Christian Solorzano: The Beauty of Imperfection

It was the spring of 2020. I just had a nervous breakdown and experienced the very first panic attack in my life. I thought I was dying. I felt alone, isolated, and had come to the hard realization that decisions in my life had led me to a life unfulfilled. I realized I had no real community, and it was eating me alive. I made some pretty serious shifts in my life and serendipitously, a week later, met Christian via a hashtag, #chicagodesign. We connected instantly, and the last three years I’ve witnessed what it means to lead a life with something I call, Big Love.

Christian is a Senior Product Designer at PWC, fine art photographer, Zen Buddhist instructor, writer of the newsletter, Beginner's Mind, and founder of the community-centered Chicago Graphic Design Club which just celebrated its third year of building a more thoughtful and inclusive industry and practice. And most importantly to me, he is an educator at DePaul University where he teaches everything from an Introduction to Visual Communication to how to build commercial-level digital experiences with more intent and care. He is committed to creating educational spaces for inquiry, critical thinking, and experimentation — guiding students towards asking better questions to consider what design means to them, their community, and the planet.

Learn more about Christian and follow his writing and work at:

http://christiansolorzano.com/

https://beginnersmind.substack.com/

https://chicagographicdesign.club/

https://www.instagram.com/xnslrzn/