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calicos's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
This was a great read to gain a larger perspective of the design world and how to make work that’s more inclusive. However, I found a few ideas fell a bit flat because the book did not follow its own advice. The design was fairly standard ITS, which was critiqued as being Eurocentric. The cover is not accessible-the lightest pink and the red do not match WCAG guidelines for color contrast (maybe better on print but I read the ebook) and the drop shadow has even less contrast. Some work was shown that while lettered beautifully, was not the most legible did not have an accompanying caption that had the text in printed format. There were also some typos and weird forced hyphens in ebook form so it seems those users may not have been considered. Still a great intro but it would’ve been more impactful if they had done it in a bolder approach.
unnamedcryptid's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Really incredible work! Fairly accessible and comprehensible, this is an absolute must-read for anyone in design.
sabrinas_shelves's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I was hoping for a book talking about how I as a designer can make my work more inclusive, feminist, anti-racist, and supportive, and at times the essays in this did just that! Some of the essays did lack any realistic connection to graphics in my opinion, but still offered new perspective on issues of feminism, anti-racism, ableism, inclusivity, and supporting marginalized groups. The work section was the most helpful in a real-life setting IMO, providing legitimate advice, templates, action plans, and even just words of support for designers in different stages of their careers. I'd definitely recommend this for other designers, as I think there were some really strong comments on inherit design bias, and some ideas that I want to bring into my workplace to try and revitalize the work we're doing with these ideas more in mind.
I do think it's interesting though that there's a lot of conversation about ITS and euro centric design, and this book is formatted and designed in a very ITS style
I do think it's interesting though that there's a lot of conversation about ITS and euro centric design, and this book is formatted and designed in a very ITS style