UPCOMING COMMUNITY

My Approach to Photobook Design with Alex Lin

Join Alex Lin, Director and founder of Studio Lin, on July 8, 5–7 PM at 154 Ludlow St for the second session of BAXTER ST’s Publication Practicum. Alex will be in conversation about his approach to designing photobooks, using books he has worked on to walk through the collaborative process of working with artists on publications.

ABOUT ALEX LIN

Alex Lin is a New York–based graphic designer and founder of Studio Lin, a design practice working across books, identities, exhibitions, and cultural projects. The studio is known for precise, concept-driven work for artists, architects, publishers, museums, and institutions, with a particular focus on publication design and visual systems. Studio Lin’s books have been recognized by the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards, including multiple shortlisted titles for Capricious Publishing and Sasha Phyars-Burgess’s Untitled, winner of the 2021 First PhotoBook Award. The studio’s work has also been recognized by the Most Beautiful Swiss Books and includes more than 15 winning titles in AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers.

ABOUT THE BAXTER ST PUBLICATION PRACTICUM

The BAXTER ST Summer 2026 Publication Practicum is a free, six-part series for photographers and artists who want to learn how to make photobooks.

Each week, a guest speaker or facilitator from the photobook world will discuss their work and answer questions from Practicum participants. Sessions will span the full spectrum of the photobook process: from conception to production to getting a book on store shelves. Whether you’re an experienced bookmaker or just beginning to explore the possibility, there’s something for you.

Practicum hosts will include Lesley A. Martin, Alex Lin (Studio Lin), Christina Grillo (Trifolio), Michael Dayton Hermann, Miwa Susuda, Martha Naranjo Sandoval, and Andreas Laszlo Konrath (SHRIMP ZINE).

Sign up for the sessions most interesting and relevant to your practice – that might be all six, or just one. Bring your questions, experiences, and an openness to connect with fellow participants and the session host over a shared love of bookmaking. Sessions will have a limited capacity to encourage dialogue.

The Publication Practicum is free and open to photographers and artists of all backgrounds and experience levels.