Welcome

We are Chicago’s graphic design community

2025

Share your voice

As we move into 2025, our mission continues to be community-centered while fostering a positive culture within graphic design theory, craft, and practice, and we do this by listening. Your participation in this survey helps us plan, coordinate, and create programming.

Join us

Events

Spudnik Social Hour & Tour
Social Hour & Tour
A field trip to Spudnik Press
Thursday, March 20 6PM – 9PM
Thinking Through Graphic Design History
Virtual Book Talk
Wednesday, March 19 • 6 – 7 PM
Designer, writer, and educator Aggie Toppins discusses her new book, Thinking Through Graphic Design History.

Shop

Official Store

Back to Basics

It’s a friendly companion that addresses the basics of navigating the design industry.

Faculty Issue No.1

Our first issue features dozens of Chicago-based designers through interviews, essays, project spotlights, profiles, and more.

Chicago Series

The Chicago Graphic Design Club asked a series of Chicago-based designers to design a t-shirt that responds to “family.”

Our Podcast

Underscore

Exploring the craft, theory, and practice of graphic design, plus discussing ideas that cultivate a more inclusive and thoughtful creative community. 

Writing

Exploring design through through perspectives by and for our community.

Institute of Design Civic Futures Immersion participants Making and Identity participants in Oaxaca 2024 during our site visit with Colectivo Subterráneos
February 28, 2025
Immersion in Peru
January 1, 2025
Reflection on 2024
December 31, 2024
Social Hours 2024 Reflection

Our online Community

Connect with other designers in Chicago and discover resources, support, job opportunities, friendships, and more.

Latest Mix

Mu Radio

An online music streaming program playing curated mixtapes by Chicago based graphic designers. 

Support

The official online shop where you can support the Chicago Graphic Design Club’s vision of building a positive culture within graphic design theory, craft, and practice.