Block Club Chicago features artist Chris Gorz and the first poster he created, Uptown!
October 9, 2018 | Posted by Justin Weidl
Back in 2011, Gorz, who works in corporate branding for a Fortune 500 company, felt the need to get ink under his fingernails again. He took a screen printing course at Lillstreet Art Center and created an image of the Uptown Post Office for a class project. Almost as an afterthought, Gorz added the word “Uptown” to the design. His classmates went wild for the poster and Gorz sensed he was onto something.
Read the full article here: https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/10/08/meet-the-artists-who-design-chicagos-fantastic-neighborhood-posters/
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