It's a visual world.
And this latest piece by Phillip Niemeyer illustrates the past 10 years, or the first decade of the 21st century, in icon form.

There are some clever examples to help you take a walk down memory lane.

(Click the photo to expand)

Printed as a NY Times Op Ed.

Via NickyDigital

From the desk of last resort:

This year, was a good one. Our little site had about 4 million visits and over 11 million page views.
"Not bad Rudolph. Not bad at all"

We survived a few server attacks, became happy tweeters, welcomed some new commenters, and continued the mayhem on YBNBY Forum. 2009 also featured the return of Johnny Wright, the brief return of Jellio, plus the debut of 3 Chords and the Truth.

But, it was these 20 stories that played the biggest part in inflating our numbers. So Before you step in to 2010, please take a click back at our best of YBNBY 2009.

Feel free to link to your favorites.

1. Where the Streets Have Bad Names - A January 9th, 2009 post about funny street names turned out to be our biggest traffic draw by far.

2. The Rape Tunnel - Real? Art? Or stunt? After Echowood posted this story, everyone wanted to know the deal with The Rape Tunnel.

3. 22 misspelled Political Signs - If there was one post on YBNBY this year that captured the state of America perfectly, it was this one from Miss C. Everyone has an opinion, but that doesn't mean they know how to spell.

4. Top 10 Songs to Have Sex to - Required reading for anyone who needs to get some.

5. Make the Girl Dance - A viral video of nude women lip syncing as they walk down a Paris street. Oui!

That's just the start. There's just 15 more clicks to go.