/a&gt; or via &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is Elliot Jay Stocks, designer and author, known in typographic circles for his work as the co-creator of Google Fonts Knowledge, founder of 8 Faces magazine, and creative director of Typekit (now known as Adobe Fonts).  In this conversation, you’ll hear why Elliot wanted to make his new book (Fine Specimens) and what it contains. You’ll hear just how small the type design world actually is (Hi Jamie! Hi Mark!), as well as Elliot’s take on traditional type ...

Fine Specimens with Elliot Jay Stocks of Adobe Fonts

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>This is the third episode in a 4-part guest lecture series, speaking with an incredible range of design and typography pros from across North America! In this eye opening look into the history of typography, signage, protest, and histories, Tré Seals thoughtfully explains the ways in which type has caused a lot of harm to various communities, but the ways in which it’s also a hopeful gateway to make meaningful change. You’ll hear Tré’s origin story, back to his early childhood learning cursive and calligraphy, as well as the incredible family artifact that’s been translated into a font for broader audiences. You’ll hear how he uses historical references and deep research as the foundation of much of his work at Vocal Type. Tré shares examples of what “diversifying design” really means, as well as the systemic barriers that perpetuate in the type design world. This episode was recorded as part of a guest lecture series in GCM 806 - Advanced Typography in Winter 2026 at The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University. Let&apos;s Connect <a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'>on the web</a> or via <a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'>Instagram</a>. :)

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This is the third episode in a 4-part guest lecture series, speaking with an incredible range of design and typography pros from across North America! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this eye opening look into the history of typography, signage, protest, and histories, Tré Seals thoughtfully explains the ways in which type has caused a lot of harm to various communities, but the ways in which it’s also a hopeful gateway to make meaningful change. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;You’ll hear Tré’s origin story, back to his early childhood learning cursive and calligraphy, as well as the incredible family artifact that’s been translated into a font for broader audiences. You’ll hear how he uses historical references and deep research as the foundation of much of his work at Vocal Type. Tré shares examples of what “diversifying design” really means, as well as the systemic barriers that perpetuate in the type design world. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This episode was recorded as part of a guest lecture series in GCM 806 - Advanced Typography in Winter 2026 at The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Let&amp;apos;s Connect &lt;a href='https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/'&gt;on the web&lt;/a&gt; or via &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkpaperscissors/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;. :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail This is the third episode in a 4-part guest lecture series, speaking with an incredible range of design and typography pros from across North America!  In this eye opening look into the history of typography, signage, protest, and histories, Tré Seals thoughtfully explains the ways in which type has caused a lot of harm to various communities, but the ways in which it’s also a hopeful gateway to make meaningful change.  You’ll hear Tré’s origin story, back to his ea...

Personal and Peoples Histories Held in Letterforms with Tré Seals of Vocal Type

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