Why editorial illustrations look so similar these days (2019)
This is something that's been bugging me for a while that I could never put a label on. It appears "Corporate Memphis" [1] is a popular catchall term for this style. I think the comparison is apt because not only do they both share an affinity for the hypercolorful and simple geometric forms - they also both strike me as something that you can immediately place as the product of a certain time, which is really just a nice way for saying this stuff is going to look super dated just like the works of the original Memphis Design Movement [2].<p>[1] <a href="https://www.are.na/claire-l-evans/corporate-memphis" rel="nofollow">https://www.are.na/claire-l-evans/corporate-memphis</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.curbed.com/2017/6/23/15864234/furniture-memphis-design-ettore-sottsass" rel="nofollow">https://www.curbed.com/2017/6/23/15864234/furniture-memphis-...</a>