Underscore Podcast
1) 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 Christian Solorzano about his cr...Show More
2) 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-painted signage.In this episode, Ke...Show More
3) 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 speaks with host Christian Solo...Show More
4) 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 sexual trauma.In this episode...Show More
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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