Parsons CD Lecture Series: Draw Down Books

Join us for an in-person Parsons Communication Design Lecture featuring publishers, graphic designers, and educators Christopher Sleboda and Kathleen Sleboda from Draw Down Books!

Christopher Sleboda and Kathleen Sleboda currently split their time between Boston and Connecticut. Together, the pair have run Draw Down Books, publishing and curating printed matter, since 2012. They also create illustrations as Gluekit, design for clients, and teach graphic design at Boston University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Previously, Christopher was Director of Graphic Design at the Yale University Art Gallery for 15 years. Kathleen, who belongs to the Coldwater Band of Merritt, British Columbia, worked as an archivist at the Beinecke Rare Books Library at Yale University.

Draw Down has been active in the artist book space for over a decade, organizing and curating fairs (the Otis MFA GD Fair, Odds and Ends at the Yale University Art Gallery, and Multiple Formats at Boston University), participating in over 50 book fairs around the world, and producing visual identities for Printed Matter's NY and LA Art Book Fairs.

https://draw-down.com/ + https://csleboda.com/

About Parsons CD Lecture Series

Parsons Communication Design Lecture Series invites designers with a unique perspective on practice; not only to learn from their work but also from the way they work. What drives their work and how do they sustain interest? What are the various forces that shape their projects? How do they manage conflicting interests in collaborations? The series is supported by the School of Art Media and Technology at Parsons School of Design.

Lectures are free and open to public.

The lecture details are announced through email and cdparsons.glideapp.io.

Design by @nick.massarelli