About

B. 1992 in California, Robert Blair is an art director, designer, photographer and educator based in New York City.

Currently working at Wieden + Kennedy New York as an art director.

From 2019- 2023, Robert was a Visiting Instructor in the Communications Design Department at Pratt Institute.Courses taught include Independent Publishing, New Forms and Image as Communication.

Previous agencies + employers include:
Apple
B-Reel, Inc
M+C Saatchi
Look
Yard NYC
Exposure
SS+K
Other Means

Co-founder of the independent publishing project TXTbooks with Kurt Woerpel, Nichole Shinn, Thomas Colligan and Rose Wong.

B.F.A 2014 – Pratt Institute.

Previously – 12 years of the Tucson public school system.

Contact

Email
↳ robertblairstuff@gmail.com

Instagram
↳ @rob_blair

Links

The Indie Publishers Adapting to the Pandemic – Feature published in Creative Review

“Intentionally Bad in a Confident way” — the Work and Play of TXTBooks – Studio profile published in AIGA Eye on Design

Protest and Production: Activism and Zine Publishing – Panel discussion presented by Hauser + Wirth at MoMA PS1

TXTbooks Creates Publications that are a Fun and Vibrant Alternative to Polished Professional Content – Feature on online publication It's Nice That

Pushers – Feature Interview in Forge Art Magazine No. 15

Exhibitions and Fairs

2018

Bon Art Book Fair – Keresht, Tehran
Press Play Art Book Fair – Pioneer Works, NYC
Miss Read Art Book Fair – Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
New York Art Book Fair – MoMA PS1, NYC
8 Ball Zine Fair No. 13 – El Coqui, NYC
Brooklyn Art Book Fair – McCarren Park, NYC

2017

Endless Biennial – Cuchifritos Gallery, NYC
Libros Mutantes – La Casa Encendida, Madrid
Odds and Ends Art Book Fair – Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Press Play Art Book Fair – Pioneer Works, NYC
Publications and Multiples Fair – Baltimore Design School, Baltimore
New York Art Book Fair – MoMA PS1, NYC
Brooklyn Art Book Fair – McCarren Park, NYC
8 Ball Zine Fair No. 11 – Space Billiards, NYC
Blonde Art Book Fair – Knockdown Center, NYC

2016

Midnight Sale – Sleep Center, NYC
Toronto Art Book Fair – Artscape Youngplace, Toronto
Odds & Ends Art Book Fair – Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Publications and Multiples Fair – Baltimore Design School, Baltimore
New York Art Book Fair – MoMA PS1, NYC

2015

Video Snack 5 – Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Set: Curated by Sorry Archive – Art Basel, Miami
Los Angeles Art Book Fair – Museum of Contemporary Art, LA
Odds & Ends Art Book Fair – Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Publications and Multiples Fair – Baltimore Design School, Baltimore
New York Art Book Fair – MoMA PS1, NYC

2014

Singularity – Gallery 151, NYC
Video Snack 4 – Regina Rex Gallery, NYC
Pure Fucking Armageddon – Gallery Sensei, NYC
New York Art Book Fair – MoMA PS1, NYC
Pratt Institute Senior Design Show – Manhattan Center, NYC

Selected Clients

Activision-Blizzard, Adidas, Adidas Originals, Afropunk Music Festival, Agent Provocateur, Anheuser-Busch, Apple, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Contiki, Converse, Discord, Dr. Martens, Edwin Denim, The Ford Motor Company, Interview Magazine, Lotus Motors, MTV, Nike, Office Magazine, Polaroid, Proximo Spirits, Sonos, Santera Tequila, Uniqlo, Vogue Mexico, William Grant and Sons