the chicago graphic design club meets by the lake
Social Hour
An opportunity to connect with other designers, make new friends, and enjoy the warm Chicago weather.
Storytelling Through Design Methods
Lecture & Project Share
Catherine Bianca shared her process designing a modular, multi-channel visual language of design methods found in everyday infrastructures.
Ways of Being
Book Discussion
A virtual group discussion of the book “Ways of Being” by James Bridle.
Chicago‘s Tomorrow, Today
A celebration of community, belonging, and brighter futures for Chicago.
CGDC X MNML
Tour & Art Show
The Chicago Graphic Design Club tours design studio MNML and co-hosts an art show titled “Chicago’s Tomorrow, Today”.
Graphic Design Is (…) Not Innocent
A virtual group discussion of the book “Graphic Design Is (…) Not Innocent” (2022).
Talk with Michael Ellsworth of Civilization
Lecture & Conversation
“Studio culture, graphic design, and collective action.”
A conversation with Mitch Goldstein
Online Conversation
A conversation with designer, artist, and educator Mitch Goldstein, about all things design.
The New ID
Tour & Discussion
We visit the Institute of Design to tour its 85 Years of Making the Future exhibition and learn how ID’s past and plans for the future informed the creation of their new brand identity system.
Typespace • AR-First Variable Typeface
We welcomed Brooklyn-based designer, artist, researcher, and creative technologist, Rajshree Saraf. She discussed her approach to augmented reality and what it means to rethink the fundamentals of design for a brand new media.
