VOX: The Goods - What is Monoculture?

2019

Editorial Illustration

Editorial illustration work for Vox’s The Goods

Have algorithms killed monoculture? Or actually created a different version of it, wherein everything is still the same?

Concept Sketches

01-Lead: Repeat pattern on streaming devices and creating the overwhelming world of the algorithm dictating pop culture.

02-Spot: Illustration based on a discussion of the effects of utilizing algorithms in agriculture.

03-Horizontal: Algorithms vs. Gender Equality in the music industry

04-Spot: Mapping out the quadrants of Monoculture

05-Spot: Algorithms and how they shape our tastes; it’s like a robot is making a little mixtape for you!

Final Illustrations

-1 lead illustration

-2 horizontal illustrations

-2 spot illustrations