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Hi-Res

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Hi-Res is a one-on-one podcast with creatives about the experiences that have helped shape their careers and influence their work.

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S14E2 - Dan Lee

March 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MB

Dan Lee is a hand lettering artist and graphic designer who’s always chasing ways to tell better stories and to work with creative people who are passionate about excellence. Raised right here in Philadelphia, Dan actually got a dual Bachelors & Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, but his love for drawing could not be contained and instead he forged a career in design that has taken him from Philly to Wyoming. Dan joins the show to discuss creating compositions, why...

S14E1 – Jessica Hische

March 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

Jessica Hische has had an extraordinary career as a lettering artist, designer, illustrator, author and as of last fall, store owner. She’s collaborated with established brands to reinvigorate their logos. She’s worked with the likes of Wes Anderson and Dave Eggers. She’s written several books including In Progress —  which gave a glimpse inside her sketchbook and provided her detailed process from lettering sketches to final product — as well as her children’s books “Tomorrow I Will Be Brave...

Hi-Res: The Lettering Series Begins March 5th!

March 01, 2024 14:01 - 48 seconds - 1.53 MB

The new season of Hi-Res starts this Tuesday March 5th, and for this season we’re going to be doing things a little differently: six episodes over the next twelve weeks dedicated entirely to the art of hand lettering. We’re going to be talking with hand lettering artists from around the world. Folks like Jessica Hische, Dan Lee and Alanna Flowers, just to name a few. Plus, long-time friend of the show Jay Roeder will be joining Ryan as co-host throughout the season. Follow Hi-Res on your podc...

The Retouch S1E6: Calan

February 27, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

Calan is back on the show to talk about her CLIO award-winning short film "Black Women Are Resting" as well as her new book "Edwin Eats an Edible" and more.

The Retouch S1E5: James Everhart

February 13, 2024 14:28 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MB

James Everhart joins the show to talk about the new Cosmic Guilt album, "Palace of Depression" as well as his design work with Human Robot Brewery.

The Retouch S1E4: James Viola

January 30, 2024 05:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

James Viola comes back on the show to talk about fatherhood, meditation and minature painting.

Bonus Episode – Joe Boruchow

January 16, 2024 02:47 - 37 minutes - 52 MB

Joe Boruchow is a Philadelphia based muralist and paper cutout artist whose site-specific work is designed to fit into architectural niches and public spaces. He started working in paper cutout in 2003 and has been consistently exploring ways to transcend the traditional medium, translating his designs into large scale murals, graphic novels, fine art prints and metal wall hangings. Inspired by his surroundings, current events and architecture, his black and white installations have become ic...

The Retouch S1E3: Christine Sheller

January 02, 2024 11:42 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB

On this week's Retouch, Ryan chats with Christine Sheller about her recent move to LA as well as her recent work exploring how AI and UX intersect.

The Retouch S1E2: Allan Peters

December 19, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 37.5 MB

On this episode Ryan catches up with Allan Peters about his new book, Logos that Last.

The Retouch S1E1: PhilaMrkt with Mario Zucca, Steve DeCusatis & Josh Carter

December 05, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MB

On the inaugural episode of The Retouch Ryan talks with Mario, Steve and Josh about the upcoming PhilaMrkt, December 16th from 11am–5pm at Kismet, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.  

S13E8 – Loveis Wise

October 24, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MB

Artist and illustrator Loveis Wise is inspired by playfulness and reimagining futures. Born and raised in Washington DC and currently based in Los Angeles, Loveis' work is centered around liberation and queer/gender-expansive communities. Their constant world-making of playful dreamscapes has allowed them to create a distinctly recognizable style and palette, offering the ability for narrative storytelling through digital and traditional art making. Loveis joins the show for the final episode...

S13E7 – Jake Dombroski

October 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

Jake Dombroski is an artist and designer living in Philadelphia. He is currently an Art Director at Agency M. Nowadays when he’s not spending time with his wife and daughter, he can be found in the studio making art, including his collage work for his show this past spring, Legacy, an exploration in what we leave behind. The show explored the cycle of life and the traces we leave behind as human beings. He’s currently organizing and curating events with Collage Philadelphia, who will be havin...

S13E6 – Annica Lydenberg and Samantha Schutz

October 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 93.8 MB

Annica Lydenberg and Samantha Schutz created You Are Not Alone, a public art project that inspires artists to create work in their communities, sparking hope, connection, and conversations about mental health. The goals of the project is to reduce stigma and shame around discussing mental health challenges by fostering connection through story-sharing as well as to inspire artists from around the world to join the project as they create work in their communities. The project was born out of A...

S13E5 – Corey Brickley

October 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MB

Corey Brickley is an illustrator working primarily in publishing based in Philadelphia, PA. They graduated from the University of the Arts in 2015 where they have also taught illustration courses. Corey has been published in American Scientist, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the New Yorker, Playboy Magazine and more. They've produced book covers for Folio Society, HarperCollins, Penguin, Hodderscape, Disney Publishing, Algonquin Young Readers and Macmillan. They were also the lead animator...

