# Talk Paper Scissors Join host, Diana Varma, as she explores the wonderful world of design and printing, typography and branding, books and publishing. Diana loves nothing more than getting creative with Creatives about all things creative. Ready to have some fun? Let's Talk Paper Scissors! Page: Feed: --- ## [OoO @ DesignThinkers Vancouver 2026](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-07-15_ Send us Fan Mail Happy summer everyone! This marks the final episode of Talk Paper Scissors before I head on my summer/social media sabbatical until September. Today’s episode contains a compilation of voices from DesignThinkers Vancouver from May 2026. The theme of this year’s DesignThinkers conferences is ‘Out of Office’ and I asked conference attendees their favourite out off office reset, as… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19500237-ooo-designthinkers-vancouver-2026.mp3) ## [Iconic Publishing Brands in Digital Spaces with Nicola Ryan of Condé Nast](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-07-09_ Send us Fan Mail We’re having conversations with magazine-makers— big and small, new and seasoned, independent and commercial—from all over the world, who are sharing what they do and how they do it. This year’s line up includes folks making magazines for kids, art and culture, as well as luxury lifestyle magazines, and a massive global publisher who covers all of this and more. There’s something… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19470343-iconic-publishing-brands-in-digital-spaces-with-nicola-ryan-of-conde-nast.mp3) ## [Building Trust Across Print and Digital with Ojus Jain of Esses Magazine (Formula 1)](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-26_ Send us Fan Mail We’re having conversations with magazine-makers— big and small, new and seasoned, independent and commercial—from all over the world, who are sharing what they do and how they do it. This year’s line up includes folks making magazines for kids, art and culture, as well as luxury lifestyle magazines, and a massive global publisher who covers all of this and more. There’s something… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19407336-building-trust-across-print-and-digital-with-ojus-jain-of-esses-magazine-formula-1.mp3) ## [Launching a New Magazine with Krupa Patel of TURMERIC Magazine](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-25_ Send us Fan Mail Welcome Magazine Makers! We’re having conversations with magazine-makers— big and small, new and seasoned, independent and commercial—from all over the world, who are sharing what they do and how they do it. This year’s line up includes folks making magazines for kids, art and culture, as well as luxury lifestyle magazines, and a massive global publisher who covers all of this and… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19401392-launching-a-new-magazine-with-krupa-patel-of-turmeric-magazine.mp3) ## [Designing Reading Experiences for Children with Caroline Versteeg of Owl Kids](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-24_ Send us Fan Mail It’s magazine time! Welcome to conversations with magazine-makers— big and small, new and seasoned, independent and commercial—from all over the world sharing what they do and how they do it. This year’s line up includes folks making magazines for kids, art and culture, as well as luxury lifestyle magazines, and a massive global publisher who covers all of this and more. There’s… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19396312-designing-reading-experiences-for-children-with-caroline-versteeg-of-owl-kids.mp3) ## [The Library Loiterers — Vol. III: The Zine Scene with Izy Iannetta at Toronto Zine Library](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-23_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19391831-the-library-loiterers-vol-iii-the-zine-scene-with-izy-iannetta-at-toronto-zine-library.mp3) ## [How to Be a Design Student (and How to Teach Them) with Mitch Goldstein](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-22_ Send us Fan Mail Design students and design educators — this episode is for YOU! We have Mitch Goldstein, educator and author of How to Be a Design Student (and How to Teach Them), here to share some powerful thoughts and actionable advice. In this conversation, you’ll hear Mitch’s approach to being “professionally curious” and the difference between “education” and “professional practice”. We dig… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19386094-how-to-be-a-design-student-and-how-to-teach-them-with-mitch-goldstein.mp3) ## [“Copy, Podcast joy”: NASA’s Artemis II Digital Strategy with Thalia Patrinos](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-16_ Send us Fan Mail Today’s conversation is out of this world with Thalia Patrinos who works at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. She is the Artemis Digital Lead within the Office of Communications. She leads and strategizes all digital communications about NASA’s Artemis missions to and around the Moon, including social media, video, audio, web presence, and digital engagements. In this… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19355385-copy-podcast-joy-nasa-s-artemis-ii-digital-strategy-with-thalia-patrinos.mp3) ## [The Library Loiterers - Vol. II: Compositions, Classification, and Card Catalogs with Carl Shura at Toronto Reference Library](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-10_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19322738-the-library-loiterers-vol-ii-compositions-classification-and-card-catalogs-with-carl-shura-at-toronto-reference-library.mp3) ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RrAJ5GhqJkup) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Emerging Typeface Designers: Juliette Bifolchi & Jasmin Gulati](https://www.talkpaperscissors.info/) _2026-06-08_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/732674/episodes/19315342-emerging-typeface-designers-juliette-bifolchi-jasmin-gulati.mp3)