EXCLUSIVE: We finally figured out who makes wikiHow’s bizarre art. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
There’s a conspicuous difference between wikiHow and your average wiki: the site’s infamous, pallid, anime-adjacent illustrations.
The site’s anarchic aesthetic has inspired plenty of internet tributes, such as the popular r/disneyvacation. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
The site’s anarchic aesthetic has inspired plenty of internet tributes, such as the popular r/disneyvacation. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
Peculiarly, you won’t find an artist credit under a typical wikiHow image.
Beyond a trickle of unverifiable social chatter on Reddit, Quora, and Twitter, nobody seems to have been able to definitively answer the question “Who the heck makes this stuff?” read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
Beyond a trickle of unverifiable social chatter on Reddit, Quora, and Twitter, nobody seems to have been able to definitively answer the question “Who the heck makes this stuff?” read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
It turns out, @ozm has found, that wikiHow sources its graphics from freelance artists around the globe, primarily concentrated in the Philippines.
In one case, a freelancer described pay as low as $.40 per image. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
In one case, a freelancer described pay as low as $.40 per image. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
Eight artists based in the Philippines, and one in the U.S., confirmed that they’d created art on a freelance basis at some point for wikiHow.
A 2017 wikiHow style guide, obtained by @ozm, provides insight into the site's creative process. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
A 2017 wikiHow style guide, obtained by @ozm, provides insight into the site's creative process. read.medium.com/uJ9KaNC
