2022 in illustrations

Insider's art team created and commissioned hundreds of illustrations this year. We visualized everything from the Russia-Ukraine War and the overturning of Roe v. Wade to The Great Resignation and America's Next Top Model.

Throughout the year we hired nearly 50 talented illustrators to work with our talented team of in-house designers and bring our most compelling stories to life. These are our favorite illustrations from 2022.

'Unlimited' time off is basically a sham

Illustration by Jenny Chang-Rodriguez

How hustle culture got America addicted to work

Illustrations by Glenn Harvey

The hidden side effect of overturning Roe v. Wade

Illustration by Savannah Durr

TikTok's African content moderators complain they were treated like robots

Illustration by Alex Ford

For women of color, dating events offer the safe space they don't always find online

Illustration by Alyssa Powell

Has your boss fallen prey to the newest consulting scam?

Illustration by Rachel Mendelson

Get ready for a brutal U-turn in the job market

Illustration by Tyler Le

If you want a 4-day workweek, here's the proof you need to convince your boss it's a smart move

Illustration by Doug Chayka

'Widespread misery': Why so many lawyers hate their jobs — and are desperate to quit

Illustration by Rebecca Zisser

Gen Z's not lazy — they're just refusing to put up with the toxic work culture that boomers created

Illustration by Marianne Ayala

The far-out philosophy that explains why Elon Musk won't let a few baby sea turtles stop SpaceX's quest to get to Mars

Illustration by Rebecca Zisser

Tyra Banks wanted 'America's Next Top Model' to fix fashion. Now, some contestants say the show was 'psychological warfare.'

Illustrations by Michelle Rohn

Bodybuilders are sounding the alarm that 'extreme' steroid use is leading to deaths in the sport, and it's only getting worse

Illustration by Marianne Ayala

A Texas minister helps fly dozens of women to New Mexico every month to get abortions

Illustration by Vicky Leta

Insiders say RAINN, is in crisis over allegations of racism and sexism

Illustration by Alyssa Powell

Gen Z mistrusts everything — big business, government, other people, you name it

Illustration by Anna Kim

They lost their families to conspiracy theories. Now they're finding others just like them on TikTok

Illustration by Alex Ford

The night the Lord of the Skies got away

Illustrations by Rachel Mendelson

The 'office apocalypse' is upon us

Illustration by Marianne Ayala

'I want your Instagram account'

Illustration by Deena So'Oteh

The restaurant tech startups that benefited from the pandemic are feeling the pinch.

Illustration by Tyler Le

The many faces of Scooter Braun

Illustration by Matthieu Bourel

Here's why I now think the US economy is hurtling towards a recession

Illustration by Marianne Ayala

They were on the run from the Taliban, abandoned by their US allies — until a Wall Street banker decided to spirit them out of Afghanistan

Illustrations by Katherine Lam

A Refugee's Journey

Illustration by Tara Anand

Colleges don't want you to know that 'early decision' is actually a rigged game

Illustration by Pete Ryan

Why the color red plays an important role during Juneteenth celebrations

Illustration by Alyssa Powell

Fed up with high gas prices and slow Amazon deliveries? Blame these 2 century-old laws that need to be repealed.

Illustration by Anna Kim

On TikTok, creators farm rage to get clicks and make money

Illustration by Rebecca Zisser

If you want to land a job in the tech industry, you have to pass a test

Illustration by Matt Chinworth

America's 'Zoomtowns' are running out of water

Illustration by Anna Kim

Moving from secrecy to sermons, a rabbi says ending her pregnancy was a blessing

Illustration by Maggie Chiang

Experts share how to travel the world without destroying it

Illustration by Abbey Lossing

The ayahuasca diaries

Illustrations by María Medem

Your city doesn't care about your kids

Illustration by Holly Stapleton

Trans and adoptive parents are breastfeeding without giving birth

Illustration by Sofie Birkin

Social media polarized America by making a big mistake: It introduced us to each other.

Illustration by Vicky Leta

Family members say Jacques Cousteau's mistress turned wife is destroying the famous explorer's legacy

Illustration by Zoë van Dijk

Artists say AI image generators are copying their style to make thousands of new images

Illustration by Vicky Leta

Breaking down Big Tech's DEI progress

Illustration by Savanna Durr

The rise of the 'bait-and-switch' job interview

Illustration by Tyler Le

Red White and Gray

Illustrations by Rebecca Zisser, Wayne Mills, Tyler Le, Jenny Chang-Rodriguez, Franziska Barczyk, and Vicky Leta

Women in venture capital are writing the rules of maternity leave and bending the male-dominated culture to their will

Illustration by Vicky Leta

The Great Resignation turned out to be a huge bust

Illustration by Alyssa Powell

Wall Street is heading into a summer from hell

Illustration by Jenny Chang-Rodriguez

Get ready, the Fed is popping the 'everything bubble'

Illustration by Rebecca Zisser

Secret memo reveals Bush rewriting the history of the 9/11 attacks

Illustration by Rachel Mendelson