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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 Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead."

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 Philadelphia and how they process online criticism. Also, Kah tells Ryan about Slavic Soul Party (the band, not the genre).

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 some point this season folks) Lendl and Ryan discuss the state of Star Wars.

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 and the themes that his characters continue to encounter.

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 a conversation about being a late bloomer and getting the images out of her head onto the page. Plus, Rachel and Ryan reminisce about the bygone days of working at the Wall.

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 Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill, currently on Netflix. On the first episode of the 12th season, King joins Ryan for a discussion about the advantages being an athlete gave him in his art career, killing your ego and why giving back to the community is so important.

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, seven guests including King Saladeen, Rachel Breeden, Greg Pizzoli and Lendl Tellington, just to name a few. Like and subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice and explore the entire archive and more at hirespod.com

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.