Leslie Becker

Director of Design

Leslie Becker is a design practitioner, educator, and writer. Her research interest is design and ethics, with a particular emphasis on the workings of graphic images in popular culture and their influence on the construction of values. Her practice includes identity systems, print graphics, large-scale signage systems, custom furniture, and pro bono work for nonprofits.

Leslie has presented papers at conferences for AIGA and the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design as well as at Saint Louis University and Harvard University. She also has lectured at Tsinghua University in Beijing. She is a former editor of AIGA's San Francisco newsletter and has published essays in periodicals such as PRINT, Graphis New Talent Design Annual, and Design Book Review. She has contributed to several books, including The Education of a Graphic Designer, The Education of a Typographer, and Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility.