Join our book club discussion for an opportunity to meet other LA locals interested design
For 2025, we have chosen one book to read and discuss at each quarter. Attendees are strongly encouraged to read the selected book so that they can more fully participate in our discussion, but we encourage those who didn’t finish the book to join us as well!
We'll be meeting at Johnny's Pastrami in West Adams. Books can be purchased through our local bookshop, Reparations Club, or through our Culture of Health & Tech Bookshop.org store.
Interested? Sign up below or directly through Eventbrite.
Design Book Club 2025
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A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide // Cyd Harrell
This friendly guide is for technology people who work, or want to work, in the public sector.
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Apprentice Nation: How the "Earn and Learn" Alternative to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America // Ryan Craig
Education and workforce expert explores how a modern apprenticeship system will allow students and job seekers to jump-start their careers by learning while they earn—ultimately leading to greater workforce diversity and geographic mobility.
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Design For Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World // Jessica Bantom
Design is expression, a service, an act of creativity. But if designers design for everyone, how can there be so little diversity in the profession? In this book, Bantom examines the implications of design in everyday life, from spaces and products to images and the fashion industry.
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Understanding Comics // Scott McCloud
A seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form.
