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Bratislav Milenković Draws Three Creatives into a Social Timeline for The Guardian
Bratislav Milenković illustrates Daisy Morris’s case for collaboration over algorithms for The Guardian’s “Goodbye Burnout, Hello Balance,” a series sponsored by Adobe Acrobat Studio. Three figures are suspended inside an electronic system and a yellow ribbon scrolls past them like a social timeline. The left figure points at a framed green starburst: something has gone viral. Milenković turns the feed into a conversation, where you can chase the loudest voice or find your own.
Adrián Astorgano Captures that Awkward Moment at the Self-Checkout for The Washington Post
For a Washington Post opinion piece arguing that Connecticut should limit self-checkout lanes, Adrián Astorgano freezes the moment of hesitation. A shopper clutching his basket, caught between a grid of kiosks glowing with red Xs and a lone cashier giving him a slightly unimpressed look from her register. Red light from the nearest screen catches the edge of his hoodie like an icing of guilt. Staging it all with a clean isometric composition makes the awkwardness worse.
Carmen Casado Illustrates How to Start a Garden for The Guardian
The Guardian's April How to Start column is about planting a vegetable garden. Carmen Casado's illustration hits news stands right as most of the Northern Hemisphere is asking the same question. Vegetables float against a blue sky, tools rest on coral soil, a worm curls by the trowel and in the upper corner a mouth bites a tomato. Arranged like step-by-step instructions but with the steps out of order, the illustration is a sensory sampling.
Simone Noronha Lights Up Zara Larsson for The New Yorker
For The New Yorker’s profile of Zara Larsson on her Midnight Sun tour, Simone Noronha pulls in close, a tropical flower tucked behind Larsson’s ear, the airbrush blooming behind her like a gel light catching the back of the stage. The whole frame glows from somewhere just off-camera. You can almost hear her voice captured in this illustrated moment.
Romain Lasser Demotes the House to a Mailbox for The Walrus
For a Walrus essay by David Moscrop on how buying a house made him complicit in Canada’s housing crisis, Romain Lasser draws the house as a mailbox stuffed with financial paperwork, pushing the owner out onto the curb. His dog sits beside him, the only thing here that isn’t an asset. The house is a retirement plan, and nothing lives in it but the mail.
Arnaud Aubry Mirrors Fintech's Concierge Act for Bloomberg Businessweek
For a Bloomberg Businessweek feature on how Robinhood and Revolut now chase wealthy clients, Arnaud Aubry draws the app as a smiling concierge in a tuxedo, standing between an F1 pit on his left and a champagne lounge on his right. He holds up a silver serving dome in one hand and a laptop with a stock chart in the other, both on offer. The composition makes the stock chart look like another item on the menu.
