Best of class. Those are the only words that can be used to describe the amazing illustrations featured here, nearly all of which were created under tight deadlines to illuminate Forbes features ranging from the abstruse (blacklisted cryptocurrency) to the familiar (customer experience all-stars).

Whether it is a stoner growing a long, wooden nose for a story on The Pinocchio of Pot or a dreamy animated sequence of tech entrepreneurs created for our AI 50 list, these images illuminate and extend the written word. They make Forbes more beautiful, more accessible and easier to share.

It is all made possible by the talented team of designers and illustrators led by Alicia Hallett-Chan, Charles Brucaliere and Fernando Capeto. Thank-you.

— The Editors