How do you illustrate arguments? Igor Bastidas on illustrating You Be The Judge, The Guardian column that settles the nation's disputes

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How do you illustrate arguments? Igor Bastidas on illustrating You Be The Judge, The Guardian column that settles the nation's disputes

Illustrator Igor Bastidas has defined a visual language for The Guardian’s 'You Be The Judge' column by prioritizing empathetic storytelling over complex metaphors.

What: Over the past three years, Brooklyn-based illustrator Igor Bastidas has created 156 weekly illustrations for the column, moving from initial conceptual metaphors to a simpler, narrative-focused style.

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Illustrator Igor Bastidas has spent three years creating weekly illustrations for The Guardian's You Be the Judge column, developing a distinctive style that uses simple, empathetic storytelling to capture the human tension behind everyday disagreements.

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