Underscore

115 • ALISA WOLFSON

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 desi

114 • ANNE H. BERRY

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 wi

113 • COBY REGEHR

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

112 • DANA ARNETT

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 Ch

111 • JARRETT FULLER

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

110 • JO-NELL SIEREN

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 Northwester

109 • DANIEL SWARTZ

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 gara

108 • CASS POKORA

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 Bridgepor

107 • MATTHEW HOFFMAN

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 publ

106 • DEREK DESORMEAUX

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

105 • SARAH ADLER

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 In

104 • LIAM GUIRITAN

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

103 • HANNAH CORMIER

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 desi

102 • ERIC HOTCHKISS

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 gr

101 • NIKA SIMOVICH FISHER

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 o

100 • CHRISTIAN SOLORZANO

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 V

099 • ROD HUNTING

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

098 • HEART & BONE

Our guests are Kelsey McClellan and Andrew McClellan, the husband-and-wife team behind Heart & Bone Signs, a Chicago-based studio specializing in gold leaf and hand-paint

097 • OSCAR SOLIS

Our guest is Oscar Solis, a designer, researcher, and educator who was born and raised in Pilsen and has called Chicago home for most of his life. In this episode, Oscar

096 • MARY FOYDER

Our guest is Mary Foyder, a designer working on trauma-responsive and healing-centered projects, including Braver Collective, an online healing community for survivors of