In nature, you go high to find sweeping, panoramic landscapes. I’m all about going outdoors, so being cooped up at home is tough. We’re sharing them with you in the hope that they make your day a little brighter. Help yourself to the full-size files by following the link in each image. This is the service we use to meet and stay in touch, and swapping backgrounds has become a small way to keep spirits up - and hide the messiness in our makeshift workspaces. To help lighten the mood, some of the designers on our Brand Systems team created a set of uplifting virtual backgrounds for Zoom.

Often our only interaction with the outside world is through video calls. We count ourselves lucky to be able to continue working, but that doesn’t make it easy. Day-to-day, it can also feel disorienting, frustrating, and lonely. It’s a massive effort to save lives through social distancing, and each person’s contribution feels quietly heroic. Millions of people around the world are isolating themselves to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Work from a living room strewn with cereal bits, crayons, and trains while screaming toddlers jump naked on the couch. Work from a temporary room because you can’t go home. Work from a kitchen table shared with roommates.

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