It’s hard to name a trend that’s become as all-consuming, and as polarizing, as the illustration style we’ve come to know as Corporate Memphis.
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September 4, 2025
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Blue people and long limbs: How one illustration style took over the corporate world
Corporate Memphis seems to be everywhere nowadays, but where did it come from? And how did it get to be so popular? We explore.
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