It was a revolutionary way of outsourcing graphic design work and, quite literally, dozens of times better than the next best alternative.

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While Tumblr may alternately be used a blog for simply writing purposes, the majority of Tumblr accounts are highly photo based which makes the outlet the perfect option for companies and entrepreneurs that specialize in photography, graphic design, or fashion to work with.

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After a college course in graphic design, he went on to work at an advertising agency.

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They would work in fields like computer gaming, graphic design and architecture (provided, of course, they didn't design anything too big).

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