Why Microsoft is getting rid of those iconic illustrations. — -- Clip Art, the iconic collection of images beloved by students and professionals around the world for their whimsy and ease of ...

Microsoft announced that it is eliminating clip art libraries from its suite of Office productivity software, and replacing it with Bing Image search. But the iconic illustrations may live on.

Theage.com says over the years, Clip Art grew into an expansive library, from "only 82 illustrations built into Word 6.0 in 1996 ... to more than 100,000 static and moving images housed online.".

In later years, Microsoft shifted its Clip Art portfolio online, eventually hosting more than 100,000 images. Microsoft dumps Clip Art for Office in favor of Bing Image Search.

Hear ye, hear ye! [cue trumpets] Earlier this week, Microsoft shut down the classic clipart gallery. [cue gasps] You’d probably think I’d be applauding the move as a designer. After all, clipart joins ...

If you can’t remember, you’re not alone: Microsoft’s Office team today announced it is doing away with Clip Art’s online image library and replacing it with Bing Image Search.

Microsoft will no longer offer Clip Art. As an alternative, the company is pointing users to use Bing image search instead. Which is fine, because that’s what everyone was doing anyway.

Microsoft is killing off Clip Art in favor of Bing Images. Farewell, ‘90s illustrations. Farewell, ‘90s illustrations. by Tom Warren. Source Microsoft Office blog. Dec 1, 2014, 8:15 PM UTC ...

Numerous alternatives to Clip Art exist across the web, including clipart.com and Open Clip Art. Microsoft recommends using Bing search, which is built in to Microsoft Office, instead.

You’d better enjoy Microsoft’s cheesy Office Clip Art catalog while you can, because it may be going away in favor of Bing. According to a Microsoft support page, the company is retiring its ...