Underscore Podcast
1) 095 • 2025 WRAPPED
Today, we share a conversation between Christian Solorzano and Cheryl Bever as they celebrate five years of the Chicago Graphic Design Club and reflect on 2025.In this year-end episode, Christian and ...Show More
2) 094 • PEDRO NEVES
Our guest is Pedro Neves, a designer, educator, and researcher at the University of Illinois Chicago whose work explores the intersection of modular systems, typography, and emerging technologies.In...Show More
3) 093 • JJ SALGADO
Our guest is JJ Salgado, a recent Columbia College Chicago graduate, designer, and the newest member of the Chicago Graphic Design Club team.In this episode, JJ speaks with host Christian Solorzano ab...Show More
4) 092 • BLAZE SMITH
Our guest is Blaze Smith, a web designer and content creator who has built an audience of 80,000 followers by making web design education accessible through short-form video content. In this episode, ...Show More
5) 091 • DAVE PABELLON
In this episode of Underscore, host Christian Solorzano speaks with Dave Pabellon, a designer, educator, and core organizer of the Design As Protest Collective, about his journey leading up to his cur...Show More
6) 090 • MATT AVERY
Our guest is Matt Avery, founder of Monograph, a Chicago-based design studio specializing in publishing and typography. After 14 years as Principal Designer at the University of Chicago Press, where h...Show More
7) 089 • JOSÉ ROSA
Our guest is José Rosa, a Chicago-based graphic designer, DJ, and artist. They join host Christian Solorzano to talk about their journey from Milwaukee and Puerto Rico to Chicago’s creative scene, a...Show More
8) 088 • ASHLEY BEDORE
Our guest is Ashley Bedore, a graphic designer and illustrator working at Lincoln Park Zoo.In this episode, Ashley speaks with host Christian Solorzano about her journey from studying illustration at ...Show More
9) 087 • SUN SEGURA
Our guest is Sun Segura, Managing Director of design studio Segura and the digital type foundry T26. She is also the founder and curator of AHA Time, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting esse...Show More
10) 086 • SUZIE SHIN
Our guest is Suzie Shin, a designer, educator, and artist who moved to Chicago after studying at RISD, drawn by the city's community of small design studios and creative collaboration.In this episod...Show More