Obviously I think questionnaires are great for a variety of reasons—I publish them weekly at Oldster Magazine and Memoir Land, and I recommend them to those who ask my advice on expanding their newsletters’ reach. But it would be nice if once in a while one of the many publications (including legacy ones, and a former employer of mine) launching “The _____ Questionnaire” (some of them also with 20 questions), would credit me for the inspo.
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Super bullish on brands integrating illustration and collages into their marketing. In a sea of templatized graphics on Instagram and ChatGPT-generated images, there is such a satisfying element of surprise to handmade posts like these: