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Underscore is a podcast by the Chicago Graphic Design Club that brings you conversations with Chicago’s creative community. On this podcast, host, Christian Solorzano, explores the craft, theory, and practice of graphic design, plus discusses ideas that cultivate a more inclusive and thoughtful creative community.
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Signup to Generate a PitchUnderscore is a podcast by the Chicago Graphic Design Club that brings you conversations with Chicago’s creative community. On this podcast, host, Christian Solorzano, explores the craft, theory, and practice of graphic design, plus discusses ideas that cultivate a more inclusive and thoughtful creative community.
Underscore is hosted by The Chicago Graphic Design Club. The show has published 117 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "118 • CRAIGHTON BERMAN" (26 October 2026, 73 minutes), "117 • ELAINE LOPEZ" (12 October 2026, 63 minutes), and "116 • JONATHAN NESCI" (28 September 2026, 63 minutes).
Underscore publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 67 minutes across 117 episodes.
Booking probability for Underscore is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Underscore requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Underscore's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Chicago Graphic Design Club hosts Underscore, an arts podcast with 117 episodes published.
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Episode #118
Our guest is Craighton Berman , a designer, illustrator, and founder of Manual, a company that makes objects for slow living. He has been based in Chicago since 2002. In this episode, Craighton speaks with host...
Episode #117
Our guest is Elaine Lopez , a designer and educator who teaches at Parsons and spent the formative years of her design career in Chicago. In this episode, Elaine speaks with host Christian Solorzano about her first...
Episode #116
Our guest is Jonathan Nesci , a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, furniture, and fine art. He grew up in Oak Lawn, spent eleven years in Columbus, Indiana, and now works out of a studio on his brother's...
Episode #115
Our guest is Alisa Wolfson , EVP and Head of Design at Leo Chicago, where she built the agency's design department. Alisa grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and found design sideways. Her dad was in the wine...
Episode #114
Our next guest is Anne H. Berry — designer, writer, educator, and Director of the School of Design at the University of Illinois Chicago. In this episode, Anne speaks with host Christian Solorzano about her path into...
Episode #113
Our guest is Coby Regehr, son of Carl Regehr (1919–1983)— a graphic designer, educator, and community builder who helped shape Chicago's visual identity. In this episode, Coby speaks with host Christian Solorzano about...
Episode #112
Our guest is Dana Arnett, Co-Founder and Chairman of VSA Partners — one of Chicago's most celebrated and enduring design firms. In this episode, Dana speaks with host Christian Solorzano about a career that began in the...
Episode #111
Our guest is Jarrett Fuller , a designer, writer, educator, and host of the long-running podcast Scratching the Surface, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In this episode, Jarrett speaks with host Christian Solorzano...
Episode #110
Our guest is Jo-Nell Sieren , a photographer, designer, and educator who spent fifteen years at Columbia College Chicago before moving into her current role at Northwestern, where she focuses on industry strategy and...
Episode #109
Our guest is Daniel Swartz — a letterpress designer, printer, and writer based in rural northern Indiana, where he runs Hoosier Type Company out of the back of his garage using antique wood type, vintage presses, and...
Episode #108
Our guest is Cass Pokora — a photographer, artist, and designer who has been a familiar face in our community for years. Cass recently exhibited at Typeforce in Bridgeport, currently has work showing at New Wave Coffee...
Episode #107
Our guest is Matthew Hoffman , the artist and custodian behind You Are Beautiful — the Chicago-born project that has placed over 10 million stickers and more than 100 public installations around the world since 2002. In...
Episode #106
Our guest is Derek Desormeaux , president of AIGA Chicago, who moved to Chicago from a small town in Northern Michigan after studying graphic design at Kendall College of Art and Design. In this episode, Derek speaks...
Episode #105
Our guest is Sarah Adler , a multidisciplinary designer and artist originally from Sanibel Island, Florida, who moved to Chicago in 2016 to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently works as Brand...
Episode #104
Our guest is Liam Guiritan , a Chicago-based designer and creative coder who grew up being told there were only two career paths worth taking, and chose neither. In this episode, Liam speaks with host Christian...
Episode #103
Our guest is Hannah Cormier , a visual and digital experience designer at One Design in Chicago. In this episode, Hannah speaks with host Christian Solorzano about a design origin story rooted in curiosity, sensory...
Episode #102
Our guest is Eric Hotchkiss , an interdisciplinary designer, engineer, and educator based in Chicago, and the founder of Made in Englewood — a design-build practice grounded in the belief that communities should...
Episode #101
Our guest is Nika Simovich Fisher, a writer, designer, and educator based in New York City. A tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design, Nika directs the AAS program and...
Episode #100
Our guest is Christian Solorzano , founder of the Chicago Graphic Design Club and host of Underscore podcast. In this milestone 100th episode, the roles reverse as Rick Valicenti interviews Christian about his journey...
Episode #99
Our guest is Rod Hunting , a Chicago-based designer and artist who creates intricate compositions built entirely from floppy discs. In this episode, Rod speaks with host Christian Solorzano about his creative...
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