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That bird

How can something so innocuous as a wee magpie, or songbird or whatever it is be so annoying? It is absolutely everywhere, from tshirts to restaurant logos to etsy crafty goods to any vector-driven design that embraces the organic look (which can take it’s swirly leafy flourishes back too). The thing I don’t get is why that bird? Why not a deer, or a squirrel or a raccoon? Does that bird evoke some pseudo-serious literary or macabre pretensions?

Honestly though, the return to more romantic iconography is soulful and adds a nice warmth after years of minimalism and techno, just avoid the overkill okay?

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