Faculty Issue 3

Faculty 3
A publication by the Chicago Design Club

Pre-order now. Shipping mid-to-late November 2026.

Pre-order price $40 through November 15. After that, Faculty 3 is $45.

Over 150 pages of conversation, design, history, and writing from the people shaping design in Chicago and beyond: interviews, essays, and new work on civic design and activism, mentorship, type design, lettering, collage, photography, and more.

Faculty 3 is a journal styled by Rick Valicenti, a living designer of the past mentoring Christian Solorzano, the designer in conversation with today and tomorrow’s design PULSE using a bespoke font family by the venerable Barry Deck.

Designed by OP/AL.

Printed at M&G Graphics. Paper courtesy of Finch and French Paper.

Each copy comes in one of three covers: Parchtone Sky, Glo-Tone Sun Light, or Glo-Tone Neon Orange. Which one you get is a surprise.

Also available as a bundle with Faculty Issues 1 and 2: all three for $110.