Creative Characters
By Monotype
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We live in a world awash in typography - whether we realize it or not. From the road signs that lead us home to the phones in our pockets, typography is front and center in nearly every waking moment of our day. Come meet the people and hear the stories behind the letters that shape our world.
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The Stone Twins on craft, conflict, and creative chemistry.
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Sofie Beier breaks down legibility for designers.
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Finding your creative voice with Goodtype.
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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How type design changed everything for Magdalena Arasanz.
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Signal Type: Crafting letters with passion and precision.
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Shaping Thai type and design with Cadson Demak.
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Designing the future with Malcolm Garrett.
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Tackling climate change with creativity, with Bruce Mau Design.
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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The fun of finding fonts at Adobe MAX 2025.
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Balancing expressiveness and readability with Cyla Costa.
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Connecting people to places with Joy Nazzari.
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Type, travel, and togetherness with Veronika Burian.
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Designing community and culture with Cihan Tamti.
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Reprint: Getting into the 'heavy stuff' with Aaron Draplin.
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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From passion to Pink Pony with Kristy Campbell.
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Inside Tipoteca Italiana with Sandro Berra.
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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From Tennessee to typography with David Jon Walker.
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Reprint: Irreverent type design with James Edmondson.
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Designing beyond trends with Alex Swatridge of DutchScot.
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Bryan Edmondson on crafting simplicity.
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May 29, 2025 |
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Reprint: Waves of summer inspiration.
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May 15, 2025 |
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Sara Soskolne: A life shaped by letters.
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Women of Type: Crafting Community with Jess Goldsmith.
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Trevor Jackson: How to remix your career and stay independent.
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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How Kris Andrew Small found his groove: movement, color, and making art that matters.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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From Biden to Harris: rebranding at lightning speed with Shar Biggers.
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Re:Vision 2025: Shaping the future through design.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Nerding out on 3D type and creativity with Taekyeom Lee.
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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You're going to need a passport: Simon Waterfall on sharpening and expanding your design practice.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Cat How on building a branding agency that stands out.
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Kelli Anderson on the art and power of papercraft.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Searching for our inner child at Adobe MAX 2024.
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Exploring the American design story behind Field Notes with Jim Coudal.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Never snap to guides: Exploring creative freedom with David Carson.
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Embracing Chaos and Stillness: Astrid Stavro's Design Philosophy.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Revisiting Scott Starrett and how to design a visually stunning political campaign.
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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From Parsons to Type Thursday: a conversation with Thomas Jockin.
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Kyle Read on the art (of the business) of type design.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 3 of 3).
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 2 of 3).
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 1 of 3).
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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The power of initiative: Kat Romulo on following your creative passions.
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Lee Yuen-Rapati on the typography and design of watches.
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May 30, 2024 |
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Beyond Mexico '68: Lance Wyman's world of design.
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May 14, 2024 |
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Reinventing yourself at any age with Vic Lee.
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Petra Dočekalová on the influence of history in modern design.
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Live from SXSW: A branding masterclass with Dentsu, eBay, Neurons, and WeTransfer.
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Searching for signs of the British seaside with Justin Burns.
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Studying the subconscious superpowers of type trends across the globe.
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Talking type that melts in your heart (not in your hand) with Steffi Marty.
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Behind the 2024 Type Trends report with Jordan Bell and Damien Collot.
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Studios we love: the stories of ArrowType, Type Salon, and Blaze Type.
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Roger Black and Charles Nix trace the history of type.
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Celebrating community, embracing vulnerability, and fostering self-discovery at Adobe MAX 2023.
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Exploring the fluorescent legacy of Baltimore's Globe Collection and Press with Allison Tipton.
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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What our emotions can teach us about design and branding.
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Talking shop with David Berlow, type hero and font technology pioneer.
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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From Basquiat to branding: how Erwin Hines creates space for community, dialogue, and collective liberation.
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Chasing Dreams and Making Them Real with Muralist Kent Yoshimura.
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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From magazine to brand design with Warby Parker's Sarah Olin.
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Goodbye, zombie bosses: Making WFH work for creatives with Upwork's Patrick Holly.
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Finding the "feels" with Picsart's Scott Walker.
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May 23, 2023 |
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Studios we love: the stories of CoType, Naïma Ben Ayed Bureau, and XYZ Type.
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May 09, 2023 |
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Big brands, big ideas, and big breaks with Tongal's James DeJulio.
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Exploring all things novel and familiar with Mark Simonson.
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Bringing design to the masses with Canva's Andrew Green.
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Changing the game with Maureen Raisch.
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Making the Monotype Type Trends report with Terrance Weinzierl and Emilios Theofanous.
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Getting into the 'heavy stuff' with Aaron Draplin.
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Iterative, content-first design with In-House International.
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Jim Moran – Preserving print history at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Elliot Jay Stocks - Navigating a Universe of Type.
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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'Live' from Adobe MAX, this week's guest is: You!
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Craig Ward: From metal type to the digital unknown.
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Annie Atkins: Building worlds in film through graphic props and typography.
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Holly Fraser – Winning Oscars and attention with a purpose-driven brand.
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Mindy Seu - Gathering 30 years of cyberfeminism.
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Jason Debiak - Let's start a design agency from scratch.
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Ximena Amaya – A recent graduate on the role of design in communication, architecture, and protest.
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Sarah Boris – On the power of defining yourself as a creative.
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Nathan Lance - How to build an (authentic) sustainable brand.
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Andrew Krivine and Michael Worthington - How punk and new wave turned design on its head.
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Cristina Pandol - A creative's road to 'Bel-Air.'
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Juan Villanueva - Cultivating a global community through type.
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May 31, 2022 |
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Jennifer Sagalyn & JoAnn Becker - On building an accessible, inclusive digital world.
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May 17, 2022 |
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David Sheldon-Hicks - The designs behind blockbuster moviemaking magic.
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Greg Lutze - The power of creative community.
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Dewey Saunders - Career collage, or: Flip your aesthetic.
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Andrew van der Merwe - Ephemeral calligraphy from the beaches of South Africa.
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Adam Weiler - Rethinking design thinking for a changed world.
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Chelsea Goldwell - Hard-won lessons on balance, health, and nurturing creativity.
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Dave Addey - Classic sci-fi films and the typography that brought them to life.
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ellen Lupton - On mentorship, relationships of equality, and representation in design.
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Tyler Haughey - Neon and nostalgia down on the unseen Jersey Shore.
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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James Horwitz - Bold type and big ideas from a cutting edge design mind.
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Dan Black & Jes Seamans - DIY printmaking from the edges of America (and several Midwestern basements).
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Michael Johnson - Design with a purpose.
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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James Edmondson - Let the design be what it wants to become.
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Lauren Hom - There is no recipe for reinvention.
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Hannelore Ocampo - How type keeps your car (and eyes) on the road.
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Angelina Lippert - Charting the human experience through poster design.
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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John Norman - Visual storytelling for the masses.
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Sarah Hyndman - Celebrating typography, one taste (???) at a time.
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May 20, 2021 |
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Chris Do - Can creatives make a living doing what they love? (Spoiler: yes.)
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May 06, 2021 |
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Terrence Williams - The beauty and power of embracing identity in the workplace.
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Tré Seals - Telling true stories through type.
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Jenna Blazevich - Punk rock activism, one chain-stitched letter at a time.
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Scott Starrett - Designing an authentic, memorable, winning (and now iconic) political identity.
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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James Sommerville - Let's reimagine how creative work gets done, shall we?
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Feb 22, 2021 |