Andrew LeClairis a designer and programmer who approaches graphic design from the perspective of computation. He works with organizations in the arts and culture to create publications and visual systems that span media. His work is held in the collections of the Whitney and MoMA. He holds an MFA in Graphic Design from RISD and a BA from Swarthmore College.

In 2020, he co-founded 908A, a research organization developing new software design tools, as a member of NEW INC. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Interaction Design at Parsons School of Design and the Director of the MPS Communication Design program. Previously, Andrew was a Critic in Graphic Design at the Rhode Island School of Design, collaborated with Adam Lucas as LeClair Lucas, and was a designer at Project Projects.

Selected clients and collaborators

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Center for Architecture
Columbia Graduate School of Architecture and Planning (GSAPP)
Getty
Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD)
Performa
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (PCAH)
Pioneer Works
The New School
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
RISD Museum
Ultramoderne
Wkshps

Selected press and recognition

AIGA 50 Books 50 Covers
AIGA Eye on Design
Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI)
GRAPHIC
The New York Times
Print
Society of Publication Designers
Tokyo TDC
Type Director's Club

Invited lectures, workshops, and critiques

California College of the Arts
Parsons School of Design
Pratt
National Museum Publishing Seminar
Rhode Island School of Design
Rutgers
School of Visual Arts
Triple Canopy Publication Intensive

This website presents a collection of recent and selected work:

A book that reveals material relationships through color
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An automated publishing workflow
2
A research project on the history of typographic technology
3
A participatory identity referencing drawing
4
A multi-format digital publication about performance
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A physical installation of a website
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