Creative Characters
A podcast by Monotype - Wednesdays
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61 Episodes
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Andrew van der Merwe - Ephemeral calligraphy from the beaches of South Africa.
Published: 2/24/2022 -
Adam Weiler - Rethinking design thinking for a changed world.
Published: 12/3/2021 -
Chelsea Goldwell - Hard-won lessons on balance, health, and nurturing creativity.
Published: 11/19/2021 -
Dave Addey - Classic sci-fi films and the typography that brought them to life.
Published: 11/5/2021 -
Ellen Lupton - On mentorship, relationships of equality, and representation in design.
Published: 10/22/2021 -
Tyler Haughey - Neon and nostalgia down on the unseen Jersey Shore.
Published: 10/6/2021 -
James Horwitz - Bold type and big ideas from a cutting edge design mind.
Published: 9/24/2021 -
Dan Black & Jes Seamans - DIY printmaking from the edges of America (and several Midwestern basements).
Published: 9/10/2021 -
Michael Johnson - Design with a purpose.
Published: 8/27/2021 -
James Edmondson - Let the design be what it wants to become.
Published: 8/9/2021 -
Lauren Hom - There is no recipe for reinvention.
Published: 7/30/2021 -
Hannelore Ocampo - How type keeps your car (and eyes) on the road.
Published: 7/15/2021 -
Angelina Lippert - Charting the human experience through poster design.
Published: 6/17/2021 -
John Norman - Visual storytelling for the masses.
Published: 6/4/2021 -
Sarah Hyndman - Celebrating typography, one taste (???) at a time.
Published: 5/20/2021 -
Chris Do - Can creatives make a living doing what they love? (Spoiler: yes.)
Published: 5/6/2021 -
Terrence Williams - The beauty and power of embracing identity in the workplace.
Published: 4/22/2021 -
Tré Seals - Telling true stories through type.
Published: 4/7/2021 -
Jenna Blazevich - Punk rock activism, one chain-stitched letter at a time.
Published: 3/25/2021 -
Scott Starrett - Designing an authentic, memorable, winning (and now iconic) political identity.
Published: 3/11/2021
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.