But once I let it sink in, and figured how I was going to approach it, I was just excited. When I read that I was going to make over 25 illustrations that had to be linked perfectly together, I was honestly a little overwhelmed for a bit. How did you approach this project for Verge 10? Was the scale of it overwhelming? That used to be a bit overwhelming, but now it feels like an advantage. I like the way digital illustration is so efficient and that thereвЂ™s an infinite amount of options within reach. Nowadays, I only do the rough sketch on paper, but I wouldnвЂ™t be surprised if IвЂ™ll be doing that digitally soon as well.ДЇor my personal work, I sometimes like to go fully analog, often with acrylic paint and markers. But I recently bought myself a drawing tablet with a screen, which makes working digitally feel way more natural. I used to always do the sketching and the linework on paper, then scan the linework and color it digitally. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. I spoke with Micha about dropping out of art school, the evolution of his illustration style, and why urban exploring was pivotal to his development as an artist.

(We also think it makes a great pattern for any of your home wallpapering needs.) The 25 editorial illustrations, each of which represents one feature in our Verge 10 package, link together into a seamless infinite grid, filled with Easter eggs and precise linework that offer something new with each viewing. Though he inks and colors digitally, his art maintains an analog quality, filled with halftones that suggest DIY lithography. His surreal illustrations function like scenescapes within which we get to explore close-ups of tiny modular worlds and expansive reimagined realities at once. Micha Huigen is the perfect artist to distill this intersection into a single image because MichaвЂ™s images never actually confine themselves to one space. Celebrating the last 10 years is also about examining what might come next. And since weвЂ™re The Verge, we canвЂ™t just look behind us. The Verge is turning 10, and a look back at the last decadeвЂ™s worth of stories provides not just an encapsulation of what The Verge has covered but also a snapshot of how quickly the tech that informs our lives transforms.

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