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so THAT'S why all those illustrations look the same

Nov 05, 2019
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Ooooh yes this Quartzy explainer on why editorial illustrations look so similar these days answers a LOT of questions while perfectly situating the once-you-see-it-you-can’t-unsee “flat aesthetic” trend as the logical result of Silicon Valley branding and the overall (dismal) state of the digital creative economy. 

There’s also a good line in here about …

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