A regularly updated list of helpful articles, education materials, and information related to the goal of equal representation in the illustration and design professions.
Book Publishing
On gendered book covers and being a woman designer
Diversity In book publishing isn’t just about writers — marketing matters, too
Reflecting diversity in children’s book publishing
Publishing statistics on children’s books about/by POC and first/native nations
2016 changed the discussion of diversity in children’s books
Education
On adding diversity to the college syllabus
How art shaped message for the Black Panther Party
Gender
Women illustrators and creative ancestry
Women illustrators and creative ancestry
An open directory of female* professional illustrators, artists and cartoonists who take freelance work
Comics
Meet the east coast’s first black female comic book store owner
Reflections on the subtle racism of shifting skin tones in a Marvel comic
New Invincible Ironman cover sparks a debate
Cartoonists of Color Database
12 LGBTQ Inclusive comics you should be reading
NPR Code Switch interview explores how comics are used as spaces for mapping race and identity
Black cartoonists on life under Trump
Business Practices
New York City Freelance Isn’t Free Act
Freelance Isn’t Free basics