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Scratching the Surface @surfacepodcast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On this week's episode, we're celebrating the release of @jarrettfuller.bsky.social new book with a special conversation with @drawdownbooks.bsky.social's Kathleen Sleboda! 🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/293-graphic-...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Come say hello and browse graphic design and type books! Today, Sunday is the last day of the Typographics book fair. Free and open to the public!

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Hello Tokyo! We're excited to be here for Week 2 of the Tokyo Art Book Fair... find us on level B2F at Booth 408. We'll be near the Guest Country (Italy 🇮🇹) exhibitions. Safe travels to everyone coming to the fair from near and far! ❤️

Complex map and index for the second weekend of the Tokyo Art Book Fair 2025, showing two floors, with Exhibitor and Exhibition List. The map shows table placement for over 300 exhibitors.

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

And if you miss us at Press Play this weekend, catch us at the Tokyo Art Book Fair (Week 2), December 19-21! We are excited to return to Japan for this big event, a fair held over two weekends. There are amazing programs, exhibitions, and HUNDREDS of booksellers! tokyoartbookfair.com/en/

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Join Draw Down at the 2025 edition of Press Play at @pioneerwork.bsky.social in Brooklyn. This sixth year of the fair will feature over 130 exhibitors, December 13 and December 14 + music, art, workshops, and more! Tickets are $10 for Saturday. Sunday is free. ❤ pioneerworks.org/programs/pre...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Join me tomorrow, 10/15, for the first day of the Inscript Type & Tech Festival - inscript.tf I'll be chatting with presenting designers about their work, ideas, and process. ❤️ Inscript runs online from October 15-19. Ticketholders have access to recordings of talks after event!

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Join us this weekend in Manhattan as Actual Works Fall 2025 — a fair for books and more! The 5th iteration of this amazing fair occurs at 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY. Entry is free Saturday, Oct 11 – Sunday, Oct 12, 12–6 PM. We hope to see you there! Lots of great programming too!

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Join us at NYABF 2025 for Gathering in Practice, a panel inspired by our book A Toolkit for Gathering. With Joshua Duttweiler, Prem Krishnamurthy, Vera van de Seyp, and ULISES 🗓 Saturday, Sept 13, 2025 | 🕔 5–6 PM 📍 MoMA PS1, The Classroom Register to attend: printedmatter.artsvp.com/b435cf

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Did you know Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair is just around the corner? It's back at @momaps1.bsky.social - September 11-14, 2025. Over 250+ exhibitors! More info, details and a full list of participants: nyabf2025.printedmatterartbookfairs.org

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Draw Down is excited to be a supporting sponsor of Jack Riley's new series, Hidden Characters. Check out Jack's chat with graphic designer Forrest Huu Ta, as well as earlier conversations with Alejandro Rodriguez, Devin Wistendahl, and Chris Allen. www.youtube.com/@jackrileyde...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Another fun event! If you're in New York and love art, printed matter, posters, and ephemera, head over to Available Works, returning May 16–18, 2025, at a new location: 180 Maiden Lane in NYC. Presented by Something Special Studio and WSA NYC, co-curated with Geoff Snack, in partnership with GOAT.

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Join us this weekend in Pasadena for Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair! Draw Down will be at Booth D23 📚 ❤️ Held for the very first time at ArtCenter College of Design, the fair brings together over 320 exhibitors—publishers, designers, artists, friends—from 26+ countries. lnkd.in/eNmFFM7e

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The Illustrated Poster in the Belle Époque showcased 150 works from Gustave Dutailly’s collection (1873–1900) at Le Signe in 2017. Designed by Ludovic Balland, the catalog highlights French poster art’s golden age and is a visual treasure chest. draw-down.com/products/laf...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Briar Levit on design, feminism, and friendship: an illustrated interview tracing her creative journey through activism, teaching, and collaboration. Levit's design journey has been as rich and unexpected as a forest hike! 👉 draw-down.com/products/bri...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Some Other Book(i)s(h) Logos An artist book, coloring book, and guide to small press publishing featuring 174 logos from artists’ books, zines, photo book publishers, bookstores (including Draw Down!), and more. More info: draw-down.com/products/som...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

And this Sunday, we'll be at the Clark Art Institute in #Williamstown, #Massachusetts! We're thrilled to be participating in this year's Clark Art Book Expo, which runs from 11 AM to 4 PM on April 6. This will be an intimate event with a great mix of curated exhibitors + some fun programs!

