Why Clip Art Was Everywhere... Until It Wasn't

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Linus Boman's video essay on the history of clip art: why it was everywhere and why it faded, and where later flat illustration styles fit in. It is a short design-history piece in the style of a documentary.

HN people recommend it as a good account of clip art's place in design history, especially when the talk turns to Corporate Memphis.

“Linus Boman has a great video which briefly discussed its place in history of clip art”

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@rwmj2023 · in “Why Clip Art Was Everywhere Until It Wasn't [video]”
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@LesZedCB2023 · in “Are you living an AND life or an OR life?”
Corporate Memphis link though I've also heard it called Alegria, and I'm not sure the exact difference. edit: Alegria was Facebook's style specifically, Linus Boman has a great video which briefly discussed its place in history of clip art: ▶ this video
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