Best of Design Matters: Chip Kidd

Jennifer Pastiloff is a bestselling author of the memoir On Being Human and travels the world with her workshop, blending writing, yoga, and radical honesty. She joins to discuss turning pain into purpose, the power of vulnerability, and her new book, Proof of Life.Want to help s ... Show More

In celebration of Pride Month, we’re revisiting conversations with accomplished LGBTQ+ guests—Carol Leifer, Paul Tazewell, Sonya Passi, Leisha Hailey, and Kate Moennig—about the journeys that led them to fulfilling professional lives and the influences that shaped who they are to ... Show More

James Dyson is a visionary inventor, designer, educator and founder of Dyson, a global company transforming ordinary household appliances into design and engineering marvels. He joins to discuss his iconic career, the role of failure in the creative process, and how good design c ... Show More

Matt, Syd, Pat, Chris and Steve are joined in-studio by legendary producer Battlecat for a conversation about his latest projects, what new artists he's listening to and why it's important to carry on the legacy of the old school. 

Grant Hart from 1980's hardcore legends Hüsker Dü takes us through his career in five tracks, folky singer-songwriter Phosphorescent on his ten-year overnight success, and Alexis and Michael get excited about the fretless bass. 

The star sheds his band for a warm, winning, utterly game, happily overstuffed five-song performance of songs from across his long career. 

The multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter tells Nihal about her development as an artist and her new album which has been 4 years in the making. 

This episode originally aired on May 20, 2021. How do design and music influence one another? In this episode, Sam learns more about music’s impact on design and the shared mindsets of the creative process. He chats with R. Michael Hendrix, Partner and Global Director of Design a ... Show More

On this week's episode, Willie sits down with one of the most influential artists in music, Jack Antonoff. They talk about the new album from his band, "Bleachers", and his long collaboration writing and producing with Taylor Swift. 

Chris Stein is the co-founder and guitarist and songwriter for the band Blondie. Chris talks about growing up in Brooklyn, school, trips to San Francisco, Andy Warhol and drugs, as well as Blondie's career. Listen to an intellectual tell the story of the New York scene.See omnyst ... Show More

On this episode of Underscore, we celebrate four years of the Chicago Graphic Design Club. Host ⁠⁠⁠⁠Christian Solorzano⁠ reflects on the impact of CGDC alongside team members, Alexis Gonzalez, Carson Koppin, Cheryl Bever, Jeffrey Hitchens, and Hamid Alavi. We discuss what communi ... Show More

Rolling Stone launched in 1967 with a mission to not only redefine music journalism but also chronicle important societal changes. Under the leadership of founding editor and publisher Jann Wenner, it published work from some of the 20th century’s greatest writers, reporters, des ... Show More