Our Best Illustrations of 2017

Our artists’ stunning, playful creations bring to life our technology stories, often saying more with an image than words ever could.

By Lynne Carty

December 24, 2017

From the MIT Technology Review art team, here are some of our very favorite illustrations of the year:

We Need Computers with Empathy
Illustration by David Biskup

Botnets of Things
Illustration by Robert Beatty

Will Science Have a Seat at President Trump’s Table?
Illustration by Victor Kerlow

Gene Therapy 2.0
Illustration by Armando Veve

The Octogenarians Who Love Amazon’s Alexa
Illustration by Jack Sachs

“The Relentless Pace of Automation”
Illustration by Delcan & Company

This AI Learns Your Fashion Sense and Invents Your Next Outfit
Illustration by Daniel Savage

Paying With Your Face
Illustration by Yoshi Sodeoka

Baby Genome Sequencing for Sale in China
Illustration by Matt Panuska

The Great AI Paradox
Illustration by Geoff McFetridge

White Supremacists Have Stumbled Into a Huge Issue in Genetic Ancestry Testing
Illustration by Mr. Tech

Google Has Released an AI Tool That Makes Sense of Your Genome
Illustration by Brendan Monroe

Scientists Can Read a Bird’s Brain and Predict Its Next Song
Illustration by Max Litvinov

Robots Won’t Save the U.K. from a Brexit Labor Shortage
Illustration by Mengxin Li

Daniela Rus: Building Tomorrow’s Robots
Illustration by R. Kikuo Johnson

Can AI Keep You Healthy?
Illustration by Yann Kebbi

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