Some projects within web and app design require more than just words. Depending on the target audience, a combination of text and illustrations can work perfectly, as you can provide visual context and make the end result look more interesting. Use them to make your design stand out from the rest.

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Illustrate concepts in web or app design

Whenever you’re giving a presentation, whether you work in business, marketing, or education, you’ll often need to show big blocks of data or statistics. That can be something complex to show and understand. Infographics are great for simplifying those chunks of information, and if you use them in conjunction with illustrated elements, things will be much easier.

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Use them as part of infographics for a presentation

Sometimes, you just need to combine different resources to get the maximum result. For example, you might know how competitive the world of advertising can be. When creating posters or banners, add some illustrations whose style is suitable for the target audience. They’ll look at your creation for sure.

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Add them to posters or banners to advertise products

Humans have been using illustrations for ages to visually interpret a text, convey a message, or represent something. The number of styles and techniques used to create illustrations is endless, whether done digitally or by hand. The saying goes that an image is worth a thousand words, and illustrations can prove that point.

An illustration is mostly a picture or a drawing. Sometimes, the act of creating that picture is also called illustration. Illustrations, thus, are pictorial representations of things seen or imagined by the person creating them.

What is illustration?

The market is full of graphics software. The most popular vector graphics software is Adobe Illustrator. It’s not a free program, so you must pay for it. However, other alternatives exist, including our online editor, Wepik. No prior experience in design is required, and you can use it to edit all kinds of illustrations and add many different elements to them.

What is the best free illustration software?

Many people use graphics software in conjunction with graphics tablets (or the mouse). Some alternatives allow you to work online without downloading programs or applications. One of them is Wepik, our own online editor. You can start from a blank canvas or customize one of our illustrations optimized for that purpose. You will recognize them because they have the Edit online now button available when selecting them. When finished, you can download the end result in JPG, PNG, and PDF formats.

How can I create illustrations online?

Graphic design is a broad term encompassing all kinds of visual communications for many purposes. Illustrations are a subset of graphic design, drawings, or images that tell a story or offer a pictorial representation or something.

What is the difference between graphic design and illustration?

Engage your target audience by using a variety of illustrations to bring vibrance to your designs