Anyone who has watched Mad Men is aware of the masculine bias that prevailed in the Golden Age of advertising. All of visual communication within business tended to be a men's club, with a few exceptions in the area of fashion publishing houses. Now, most of the students in design schools and colleges are women, and the number of minority and LBGTQ young designers is also significant. In this book, Lupton (Maryland Institute of College of Art) et al. help balance what design history has weighted toward the white male end the spectrum. The book is light, breezy, and an easy read with ample illustrations, but the reader should not be fooled into thinking that the book is lightweight. Social equity is an important subject, and Extra Bold gets into many of the critical details. This is a must-read contribution in a rapidly changing field. Summing Up: Essential. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; students in technical programs; professionals; and general readers.

--S. Skaggs, University of Louisville

Steven Skaggs

University of Louisville

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.