Hi-Res

Hi-Res returns for a limited six-episode run this fall, starting September 20th. We're bringing the show back with a season of exclusively Philly based designers, illustrators and photographers. If you simply can't wait to hear the first episode you can always become a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/hirespod and for a pledge of $3 you can start listening to the first episode right now. Plus, you'll have access to new episodes a whole week earlier than the regular feed. And, if you pledge at the $10 level you'll also get a pack of four postcard prints with hand-lettering by yours truly, a sticker and some bonus content as well, not to mention the warm feeling you'll get for supporting the show. Mark your calendars for the return of Hi-Res, Season 11, on September 20th, available from all fine purveyors of podcasts and as always at hirespod.com.

After over six years and more than 250 episodes, Hi-Res is going on an indefinite hiatus. Many thanks to all of the guests who came on the show over the years to share their creative journeys with the world and thank you for listening!  

On the penultimate episode of the season, design legend Paula Scher joins the show for a conversation about some of her newest work, as well as her experiences during the pandemic, her time at Tyler School of Art, designing album covers, what she likes about environmental design and what she discovered about New York City without traffic.

CorinneDodenhoff is a designer and illustrator who works in the music, wellness, beauty, fashion and lifestyle spaces, creating bold branding systems, unique graphic assets and playful illustrations. She joins the show for a conversation about calling yourself the thing you want to become, accepting herself for who she is and doing what feels good in your career.

On the penultimate episode of the season, design legend Paula Scher joins the show for a conversation about some of her newest work, as well as her experiences during the pandemic, her time at Tyler School of Art, designing album covers, what she likes about environmental design and what she discovered about New York City without traffic.

CorinneDodenhoff is a designer and illustrator who works in the music, wellness, beauty, fashion and lifestyle spaces, creating bold branding systems, unique graphic assets and playful illustrations. She joins the show for a conversation about calling yourself the thing you want to become, accepting herself for who she is and doing what feels good in your career.

Debbie Millman returns to the show to discuss her new book, "Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World's Most Creative People," a curated anthology of conversations from your award-winning podcast “Design Matters," as well as why she enjoys teaching online, why she initially thought she was a terrible interviewer and what her conversations with Stephen Heller over the course of doing the show have taught her.

Mighty Joe Castro is an accomplished Philadelphia based collage artist, musician (Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen) and designer. He joins the show to discuss creatively rising to the occasion during the pandemic, owning your mistakes and viewing himself as a work-in-progress.

Justine Kelley is a designer and illustrator and a recent MFA grad from Tyler School of Art & Architecture for Graphic Design. She joins the show for a conversation about capturing the complexity of humans in small moments, archiving memories of the city through her work and the art of procrastination.

Steve Perrong is an editor and director at Neighborhood Films in Philadelphia. He joins the show for a conversation about working on productions during the pandemic, putting yourself out there through your work and why creating work for anything Philly-related feels special. Plus, there is a winner in this season's Hi-Res Trivia, (that won't be a surprise to anyone listening all season).

Bill Starkey is Executive Creative Director at quench, a food & beverage brand-building boutique. With over twenty years of experience, he has worked on brands such as Sealy Mattresses, Comcast, HBO and Under Armour, just to name a few. He joins the show for a conversation about how the fear of "the fear of failure" motivated him, why he's more interested in how ideas work and accepting navigating his destiny over controlling it.

Since 2011 James Hultquist-Todd has made high quality custom and retail typefaces for agencies, studios, and organizations around the world through his foundry, JTD Type. He joins the podcast for a conversation about getting his start as a tailor, the similarities between making clothing and design typography, why each typeface is its own learning experience and how he's become more aware of nature during the pandemic.

Jon Krause is an award-winning freelance illustrator from Philadelphia, and he joins the show for a conversation about why he started working digitally, the best harsh feedback he ever got from an art director that challenged him to change his approach to his work and learning to adapt when his work environment changed.

Sabrina Pfautz is a Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Push 10, a branding agency in Philadelphia, PA. She joins the show for a conversation about finding efficiencies to bring out more creativity, introducing the concept of play into her work and the importance of being able to disconnect.

Rita Carroll is an illustrator, designer and partner at Runhouse, a branding, marketing and event production agency focused on the running industry and active lifestyle. Rita joins the show for a conversation about the importance of maintaining connections, making playlists at the beginning of a project and designing for all the minutia of a running event.