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Visit Draw Down this Saturday at the RISD Unbound Art Book Fair in #Providence! RISD UNBOUND is free and open to the public! The event celebrates artists’ books, zines, and experimental printed matter. This year’s event will take place on April 11, 2025 from 11am-5pm at RISD’s Fleet Library.

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

NOW SHIPPING! Molecular Typography Laboratory This speculative book delves into experimental typography, exploring the intersection of function versus aesthetics and content versus form. Four essays provide historical, cultural, and academic insights into typographic research. www.draw-down.com

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Dino Ignani: Dark Rome, 1982–1985 A very special book from Italy packed with portraits by Dino Ignani that capture 1980s Rome subcultures—specifically, the Dark scene, which blended Post-Punk, New Romanticism, and Goth. Includes reproductions of club fliers + essays. draw-down.com/collections/...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Hey, Boston friends! Check out the Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair tomorrow - over 150 exhibitors (artists, designers, artist book publishers established and emerging) will fill the first floor of 808 Commonwealth, @bostonu.bsky.social - easy to get to by public transportation.

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Multiple Formats @multipleformats.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

THIS THURSDAY AT 7 PM! Have you reserved your free ticket for Ruby J. Thelot’s keynote lecture at Multiple Formats 2025 yet? Follow this link and register now: rubythelotkeynote.eventbrite.com Poster designed by the talented Madison Hoppler, Boston University Graphic Design MFA 2026 candidate!

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Multiple Formats @multipleformats.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Registration is open for this year's keynote lecture for Multiple Fairs (collab between Multiple Formats and the Boston Art Book Fair) bu cyberethnographer, designer and artist Ruby Thelot. 7 PM on March 20, free with registration, at Boston University: www.eventbrite.com/e/ruby-j-the...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Avery Singer: Unity Bachelor Available at www.draw-down.com Designed by Mark Owens and @ryangeraldnelson.bsky.social The iconic paintings of New York–based Avery Singer are complex interpretations of contemporary social realities and technologies. Worlds emerge from airbrushed digital renderings.

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A limited-edition type specimen experimenting with different monochromatic iris printing methods on an offset printing press—showcasing type designs for Library, Film, and Amateur, all fonts designed by German designer and design educator Pierre Pané-Farré. draw-down.com/products/lib...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Octagon Variable Type Specimen - fresh in the shop from Germany's HAW Hamburg! Published by Pierre Pané-Farré + Pantograph, featuring an interpretation of Octagon wood blocks in the Rob Roy Collection in Austin. International inspiration for a dimensional typeface! draw-down.com/products/oct...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

A deep dive into the art & science of paper. Where craft meets mastery. Unveil a world where paper artistry converges with the precision of science. A beautifully crafted exploration into material that touches every facet of our lives. 📖 draw-down.com/products/pap...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

New Thai Type Documents @typotheque.com's extensive research + collaboration with local language experts and designers, resulting in the creation of more than 50 Thai font families. Includes an in-depth essay on the history of Thai typography 🇹🇭❤️ draw-down.com/collections/...

Peach book on black background with hot pink and dark grey (almost black) text in English and Thai

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

New! This stunning volume from @letterformarchive.org reproduces ten of Roger Excoffon's rare foundry specimen booklets. 208 exquisite pages of letterforms— this facsimile edition offers invaluable insight into the making and use of Excoffon's historic type designs. draw-down.com/collections/...

Lime green book on tealish background, white type on top of cover, with spot varnish debossing of alphabetic type in concentric rectangles.

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Exciting pre-sale up now for PLAIN TEXT #1 draw-down.com/products/pla...

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We're loving "The Jenson Roman" by Riccardo Olocco! The book features incredible photographic reproductions, a thorough analysis of the type, an overview of Jenson’s career, and in-depth discussions on type-making techniques and the evolution of its letterforms.

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN! Multiple _______ Art Book Fair and Symposium will be March 20–22, 2025. Application link: forms.gle/UWPrCfTxYVJV... (link in bio!) Location: Boston University Design: Kate Ragosta (BU BFA 2025)

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Draw Down Books @drawdownbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Double Acts in Pop: An Incomplete Survey — now available at www.draw-down.com Double Acts in Pop: An Incomplete Survey is the first comprehensive type specimen from Commercial Type in nearly a decade, presenting their entire library in a compact and highly readable paperback format.

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