S13E4 – Dan Hughes

September 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Dan Hughes was a prolific illustrator and screen printing artist who was a staple of the Philadelphia music and arts scenes. His work included screen-printed posters, t-shirts, album art and much more. He worked with Philly bands like Japanese Breakfast and Mannequin Pussy as well as other national touring acts passing through town, playing venues like the Fillmore, the TLA and more. He was a founding member of the Kensington warehouse artist collective and music venue The Ox. He died last ye...

S13E3 – Steve Weinik

September 19, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MB

Steve Weinik is a Philadelphia-based photographer, researcher, and writer. He is the staff photographer for Mural Arts Philadelphia, documenting the murals around the city. His work, both on and off screen on the documentary Resurrect Dead, helped earn the movie a trip to the Sundance film festival, where it won the directing award in the United States Documentary category. His photos have been published  in the New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic and many more. Steve joi...

S13E2 – Jen Borror

September 12, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MB

Jen Borror is an illustrator and designer and the principal of Hoot Design Studio, out of York Pennsylvania. She specializes in pen and ink artwork, brewery branding and beverage packaging design, especially craft beer labels which has become her raison d’etre since the pandemic. She was recently awarded the Gold Crushie for best hard seltzer label design at the Craft Beer Marketing Awards and she went on to collaborate with the awards show for the Make Peace Not War beer label, a customizabl...

S13E1 – Douglas Ethan

September 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

By day Douglas Ethan is an Aerial Sensor Operator Manager, but by night he has become known for his work combining his calligraphy with found canvases. His work was featured recently in a show with Germantown Art and Sound and he had his own solo show this past spring at Brotherly Love gallery in Philadelphia called The Best is Nyet to Come. Ryan and Doug discuss horror movies, creating unfamiliarity with his lettering and introducing digital tools into his process.

S12E7 – Matthew Zaremba

April 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Matthew Zaremba is a multidisciplinary artist best known for his illustrated musings on the human condition. His creative work spans a myriad of mediums from print works to paintings to public murals. His illustrated messages are intimate, sometimes heartbreakingly poignant, glimpses into his life. Matthew joins the show for the season finale to discuss processing how people interpret his work, AI art and toxic positivity.  

S12E6 – Lucy Price

March 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

Lucy Price is an independent graphic designer and art director living and working in Philadelphia. For the past 15 years, she’s focused on branding for mission-based organizations. She love playing with typography, color, composition, and layers, and she is at her happiest when she can do good work for good people. Lucy joins the show for a conversation about learning to collaborate in different ways, what she learned about her own style of working and her and Ryan share their love for “Don’t...

S12E5 – Kah Yangni

March 21, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MB

Kah Yangni is an illustrator who makes heartfelt art about justice, queerness, and joy. Kah’s artistic mission is to heal themself and others by making art that focuses on radical optimism, and the chance we have to make the world a better place. Kah uses text, vibrating color, screenprinting, drawing, Photoshop, and collage to bring these messages to life. Kah joins the show to discuss starting their career during the pandemic, painting the first mural celebrating transgender people in Phila...

S12E4 – Lendl Tellington

March 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Lendl Tellington is a versatile storyteller working across film, photo, installation art and editorial. His work peels back prescribed histories by tinkering with the line between memory and nostalgia as means to revere the unsung contributions of the marginalized. Lendl joins the show for a conversation about how his work is tied to his identity, the use of color in his work and how a project about his great grandmother reinvigorated his love of filmmaking. Plus, (and it had to happen at som...

S12E3 – Greg Pizzoli

March 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney and Friends graphic novel series, as well as the author and illustrator of the award-winning picture books The Watermelon Seed, Good Night Owl, and The Book Hog. He also writes nonfiction for kids, including the New York Times Best Illustrated title Tricky Vic. His newest book, Mister Kitty is Lost, just came out this past January. Greg joins the show for a conversation about the performative nature of books, the concept of authorship with his work a...

S12E2 – Rachel Breeden

February 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MB

Raised on a steady TV diet of Children's Television Workshop programming Rachel developed an early affection for bold graphics, bright colors, and supergraphic stripes. As a self-taught artist, she followed her passion for retro-inspired design through many different mediums before finding a home in digital art. Creating work that is nostalgic, harmonious, and playful, Rachel provides clients with pieces that reflect those values back into their homes and businesses. Rachel joins the show for...

S12E1 – King Saladeen

February 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 93 MB

King Saladeen is a world-renowned, self-taught American contemporary artist whose work is exhibited all over the world. His iconic “JP Money Bear" is his most distinguished work. His work can be found from the famed walls of the Big Board Floor Art program of the New York Stock Exchange to the halls of the Philadelphia International Airport. He’s worked with brands including Topps, Mercedes-Benz and Nickelodeon, just to name a few. He also just worked on the new film You People, starring Eddi...

