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Artists are ocean swimmers

By June 12, 2017
Matt tries an alternative method of constructing an essay, a playful and visual approach that encourages us to just keep swimming.

Sometimes I draw these graphic shorts to help me write longer essays. Or sometimes I find that everything I wanted to say in in a long essay could be said with 27 words and 6 images. This is one of my first and favorites.

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