Extra Bold
A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers
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Part textbook and part comic book, zine, manifesto, survival guide, and self-help manual, Extra Bold is filled with stories and ideas that don't show up in other career books or design overviews.
• Both pragmatic and inquisitive, the book explores power structures in the workplace and how to navigate them.
• Interviews showcase people at different stages of their careers.
• Biographical sketches explore individuals marginalized by sexism, racism, and ableism.
• Practical guides cover everything from starting out, to wage gaps, coming out at work, cover letters, mentoring, and more.
A new take on the design canon.
• Opens with critical essays that rethink design principles and practices through theories of feminism, anti-racism, inclusion, and nonbinary thinking.
• Features interviews, essays, typefaces, and projects from dozens of contributors with a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, abilities, gender identities, and positions of economic and social privilege.
• Adds new voices to the dominant design canon.
Written collaboratively by a diverse team of authors, with original, handcrafted illustrations by Jennifer Tobias that bring warmth, happiness, humor, and narrative depth to the book. Extra Bold is written by Ellen Lupton (Thinking with Type), Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Kaleena Sales, Leslie Xia, and Valentina Vergara.
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Release date
July 4, 2021 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781648960222
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781648960222
- File size: 18599 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from December 1, 2021
Billed as "part textbook, part comic book, zine, manifesto, survival guide and self-help manual," this book is all that and more. The meaning of "inclusive design" is addressed in the wide-ranging essays that open the volume and speak to a broad audience: individuals, organizations, institutions, and businesses open to re-examining their work or employment policies, and programs, products, or services. Other sections profile selected historical and contemporary figures marginalized by racism, sexism, and ableism, as well as the nitty-gritty of getting a job and benefitting from all varieties of employment. Throughout, there are interviews with designers at different stages of their careers, glossaries, and time lines. As might be expected, the book is packed with visuals and graphics on topics from intersectionality and mansplaining to appropriation in typography and the hiring journey. VERDICT This work empowers readers with theory, historical precedent, and practical information, while encouraging everyone to "amplify other voices and disrupt patterns of inequity." Don't pass on this singular resource.
Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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