Friends. Conversation. Good Times.
This past month, we enjoyed a social hour at the Chicago Athletic Association’s Drawing Room and spent the evening conversing about the future of design, books, inspiration, and much more. We invite you to join us for our next one in Lincoln Park on Wednesday, June 12th.
Exploring the history of Chicago printing
Saturday, June 29
2 PM
This month, we are exploring the history of Chicago’s Printers Row with a guided tour by Jackson of the type design studio Okay Type. We’ll spend the afternoon learning about the different types of printing that happened in Chicago, plus the city’s impact across the country, business, and industry.
Saturday, June 15
11 am - 3 pm
We invite you to join the Chicago Graphic Design Club, One Design Company and Artisan Talent for REVIEWED: A Portfolio Critique. This event is currently sold out. However, sign up for the waitlist in case a spot opens up. Let us know in the comments if you’d like another later this Summer.
Latest Underscore
This May, host Christian Solorzano spoke with graphic designer and photographer Johnny Mei. — and we released a special 4-year anniversary episode with our team members. Listen to the conversations below.
For your (listening) pleasure
We’ve been continuing our music program. This month, we had our most popular mix yet, by our friend Carlos Segura — plus we released a Brian Eno special to coincide with Gary Hustwits’s screening of Eno at the Music Box Theater.
To contribute music to our program, fill out this form.
In other news…
Tuesday, June 11
6-9 pm
Grab tickets for the NeoCon after-party at the stunning new venue of Secrist Beach, graciously hosted by the Design Museum of Chicago.
CGDC members: Use code Greenskies2024 for 50% off your ticket!
Span is just too good…
Have you seen our friend Span Studio’s rebrand of the Peggy Nobart Nature Museum? A playful, rich, and colorful nod to Illinois’s native prairies. Check it out here.
In our Discord, Jackson of Okay Type shared Nick Sherman's talk about his Franklin Gothic and says it is a must-see: watch it here.
Alyssa Low is on fire
Muralist and Multidisciplinary Designer Alyssa Low has been on fire lately…literally! See her latest mural at Wayfair Store or her design for the scarf for the Chicago Fire’s Asian Heritage Night.
Brian Eno…
A few of us saw the Chicago Premiere of the documentary Eno at the Music Box. Each film screening is unique, recombining footage drawn from director Gary Hustwit’s original interviews and Eno’s archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage to create a singular experience and co-created with generative AI 🙄.
Christian Solorzano wasn’t very fond of the film (even though he is Eno’s biggest fan). You can read what he has to say here.
Congrats to New City’s Design 50! 🏆
Have you seen New City’s DESIGN 50 2024 list? There are a handful of friends of the Chicago Graphic Design Club and previous guests of Undescore on the list. Congratulations to Carlos Segura, John Pobojewski, Bud Rodecker, Nick Adam, Chuck Anderson, and LaShun Tines. We’re proud, inspired, and grateful for their representation of Chicago design. 👏
And last but not least, pay close attention to the Design Museum of Chicago’s street banners. Pictured above is our CGDC team member Hamid Alavi’s design beside Cody Hudson’s.
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Our latest initiative is to build a directory of design studios in the Chicagoland area, which aims to amplify and promote creative practices and disciplines.
This directory will be managed by the Chicago Graphic Design Club and highlight studios of different sizes, services, mediums, and more. We expect to launch the Summer of 2024.
Join us on Discord
If you haven’t done so, join our online community. It’s a great place to talk design, make friends, and learn with others. Every first Friday of the month, we have lunch together at noon. Our next one is this upcoming Friday, June 7th.
So many fun things happening this month!