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What is the idea with these garish MS Paint graphics? Am I the only one finding them incredibly distracting?

• dvtrn 8y ago
  No, that really threw me off too, not because it's objectively bad, but because I know and have seen how NYT is capable of some really impressive feats creating visualizations and visual aides for their stories; it's objectively bad considering the source.
  • Cenk 8y ago
    Yes, because the graphics are a visual joke. The illustrator, Tarcy Ma, does great work: http://tracyma.com http://tracyma.com
    • dvtrn 8y ago
      the graphics are a visual joke. It sailed way over my head apparently, what's the punchline here?
      • bobthepanda 8y ago
        It seems to be parody of conspiracy sites. Which would make sense, given that none of this is actually that crazy or hidden as a conspiracy. Intentional terrible graphic design has been used before by other notable publications like Bloomberg: http://incitrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tim-cook-bloomberg-cover-01.png http://incitrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tim-cook-bloo...