Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Why illustration should not be allowed to enter the corporate bloodstream

Traditionally, most designers viewed illustration with reverence; many even regarded it as inherently superior to design. And with good reason: design was about the anonymous conveying of messages, while illustration was frequently about vivid displays of personal authorship. But during the 1990s, illustration’s "individual style" became a liability.
- Adrian Shaughnessy, Design Observer

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