Each is hand-painted and employs a graphic style that has changed little over the decades.

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The duo is informed by the traditions of Swiss-style graphic purism and the agitprop of the design collective Grapus, but fully embrace pop culture and the digital world.

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Recording as a group or as individuals, they released a torrent of music free, often on their Tumblr sites, and rapidly became an online cause celebre because of a raw style and graphic lyrics.

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Some of Scotland's more unusual history has been told in a new guide written and illustrated in the style of a graphic novel.

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Plus, items in you inventory flash when you pass them over another item onscreen that they can combine with, minimizing the "randomly click on things with items in your inventory" play style that many other graphic adventures inevitably force you into.

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