Illustration

Illustration in simple words is all the imagery that you see in any product, website, or application. It is either an image or a visual representation of a concept, story, ideology, brand, topic, etc. mostly created using graphic design these days. Earlier, Illustrations used to be created through painting or other forms of visual arts.

Illustrations help in visually communicating a message, our product/website/application’s insights, our mission, or the story of our product/business. Illustrations are key to grab user’s attention, especially for digital businesses. Illustrations play an important role in Mobile app design and user experience.

There are many types of Illustrations, some of the most commonly known and used ones are:

• Digital Illustration
• Fine Art Illustration
• Editorial Illustration
• Advertising Illustration
• Book Illustration
• Instructional and Educational Illustration
• Architectural Illustration
• Infographics
• Technical Illustration

Illustrations have been popular ever since the advent of product design or even before that. Illustrations are visual representations of a concept, story, ideology, brand, topic, etc. created using sketch, graphic design, painting, etc. Illustrations can enhance your mobile app design and user experience in a lot of ways, from visual appeal to visual hierarchy, illustrations provide you a better and more engaging alternative to text-form content. In this article, we will discuss Illustrations – what are illustrations? its types? how are they used? where are they used? and how they can enhance your mobile app design and user experience. Let’s start with some basic terms.