Creative Characters
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.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 96
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Tyler Haughey - Neon and nostalgia down on the unseen Jersey Shore.
This week’s guest, photographer Tyler Haughey, has made a career for himself photographing the unseen angles of beach towns in the off-season—neon signs glowing in the snow, darkened motel rooms blin…
James Horwitz - Bold type and big ideas from a cutting edge design mind.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
This week, Creative Type Director Charles Nix talks to …
Dan Black & Jes Seamans - DIY printmaking from the edges of America (and several Midwestern basements).
This week’s guests are Jessica Seamans and Dan Black, who together comprise Landland. Landland is a small but mighty studio that designs and screenprints posters, primarily for bands and musicians. A…
Michael Johnson - Design with a purpose.
In this week’s episode, Senior Creative Type Director Phil Garnham sits down with the esteemed Michael Johnson, founder of the UK-based design firm Johnson Banks.
Michael has seen and done it all in …
James Edmondson - Let the design be what it wants to become.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In our twelfth episode, we speak with James Edmondson, …
Lauren Hom - There is no recipe for reinvention.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In our eleventh episode, we speak with Lauren Hom, a ce…
Hannelore Ocampo - How type keeps your car (and eyes) on the road.
Monotype Creative Director and admitted car nut Terrance Weinzierl sits down with Hannelore Ocampo, Fonts Lead and Type Specialist at Ford Motor Company.
Terrance and Hanne discuss the countless ways…
Angelina Lippert - Charting the human experience through poster design.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In this episode, Creative Type Director Charles Nix tal…
John Norman - Visual storytelling for the masses.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In our eighth episode, we speak with John Norman, a cel…
Sarah Hyndman - Celebrating typography, one taste (???) at a time.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In our seventh episode, we speak with Sarah Hyndman, fo…
Chris Do - Can creatives make a living doing what they love? (Spoiler: yes.)
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In our sixth episode, we speak with Chris Do, award-win…
Terrence Williams - The beauty and power of embracing identity in the workplace.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype exploring the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
In our fifth episode, we speak with Terrence Williams, …
Tré Seals - Telling true stories through type.
Welcome to Creative Characters, a podcast by Monotype that explores the people and personalities behind the brands, campaigns, and designs we love.
Our guest in episode four is Tré Seals, founder of …
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 a…
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 …
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 Somme…