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Extra Bold is the inclusive, practical, and informative (design) career guide for everyone!
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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The inclusive, practical, and informative career handbook we’ve all been waiting for
Confidence and Imposter Syndrome
Understand the meaning of confidence equity and how to identify and overcome feelings of insecurity and overconfidence. Learn about the imposter syndrome and ways to counteract feelings of doubt and inadequacy.
Social Media
Learn how to use social media and websites to build your design profile, network, and showcase your portfolio. The graphic above shows how to avoid making offensive posts on social media.
Creating a Psychologically Safe Work Environment
A team can be a joyfully productive social organism or a toxic stew of fear and inertia. Learn what factors lead a team to flourish or fail, and how to implement those strategies in the workplace.
Original, handcrafted illustrations by Jennifer Tobias bring warmth, happiness, humor, and depth to the narrative
Adds new voices to the design canon and design history
Angel De Cora
Artist, designer, writer, and educator Angel De Cora (1871–1919) sought to integrate Native American heritage into the contemporary design practices of her day, especially in the field of publishing.
Charlotte Perriand
Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) designed some of the most influential furniture of the twentieth century.
Willi Smith
Willi Smith (1948–1987) designed drapey, sporty, billowy, relaxed clothes intended for everyone, not just elite members of society.
Critical essays that rethink design principles and practices through theories of feminism, anti-racism, inclusion, and nonbinary thinking.
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