2014’s Biggest Moments Highlighted in Detailed Illustration

To commemorate 2014, both good and bad, Beutler Ink created an amazingly-detailed graphic highlighting some of the most newsworthy things of this year. The Washington, DC-based digital content agency gave a nod to Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel movie poster and cross sectioned it with celebrities, news headlines, and even emojis.

This creative illustration features a lot of entertainment, like Ellen's star-studded Oscar selfie and Kim Kardashian's infamous, Internet-breaking Paper magazine cover. But, it doesn't shy away from 2014's more serious events. Beutler covers the Ebola outbreak and protests for Michael Brown and Eric Garner, too.

The brimming cartoon-style image is a great way to reflect on the year. With so many headlines, tweets, videos, and more, it seems incredible that these things all happened in 365 days. Check out Beutler Ink's blog for a full list of everything included in this illustration.


Beutler Ink website
via [Lustik]

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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