Women Graphic Designers
Rebalancing the Canon
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Oct '25
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Women Graphic Designers is an edited anthology of 42 original and previously published essays featuring undervalued and marginalized female graphic designers from diverse global cultures who worked professionally during the 20th century.
Women are now the largest student body demographic in graphic design programs, yet in the twenty-first century the professional work of female designers is still underrepresented or ignored in the media and historical canons.
Women Graphic Designers features illustrated essays of 42 undervalued and marginalized female graphic designers from diverse global cultures who worked professionally during the 20th century (1900–1999). Each essay critically explores each subject's challenges and alternative approaches when faced with professional roadblocks or personal and family dilemmas.
With a broad range of contributors from around the world looking at the work of international graphic designers, this new collection is ideal for use on courses that expand the conversation beyond the traditional canon and look at design history holistically. This significantly important publication will celebrate the contribution women have made to the discipline of graphic design and help establish a more comprehensive, diverse and inclusive design history.
Resnick has been a fervent advocate of social causes as viewed through the historical lens … [here she has] curated a stable of contributors who have brought many of the lost or forgotten out from behind the curtain. * The Daily Heller, Print Magazine *
Rebalancing the Canon is more than a book; it’s a restorative act. It invites us to question who we’ve chosen to remember, who we’ve overlooked, and how much richer our field becomes when we expand the record instead of repeating it. * Debbie Millman, PRINT Book Club *
Elizabeth Resnick has presented us with the most important publication, that rewrites the history of graphic design practice. It documents narratives of lives lived, within the landscape of graphic design, providing an insight into women who were passionate about their creative practice, despite the adversity they faced. * Jacquelyn Malcolm, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, UK *
Discover the untold stories of pioneering women graphic designers across the globe, from the fearless 19th century pre-modernist graphic artists to the intrepid postmodern designers of the late 20th century — an inspiring and enlightening journey. * Priscila Lena Farias, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil *
An invaluable contribution that honours women's impact on design and encourages a more inclusive, equitable creative future. * Tony Peart, University of Cumbria, UK *
A long-overdue addition to the canon of Graphic Design titles … It will become a highly-recommended text and a go-to resource for students and staff alike. * Nigel Ball, University of Suffolk, UK *
A vital counter-narrative to the male-dominated lineage typically presented to students. * Kate Rogers, University of the West of England, UK *
ISBN: 9781350349230
Dimensions: 250mm x 194mm x 40mm
Weight: 1820g
608 pages