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May 2024
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054 • FOUR YEARS OF THE CHICAGO GRAPHIC ...

The Chicago Graphic Design Club
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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 community means to us and how CGDC has shaped our relationship to design, memories, and the future.

Music by the band ⁠⁠⁠⁠Eighties Slang⁠⁠⁠⁠.


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