Liane Barker is a specialist in gold leaf signage and traditional hand-painted signs. Her Brush and Pen studio is located in Queensland but she often travels the world teaching workshops.

Liane taught a workshop at the last in-person Typism conference and blew everyone away with her teaching skills which is exactly why we asked her on to the Typism podcast to talk about developing your expertise and teaching what you know.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-liane-barker

Wes Franklin is a lettering artist based in Bendigo in Victoria and known for his relaxed script lettering, and we got to know Wes because of his work in the last four Typism books.

Wes has a focus on mural and logo work and likes to work with small businesses, non-profits and community groups.

That’s exactly why we asked Wes on to the Typism podcast to talk about collaboration. Many lettering artists and freelancers work in isolation so it’s nice to see the effect working with others can have on our work.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-wes-franklin

Sophie Elinor is a graphic designer and typographer who uses letterforms to bring the written word to life. She is known for creating playful moving words with vibrant colour palettes.

That’s exactly why we asked Sophie on to the Typism podcast to talk about why it’s important to develop your authentic voice as a lettering artist.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-sophie-elinor

Kell Sunshine is a lettering artist based in New Zealand and known for her gorgeous colour palettes and mural work. There's barely a town left in New Zealand without one of her gorgeous works gracing the walls.

One of the gifts that Kelly gave me when she spoke at the Typis conference was a sticker that says stop being so busy.

We asked Kell on to the Typism podcast to talk about a topic that lettering artists often struggle with, especially in this age of the internet and that's to stop wearing busyness as a badge of honour.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-kell-sunshine

Maria spoke about her personal journey from graphic to textile designer, illustrator, calligrapher, typographer and lettering artist at the Typism conference. She’s incredibly versatile and deeply passionate about her work. No matter what twists and turns her career path has taken, it is always consistently high quality.

We asked Maria on to the Typism podcast to talk about a topic that lettering artists often struggle with: the importance of finding your inner compass.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-maria-montes

Brett Piva is a community builder and has started several collaborative studios in Newcastle, as well as the Makeit-Madeit Festival, where he brings together artists and craftspeople to speak about their work. He recently founded Onwards Studio, which is a gallery and co-working studio in Newcastle.

We asked Brett on to the Typism podcast to talk about what it takes to set up a collaborative studio.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-brett-piva

Dr Libbi Reed recently completed her doctoral studies at Griffith University and her research examines creative self-expression and sense-making through expressive lettering techniques. The latest development in her process is to use visual note-taking, or as she likes to call them, sketch notes, to make sense of the world around us and also the inner world.

We asked Libbi on to the Typism podcast to talk about the importance of self-expression through lettering.

https://www.typismcommunity.com/blog/typism-podcast-libbi-reed

Wanissa was a speaker at the Typism Conference on the Gold Coast and I have discovered over the years that Wanissa and I share two passions. One is dogs and the other is playing Gardenscapes. Wanissa has decided to turn one of these passions into a creative side-business called Dapper Pupper.