Book cover of 'Extra Bold: A Feminist Inclusive Anti-Racist Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers' in bold pink and yellow design. Authors include Ellen Lupton and others.

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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. 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.

Written collaboratively by a diverse team of authors, Ellen Lupton, Leslie Xia, Farah Kafei, Jennifer Tobias, Josh A. Halstead, Kaleena Sales, and Valentina Vergara.

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A few spreads from the book

Infographic titled 'The Hiring Journey' with illustrations and text, detailing steps for job seekers: landing an interview, cleaning up social media, researching company culture, networking, meeting with HR, joining unions, staying informed, finding affinity groups, and advocating for change. Includes icons and drawings of people engaging in related activities.
Illustration of different workplace settings with characters and decor. On the left, a person is working at a laptop with a label "two-person shop," featuring a coffee cup, and a cordless mouse. Next to them, a person interacts with a computer, sitting on a chair labeled "task rabbit." Above them are "IKEA string lights." In the center, under "small studio," a person labeled "Darius" writes at a desk with a "Nespresso" cup. To the right, labeled "famous studio," another person works with stacks of papers, with a "mouse killer" cat nearby. On the far right, under "branding agency," a person labeled "Yue" reviews documents, sitting next to a "therapy chihuahua." Overhead are various lamps including "Bauhaus pendant lamp" and "Bespoke chandelier."
Magazine spread discussing impostor syndrome and discrimination, featuring text on confidence equity. Illustrations include a name tag labeled 'Imposter,' a 'woman card,' and a 'race card.' Quotes question diversity and gender biases in professional settings.