Tad Carpenter is a designer, illustrator, author and teacher based in Kansas City, Missouri. He joins the show to discuss his new book, "Sunday Suns," a collection of work from his Instagram series that he started in 2015, in which he creates a new sun illustration every Sunday. Ryan and Tad also talk Philly and Kansas City sport connections, growing up with creatives as parents and figuring out how to tell your story visually.

Marisa Velazquez-Rivas is an award-winning design director, illustrator and street artist and she joins the show for a conversation about why we need more fine artists in design, actively bringing positivity to her work and why the Philly street art community is so special.

Marisa Velázquez-Rivas is an award-winning design director, illustrator and street artist and she joins the show for a conversation about why we need more fine artists in design, actively bringing positivity to her work and why the Philly street art community is so special.

Jim Walls is one of the founding partners of Truth and Consequences, an employee-owned branding agency in Philadelphia, and he joins the show for a conversation about defining what kind of agency they wanted to be, working with clients you like, paying people a livable wage, how agencies can band together, one of his first jobs at TV Guide and working his way through the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.

Michelle Yzaguirre is a video producer and editor, currently working with Heavy in Philadelphia, and for the first episode back from the summer hiatus she joins the show for a conversation about working on projects that make people happy, finding confidence in her work in the face of adversity and watching Die Hard in reverse.

Here's a classic episode of the show from the archive with Rashid Zakat! Hi-Res is on hiatus for the month of July but will be back with new episodes August 3rd!

Here's a classic episode of the show from the archive with Alina Wheeler! Hi-Res is on hiatus for the month of July but will be back with new episodes August 3rd!

Here's a classic episode of the show from the archive with Rodney Ibarra! Hi-Res is on hiatus for the month of July but will be back with new episodes August 3rd!

Here's a classic episode of the show from the archive with Lauren Cat West! Hi-Res is on hiatus for the month of July but will be back with new episodes August 3rd!

Katie Garth joins the show for a conversation about her new project Art Book Access Television, using music to replace the sensation of touch, co-creating the Quarantine Public Library and helping people notice improbability of the things they encounter every day.

Brian Anderson joins the show for a conversation about how he started his agency The Perception, trying to push clients further and being careful about the people he chooses to spend time with.

Noah Camp joins the show for a conversation about go-to comfort foods, their love of getting better at things, dealing with anxiety, introducing 3-D into their type work, powering through perfectionism and Elliott Smith.

Craig Welsh joins the show to talk about majoring in architecture despite all the signs that he should have pursued design, continuing to evolve and grow after school, how personal projects fuel his client work, what you can learn about American culture through the Beastie Boys and the hypothetical question he asks during interviews that is the most telling about a designer's personality.

Rob Reed joins the show for a conversation about being away on a shoot when the lockdown started, the supportive advice his mother gave him when he was choosing a career, how One Trick Pony got started and its legacy of designers in the Philadelphia design community.

Ryan Strand Greenberg joins the podcast for a chat about showcasing his work in an unlikely location, inviting people into the process, his feelings on the future and getting some surfing in before a morning meeting.

Fabiola Lara joins the show for a conversation about moving to Philly during the pandemic, creating Giphy stickers for LatinX Heritage Month, pushing herself to cultivate a different creative style and discovering her resilience during the pandemic.

Jeremy Friend joins the show for a conversation about how he pursued a career in design after serving in the military, why he pushes against having a specific "style," exploring new programs to bring your work to life, and why "done" is not better than "perfect."

Jené Adams joins the show for a conversation about starting her own YouTube channel, why she wants to help designers find inspiration, bringing animation to her work and creating art to recognize African American trailblazers who don’t get as much recognition during Black History Month, (and getting to meet one of them in person).

Nilé Livingston joins the show for a conversation about curiosity and her interest in understanding the world and translating it into something people can relate to. She also discusses creating public art at the beginning of the pandemic, capturing how overwhelming 2020 was in her work and her love of Nina Simone. Plus, Nilé tries to explain NFTs to Ryan. 

