{"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":"Reprint: Getting into the 'heavy stuff' with Aaron Draplin.","slug":"reprint-getting-into-the-heavy-stuff-with-aaron-draplin","published_at":"2025-09-09T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861/reprint-getting-into-the-heavy-stuff-with-aaron-draplin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-characters-2638861","url":"https://www.monotype.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/monotype/REPRINT_-_E515_-_Aaron_Draplin_SUBMIX_CJO_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=2618777","summary":"Aaron Draplin likely needs little introduction. He's one of the most beloved and best-known graphic designers working today. People fill auditoriums for his talks and workshops, wait in long lines to take selfies and buy Draplin Design Company merch, and fill his DMs with requests for advice. In this episode, originally published in 2023, Draplin shares his perspective on design education, staying inspired and motivated, the \"surreal\" experience of becoming a mentor figure, and the \"weird little spot\" he's in as he approaches 50. He's a fixture at Adobe Max, coming up next month, so we thought it was a good time to dig this one out of the archives. Warning: some explicit language, but all in jest! You can find blog posts for this and all our past episodes at monotype.com/podcast","meta_description":"Aaron Draplin likely needs little introduction. He's one of the most beloved and best-known graphic designers working today. People fill auditoriums for h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creative-characters-2638861/episodes/reprint-getting-into-the-heavy-stuff-with-aaron-draplin/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/reprint-getting-into-the-heavy-stuff-with-aaron-draplin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}