{"podcast":{"title":"Creative Characters","slug":"creative-characters-2638861","podcast_index_feed_id":2638861,"rss_url":"https://monotype.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.monotype.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/5/b/a/f5ba76605c9e0af6d959afa2a1bf1c87/Larger_Icon_Badge_1.png","author":"Monotype","episode_count":111,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861"},"episode":{"title":"Balancing expressiveness and readability with Cyla Costa.","slug":"balancing-expressiveness-and-readability-with-cyla-costa","published_at":"2025-11-04T13:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861/balancing-expressiveness-and-readability-with-cyla-costa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861","url":"https://www.monotype.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/monotype/E519_Cyla_Costa_CC_FINAL_MIX.mp3?dest-id=2618777","summary":"Cyla Costa's work feels alive. Hailing from Curitiba, Brazil, she's an award-winning graphic artist and type designer known for expressive lettering and vibrant color palettes. Feminism, strength, inclusivity, and culture are a few of the themes her work explores. This week, Cyla chats with host Molly Doane about building a creative career and studio in Brazil, her approach to type design, and why letters are not only meant to be read. You can find blog posts for this and past episodes at monotype.com/podcast","meta_description":"Cyla Costa's work feels alive. Hailing from Curitiba, Brazil, she's an award-winning graphic artist and type designer known for expressive lettering and v…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2263,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creative-characters-2638861/episodes/balancing-expressiveness-and-readability-with-cyla-costa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861/balancing-expressiveness-and-readability-with-cyla-costa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}