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Make a New York Times op-ed illustration in 210 minutes

An assignment posted by Rob Dobi (editorial illustrator, designer and photographer) on threads app, February 16 2026:

on my first day of teaching contemporary illustration at
RISD yesterday i had my students embrace the pure chaos timeline of making a new york times op-ed illustration within a few hours. I emailed their briefing at 1:30, sketches due at 3, finals due by 5. Everyone survived, here are a few selects.