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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 Goldbergs, why he pursued an MBA degree and why he relates to Benjamin Franklin.

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 experiences and being true to your authentic self.

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 São Paulo. His work is also included in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Jim joins the show for a conversation about painting skateboard decks, working on a show during the pandemic and why he recommends artists give away their work.

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.

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.

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 Philadelphia. She joins the show for a conversation about lessons learned studying abroad and recognizing your target audience, plus Ryan gives Jonai an unprompted history of the Monkees.

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 about procrastination, creating zines and finding the fun in what you do.

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.

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.