Creative Characters

Monotype•www.monotype.com

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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Jenna Blazevich - Punk rock activism, one chain-stitched letter at a time.

In this episode, we talk with Chicago-based lettering artist Jenna Blazevich, founder and sole proprietor of Vichcraft, a multi- disciplinary design studio that "works right around the line between art and design to build a collection of activist-driven products." Topics include (but are not limited to) chain stitching, punk rock, the artist’s role in social justice movements, and whatever the heck Malört is. To see Jenna’s work, check out our blog post at https://www.monotype.com/resources/expe...

Mar 25, 2021•39 min

Scott Starrett - Designing an authentic, memorable, winning (and now iconic) political identity.

Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love. In our second episode, Monotype Creative Type Director Charles Nix talks with Scott Starrett, Co-Founder and Principal of NYC design firm Tandem. Scott shares his story of a serendipitous introduction to a young bartender named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which led to Tandem designing the branding for her transformational 2018 Congressional campaign. To le...

Mar 11, 2021•44 min

James Sommerville - Let's reimagine how creative work gets done, shall we?

Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love. This is our first episode, and our guest is James Sommerville, who has worked at several notable brands including The Coca-Cola Company. Today, he is the co-founder of KNOWN_UNKOWN and is working to transform the future of creative talent. To learn more about James and the work he’s doing at KNOWN_UNKNOWN, visit: https://known--unknown.com/ To see a pres...

Feb 22, 2021•40 min

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