Hi-Res Season 12 Starts February 21st!

February 17, 2023 04:01 - 41 seconds - 2.15 MB

Hey folks, Ryan Starr from Hi-Res here to let you know that the new season, the 12th season, of Hi-Res begins February 21st. Hi-Res is a one on one podcast with creatives from Philly and beyond about the experiences that shaped their careers and influenced their work. We talk with designers, artists, photographers, illustrators. You’re guaranteed to get inspired. We talk pop culture — movies, books, tv but we’re not afraid to get deep at times too. We’ve got a great lineup for this season, se...

S11E7 – Tim Ogline

November 01, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

Tim Ogline is a greater-Philadelphia based writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Style and How Magazine among others. His new book, We Survived the Holocaust, The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story is a non-fiction YA graphic novel that he co-authored with Frank W. Baker and members of the Goldberg family. Tim joins us for the final episode of the season to talk about the responsibility of taking on a story like the Gold...

S11E6 – Jason Killinger

October 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB

Jason Killinger is an artist, designer, and musician in the city of Philadelphia. For more than 20 years he’s been helping organizations and communities discover, clarify, and design meaningful messages and experiences. He creates music, art, design, festivals, events, playful learning experiences and workshops to celebrate the beauty of life, support calls for justice, and foster care within the community. He joins the show for a conversation about community activism, transitioning to design...

S11E5 – Jim Houser

October 18, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MB

Jim Houser is a self-taught artist, musician, designer, and original member of the renowned artist collective Space1026 in Philadelphia. He is celebrated for his iconic patchwork paintings, color theory, stylized figures, and for challenging the definition of object versus painting. His collages, paintings, and installations have been exhibited extensively in institutions such as the Laguna Art Museum and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art as well as galleries in Milan, Paris, Sydney, and S...

S11E4 – Tara Jacoby

October 11, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

Tara Jacoby is an freelance illustrator and art director, with clients including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, VICE and many more. She joins the show for a conversation about working at Gawker, posing for a Robert McGinnis painting and why she loves Nicholas Cage.

S11E3 – Gab Bonghi

October 04, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 140 MB

Gab Bonghi is a photographer living & working in Philadelphia. While she prominently works in the food & beverage industry, she dabbles in portraiture and architecture photography. Some of her clients include Starr Restaurants, Bluecoat Gin, and EATER. She joins the show for a conversation about building trust with clients, shooting photography for yourself and why she enjoys photographing food.

S11E2 – Jonai Gibson-Selix

September 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Jonai Gibson-Selix is a graphic designer, art director, and public artist who uses design as a tool for constructing a just present and future. She has provided global brands and local community organizations with thoughtful and engaging designs across branding, print, digital, and spaces. She was the 2022 valedictorian at University of the Arts in Philadelphia and her work has been recognized and put in permanent collections in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Free Library of Philadelp...

S11E1 – Justin Moll

September 20, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB

Justin Moll is a creative director by day at Mangos in Conshohocken and by night he transforms into Dr. Wolfenbergen, his illustration alter ego on Instagram. The Dr. Wolfenbergen account is chock full of gritty skulls, melting faces and other macabre iconography in a self-described “low-fi” style with pops of violent color. His work has been recognized by the American Institute for Graphic Arts, Graphis, Communication Arts, The One Show, and more. Justin joins the show for a conversation abo...

Hi-Res Season 11 Starts September 20th!

September 13, 2022 04:01 - 1 minute - 1.73 MB

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...

S10E29 – The Last Word

November 16, 2021 23:21 - 5 minutes - 7.55 MB

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!  

S10E28 – Paula Scher

November 16, 2021 23:20 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MB

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.

S10E27 – Corinne Dodenhoff

November 16, 2021 23:18 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MB

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.

S10E26 – Debbie Millman

October 26, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

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.

S10E25 – Joe Castro

October 19, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

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.

S10E24 – Justine Kelley

October 12, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 81 MB

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.

S10E23 – Steve Perrong

October 05, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 81.2 MB

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).

S10E22 – Bill Starkey

September 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

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.

S10E21 – James Hultquist-Todd

September 21, 2021 02:10 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MB

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.

S10E20 – Jon Krause

September 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MB

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.

S10E19 – Sabrina Pfautz

September 07, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

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.

S10E18 – Rita Carroll

August 31, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB

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.

S10E17 – Tad Carpenter

August 24, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

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.

S10E16 - Marisa Velazquez-Rivas

August 21, 2021 11:25 - 1 hour - 115 MB

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.

S10E15 – Jim Walls

August 10, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

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.

S10E14 – Michelle Yzaguirre

August 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MB

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.