2020 in review
Our best illustrations of 2020
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:

DOGBOY

PAIGE VICKERS

SOPHY HOLLINGTON

ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAX LOEFFLER

ROB SHERIDAN

PATRICK LEGER

ANDREA D'AQUINO

NAJEEBAH AL-GHADBAN
YOSHI SODEOKA

SAIMAN CHOW

CATHRYN VIRGINIA

We put our team of writers to the test when we asked them to draw a bicycle from memory in 5 minutes. We ended up with such a great group of bikes that we decided to use them for story art.

MS TECH / PIXABAY

CHRISSIE ABBOTT

FRANZISKA BARCZYK
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