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Creative Characters — 118 episodes · page 1 of 2
Raven Mo on chop suey fonts, multilingual type, and the myth of authenticity.
From Rio to Barcelona: Naipe Foundry on making Brazilian-inspired type.
Jim Sutherland on slowing down to make things that matter.
Matt Holmes on tinkering, type, and the joy of making.
Ben Kelly on designing spaces that shape culture.
Typography, AI, and the future of design tools with Typogram.
Crafting thoughtful designs with Hugh Miller of Pentagram.
Marta Cerdà Alimbau on why design needs time.
John Trauscht on what it takes to design at Pixar.
The Stone Twins on craft, conflict, and creative chemistry.
ESofie Beier breaks down legibility for designers.
Finding your creative voice with Goodtype.
How type design changed everything for Magdalena Arasanz.
Signal Type: Crafting letters with passion and precision.
Shaping Thai type and design with Cadson Demak.
Designing the future with Malcolm Garrett.
ETackling climate change with creativity, with Bruce Mau Design.
The fun of finding fonts at Adobe MAX 2025.
Balancing expressiveness and readability with Cyla Costa.
Connecting people to places with Joy Nazzari.
Type, travel, and togetherness with Veronika Burian.
Designing community and culture with Cihan Tamti.
Reprint: Getting into the 'heavy stuff' with Aaron Draplin.
EFrom passion to Pink Pony with Kristy Campbell.
EInside Tipoteca Italiana with Sandro Berra.
From Tennessee to typography with David Jon Walker.
Reprint: Irreverent type design with James Edmondson.
EDesigning beyond trends with Alex Swatridge of DutchScot.
EBryan Edmondson on crafting simplicity.
Reprint: Waves of summer inspiration.
ESara Soskolne: A life shaped by letters.
Women of Type: Crafting Community with Jess Goldsmith.
Trevor Jackson: How to remix your career and stay independent.
How Kris Andrew Small found his groove: movement, color, and making art that matters.
From Biden to Harris: rebranding at lightning speed with Shar Biggers.
Re:Vision 2025: Shaping the future through design.
Nerding out on 3D type and creativity with Taekyeom Lee.
You're going to need a passport: Simon Waterfall on sharpening and expanding your design practice.
ECat How on building a branding agency that stands out.
EKelli Anderson on the art and power of papercraft.
ESearching for our inner child at Adobe MAX 2024.
Exploring the American design story behind Field Notes with Jim Coudal.
Never snap to guides: Exploring creative freedom with David Carson.
Embracing Chaos and Stillness: Astrid Stavro's Design Philosophy.
Revisiting Scott Starrett and how to design a visually stunning political campaign.
From Parsons to Type Thursday: a conversation with Thomas Jockin.
Kyle Read on the art (of the business) of type design.
Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 3 of 3).
EBehind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 2 of 3).
Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 1 of 3).
The power of initiative: Kat Romulo on following your creative passions.
Lee Yuen-Rapati on the typography and design of watches.
Beyond Mexico '68: Lance Wyman's world of design.
Reinventing yourself at any age with Vic Lee.
Petra Dočekalová on the influence of history in modern design.
Live from SXSW: A branding masterclass with Dentsu, eBay, Neurons, and WeTransfer.
Searching for signs of the British seaside with Justin Burns.
Studying the subconscious superpowers of type trends across the globe.
Talking type that melts in your heart (not in your hand) with Steffi Marty.
Behind the 2024 Type Trends report with Jordan Bell and Damien Collot.
Studios we love: the stories of ArrowType, Type Salon, and Blaze Type.
Roger Black and Charles Nix trace the history of type.
Celebrating community, embracing vulnerability, and fostering self-discovery at Adobe MAX 2023.
Exploring the fluorescent legacy of Baltimore's Globe Collection and Press with Allison Tipton.
What our emotions can teach us about design and branding.
Talking shop with David Berlow, type hero and font technology pioneer.
From Basquiat to branding: how Erwin Hines creates space for community, dialogue, and collective liberation.
Chasing Dreams and Making Them Real with Muralist Kent Yoshimura.
From magazine to brand design with Warby Parker's Sarah Olin.
Goodbye, zombie bosses: Making WFH work for creatives with Upwork's Patrick Holly.
EFinding the "feels" with Picsart's Scott Walker.
Studios we love: the stories of CoType, Naïma Ben Ayed Bureau, and XYZ Type.
Big brands, big ideas, and big breaks with Tongal's James DeJulio.
EExploring all things novel and familiar with Mark Simonson.
Bringing design to the masses with Canva's Andrew Green.
Changing the game with Maureen Raisch.
Making the Monotype Type Trends report with Terrance Weinzierl and Emilios Theofanous.
Getting into the 'heavy stuff' with Aaron Draplin.
EIterative, content-first design with In-House International.
Jim Moran – Preserving print history at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum.
Elliot Jay Stocks - Navigating a Universe of Type.
'Live' from Adobe MAX, this week's guest is: You!
Craig Ward: From metal type to the digital unknown.
Annie Atkins: Building worlds in film through graphic props and typography.
Holly Fraser – Winning Oscars and attention with a purpose-driven brand.
Mindy Seu - Gathering 30 years of cyberfeminism.
Jason Debiak - Let's start a design agency from scratch.
EXimena Amaya – A recent graduate on the role of design in communication, architecture, and protest.
Sarah Boris – On the power of defining yourself as a creative.
Nathan Lance - How to build an (authentic) sustainable brand.
Andrew Krivine and Michael Worthington - How punk and new wave turned design on its head.
ECristina Pandol - A creative's road to 'Bel-Air.'
Juan Villanueva - Cultivating a global community through type.
Jennifer Sagalyn & JoAnn Becker - On building an accessible, inclusive digital world.
David Sheldon-Hicks - The designs behind blockbuster moviemaking magic.
EGreg Lutze - The power of creative community.
EDewey Saunders - Career collage, or: Flip your aesthetic.
Andrew van der Merwe - Ephemeral calligraphy from the beaches of South Africa.
Adam Weiler - Rethinking design thinking for a changed world.
Chelsea Goldwell - Hard-won lessons on balance, health, and nurturing creativity.