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Send us Fan Mail 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail 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.   ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 publicatio...

Send us Fan Mail 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 design...

Send us Fan Mail 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 re...

Send us Fan Mail 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 flex...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Nat Lumby, Jay Wong and Chris Ambedkar who all teach in the same undergraduate program as Diana... and they all happen to be award winning university lecturers! Four colleagues and friends reflect on a year of virtual teaching, including what worked really well, what surprised them (for better or for worse) and what the future of virtual education might look...

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of a 5-part series reflecting on a year of virtual teaching and learning, Diana describes her approach to having ‘serious fun’ in the classroom. Based on principles of play and experimentation, Diana asks: what if trusting your audience by opening up to the group is the secret ingredient that will allow for connection in meaningful ways? From improv to gifs a...

Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode in a 3-part magazine mini-series. Each episode features a conversation with amazing people doing amazing work in the world of magazine production and publishing. In this episode, Darren Halliday, Sales Director for Canada’s largest magazine printer shares his insights about the printed medium and the business of printed magazines. He shares some very hope...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode in a 3-part magazine mini-series. Each episode features a conversation with amazing people doing amazing work in the world of magazine production and publishing. In this episode, Janine Vangool of Uppercase Magazine (now publishing its 50th issue!) shares her insights of more than a decade designing and publishing magazines, including a hot tip for linki...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode in a 3-part magazine mini-series. Each episode features a conversation with amazing people doing amazing work in the world of magazine production and publishing. In this episode, Jay Page and Steve Frattaroli of Flash Reproductions in Toronto, Canada share their experiences with a creative publication that’s unlike any other in Canada: Wayward Arts magazi...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special episode. It’s not everyday you get to chat with one of your professional idols! Ellen Lupton is a writer, curator, educator, and designer. Her most recent book, Extra Bold: a feminist, inclusive, anti-racist, nonbinary field guide for graphic designers , was published earlier this month and it’s an incredible resource for everyone in the design industry.  In this...

Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode in a 3-part mini-series about digital publishing, featuring original student work, in their own voices. Four emerging minds teach us about what’s near, new and next in the digital publishing space; from the future of the PDF (Tristan Fitkin), to virtual education (Mya Leggo), to NFTs (Matthew Soesito), to artificial intelligence for digital publishing (Ja...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode in a 3-part mini-series about digital publishing, featuring original student work, in their own voices. Four emerging minds teach us about the ways in which technology can help take digital publishing to the next level; from remix culture (Celaia Gonzalez), to continuous publishing (Stephen Fernandez), to paywalls (Bronwyn James), as well as accessibilit...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode in a 3-part mini-series about digital publishing, featuring original student work, in their own voices. Four emerging minds teach us about the digital publishing of yesterday and current technologies used today; from the history of blogging (Tristan Aus), to an overview of the current state of digital publishing (Maria Shah), to the technical aspects of ...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever had a moment when you’ve wanted to break up with your phone, this episode is for you. Sometimes we just have to disconnect to reconnect, you know? After reading Catherine Price’s ‘How to Break Up With Your Phone’, Diana reflects on the impact our phones have on our minds, our well being and our creativity. The way in which we think about our relationship with these...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Diana chats with the creators and hosts of the Dear Professor Podcast, Anna Lang and Katelyn O’Brien. They chat about the highs and lows of creating a podcast from scratch as part of their graduate degree in the Master of Digital Media Program at Ryerson University. Anna and Katelyn also give listeners the real story on what it’s been like to undertake post-second...

Send us Fan Mail You’re hearing it here first!  Here’s the world premiere of Diana’s first-ever children’s book series... introducing ‘Dogs With Jobs’! In today’s episode she reads the first book in the series is all about Frank, the hog doggingist dachshund entrepreneur who is forced to get creative when competition encroaches upon his hot dog stand. (You’ve got to love an anthropomorphized canin...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of a 3-part mini-series, Diana uses scissors to cut through different types of paper and plastic.  This ASMR-inspired (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) episode is perfect for winding down after a long day of studying. Focusing your mind on the sounds will help you stay as sharp as your scissors.  Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram . :)

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Diana turns 248 pages of a textbook, from front to back cover. The gentle, rhythmic sound of hands running over 80# silk book stock is as relaxing as it is familiar. This ASMR-inspired (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) episode is perfect for winding down after a long day of studying. There's nothing like the sound of someone else reading to put you to sl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Diana softly reads Chapter 2: The History of Print from the Introduction to Graphic Communication textbook by Harvey Levenson and John Parsons. This ASMR-inspired (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) episode is perfect for winding down after a long day of studying. Whether you're listening to relax, de-stress or looking for a new way to experience textbook...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  Name: Zapfino Arabic Release Date: 2014 Designer: Nadine Chahine Classification: Calligraphic Owned By: Linotype Claim to Fame: This typeface was designed by one of the most talented fema...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  Name: Freight Release Date: 2005 Designers: Joshua Darden and GarageFont Design Classification: Humanist Owned By: Phil’s Fonts Inc. Claim to Fame: A popular typeface designed by the firs...