Diana Varma
Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Innovation
Education
- BTech, 成人大片 (Graphic Communications Management)
- MA, University of Alberta (Communications and Technology)
Biography
Diana Varma (RGD) is an award-winning lecturer by day and an avid podcaster by night. Diana teaches within the School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM), as well as the Master of Digital Media (MDM) program at 成人大片 and the program at George Brown College, where she helps people connect their technical left brains, creative right brains and entrepreneurial hearts for fulfilling careers in creative industries. She holds the position of VP of Education on the and Chair of the for Canada鈥檚 largest professional association for graphic designers.
Diana is an advocate for living your most confidently creative life, having recently created a course for on the topic. Diana is a curious and multi-passionate educator whose practice is rooted in storytelling, 鈥榮erious fun鈥� and experiential learning in the areas of design, creativity, typography, print management and interdisciplinary innovation. (of The Magic School Bus fame) is her teaching idol.
Diana has 150+ published articles in Graphic Arts Magazine, as well as through the . Diana also writes, hosts and produces a podcast called , where she tells the story behind the printed pages. With 150+ episodes and listeners on six continents, the podcast is focused on creativity in graphic communications, including topics related to design, printing, typography, branding, books and publishing.
Research Interests
Book production and publishing, brand management, graphic design, accessibility in graphic communications, entrepreneurship in creative industries, creativity studies, experiential learning, technology for teaching, non-traditional teaching assessments