Crystal Folkes joins the show for a conversation about why she credits her mother for her love of UX, co-founding and launching Uplift — an online directory of Black owned businesses and entrepreneurs in Philly, finding ways to work animation into her work, avoiding movie trailers with spoilers and the new hobby she's adopted during the pandemic.

Perry Shall joins the show for a conversation about designing the art for the new Green Day single, the process becoming part of the aesthetic, making his work feel timeless and his massive T-shirt collection. Plus, another round of Hi-Res Trivia!

We're kicking off a brand new season of the show with Jamie Leary, art director at Philadelphia Magazine. Jamie joins the show for a conversation about his work in editorial design, including work for Grid, Magnet and Philly Mag, as well as the romanticism of taking the train to work, collaborating with illustrators and photographers, the tactile experience of magazines and getting to do a photo shoot with Gritty. Plus, we kick off a season-long triva challenge between Ryan and the guests.

We're wrapping up the ninth season of the podcast with designer and illustrator Kelly Nichols, who joins the show to chat about her recent move to freelance full time as well as getting over self doubt, finding validation in the journey and how the pandemic has affected connecting with the community.

Dora Cuenca joins the podcast for a conversation about growing up in Costa Rica, the therapeutic role art plays in her life, the commission she created as part of a marriage proposal and doing a deep dive on fungi videos online. Plus, Pat Higgins hops on at the top of the show to talk about his new book, "The Covidiot Files and Other True Tales of Terror From 2020."

Lisa Congdon joins the show to talk about her new book, "You Will Leave a Trail of Stars," as well as inviting people into the conversation, the evolution of her style and connecting through vulnerability.

Leah Douglas is the Director of Guest Experience at the Philadelphia International Airport and for over twenty years has curated and organized more than 275 exhibits. She joins the show for a conversation about adapting during the pandemic, why she likes showing artwork in non-gallery spaces and how the work has changed people’s perception of Philadelphia. 

Dave Orantes joins the show for a conversation about becoming a father, getting the opportunity to elevate his work, introducing graffiti art to baseball card design and reading Dune in anticipation of the new movie.

Keith Warren Greiman returns to the show to talk about working in ProCreate, always trying to stay busy, owning a title for yourself, listening to podcasts, running into celebrities and Keith's Mr. T story.

Artist and illustrator Symone Salib joins the show for a chat about why she felt the need to come to Philadelphia, the concept of "manifesting," creating things with permanence, the healing effect of honoring yourself within your work and how she found out her work was inadvertently on the cover of the New York Times.

Andre Rucker joins the show for a conversation about looking at down time as an opportunity, being creatively comfortable alone, introducing motion into his work and how a moment of spontaneity during a shoot led to one of his favorite images.

Randi Bellamy and Cheyenne Jacobs from Say Less Design Studio are on the show to chat about meeting in design school, how they best compliment one another, working together virtually and how their obsession with color led to their #Huesday Instagram series. 

Christian Debuque joins the show for a conversation about his experience in the military, starting a band during a pandemic and engaging with Instagram comments. Plus, Ryan challenges Christian with the hardest Simpsons' Quizzo question ever.

Illustrator Kailey Whitman joins the show for a chat about illustrating children's books, ghost illustrating, striking a work/life balance and true crime documentaries, plus Kailey's "favorite cult."

The last time Mike Smith was on the show he had just presented branding concepts to the Rail Park. Now he returns to discuss the evolution of the Rail Park as well as more of his work over the first five years of Smith Diction. Ryan and Mike also discuss the current state of America in the wake of last week’s attack on the Capitol, coping with the pandemic and lamentations on getting old.

We're starting off the new year talking with illustrator Sean Rynkewicz about editorial illustration, how he always felt he was bound for the city, why he wants to continue learning and digging into Moby Dick. 

We’re revisiting highlights from this year’s run of Hi-Res Daily episodes with a look back on conversations with Jason Rothman, Jon Billet, Alex Hillman, Mel Calantropio & Meg Potoma, Ellen Manning, Lydia Nichols, Andrew Zaeh, John Antes, Nate Nichols, Dan Mall, Gena Senior, Emily Kelley, Allan Peters, Debbie Millman, Neil Binkley, Nisha Dent, Kelly Holohan, Jason Craig, Amberella, Nicole Saltzer, Dermot Mac Cormack, Thomas Foley, Chris Piascik and Christopher Lands.