Our best illustrations of 2018
Our artists’ thought-provoking, playful creations bring our stories to life, often saying more with an image than words ever could.

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

Illustration by Sébastien Thibault

Illustration by Saiman Chow

Illustration by Rob Sheridan

Illustration by Derek Brahney | Diagram courtesy of Michael Nielsen, “Neural networks and deep learning”, determination press, 2015

Illustration by Magoz

Illustration by George Wylesol

Illustration by Stuart Bradford

Illustration by Nick Little

Illustration by Simon Landrein

Illustration by Niv Bavarsky

Illustration by Nicole Ginelli

Illustration by Daniel Zender

Illustration by Ariel Davis

Illustration by Noma Bar

Illustration by Nico Ortega

Illustration by Evan Cohen
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