Illustrator Micha Huigen on creating a multifaceted collage for The Verge’s 10th anniversary

Illustration by Micha Huigen

_The Verg_e is turning 10, and a look back at the last decade’s worth of stories provides not just an encapsulation of what _The Verge_has covered but also a snapshot of how quickly the tech that informs our lives transforms. And since we’re _The Verg_e, we can’t just look behind us. Celebrating the last 10 years is also about examining what might come next. Micha Huigen is the perfect artist to distill this intersection into a single image because Micha’s images never actually confine themselves to one space. His surreal illustrations function like scenescapes within which we get to explore close-ups of tiny modular worlds and expansive reimagined realities at once. Though he inks and colors digitally, his art maintains an analog quality,...