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Jan 2024
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046 • BENJAMIN EDGAR

The Chicago Graphic Design Club
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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 of Design, Nika directs the AAS program and researches how design shapes what people believe — politically, spi ... Show More
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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 Valicenti interviews Christian about his journey from discovering design through a Sony computer at age 11 to bui ... Show More
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