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Loved this post and am reading through some other posts on the site. Do you do the diagrams/images yourself? I'm talking about these kind [0] but I'm also interested in the cover images on the posts.

[0] https://mtlynch.io/painless-web-app-testing/#a-reusable-patt...

Thanks! I work with an illustrator on the cartoons and diagrams. I wrote a post explaining how I found her and how we work together:

https://mtlynch.io/how-to-hire-a-cartoonist/

Professional illustrations are another thing I think are underused in blogging. It's not that expensive, and it looks much better than stock photos.

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