{"title":"Illustrations and Icons","description":"Custom-made imagery, from infographics and icons, to full-page illustrations for children's books and spot illustrations to visually explain your concept, Creatibly's Scott Luscombe will handcraft your drawings. Illustration includes a wide range of services and styles, from two dimensions to three and even virtual worlds to explore in augmented and virtual reality. Creatibly brings your message to life and in living color.","products":[{"product_id":"childrens-book-illustration","title":"Children's Book Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring your story to life with beautiful, original illustrations which make Children's imaginations burst with wonder. Make your Children's Book stand out online or on the shelves of any publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e###split###\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eChildren's book illustration that appeals to young minds and sparks interest in your story\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is a children's book illustration, and why do you need to hire a children's book illustrator?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren's book illustration is the art of illustrating artwork for children's picture books. This can be for toddlers learning the alphabet, young kids learning a single word with a picture, or older kids reading short stories. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.creatibly.com\/products\/childrens-book-illustration\" title=\"Livolingo Children’s Book Illustration and Writing\"\u003eChildren's book illustration\u003c\/a\u003e would entail designing and drawing characters for picture books ideally meant for kids ages 12 and under.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1323\/6495\/files\/Creatibly_Website_Portfolio_MainImage_LL_CD.webp?v=1672413063\" alt=\"LivoLingo Children's Book Illustration\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll picture books are not created equal, and finding the right illustrator for your picture book is the key to making a successful publication. A good set of illustrations both for the cover and inside the book are the best way to get your writing read by kids worldwide. It takes an expert to imagine and create the perfect characters, keep consistency in illustration style and effectively tell the story you wish to tell. Children's illustrations need great attention to detail, whether moral education, basic life skills, or simply teaching the alphabet. An expert designer and illustrator can help lock down the perfect style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThings to consider before you hire a Children's book illustrator\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh-quality illustrations are a sign of a solid and thought-out children's publication. Still, there are a few other factors that you, as the author or publisher, need to consider before you begin your search for an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.creatibly.com\/products\/childrens-book-illustration\" title=\"Livolingo Children’s Book Illustration and Writing\"\u003eillustrator\u003c\/a\u003e. Some of these even act as points of inspiration for the selected artist by initiating new ideas. Here are a few things to consider:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eStory and Its Goals\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of your picture book is a significant consideration in creating a successful publication. Similarly, the goals of the publication are also of prime importance. If you are trying to create an alphabet book, the shapes and forms of specific alphabets with examples would be of prime consideration. Example: A for Apple, B for Ball, etc. For helping kids learn words or to tell the time, you may need to highlight specific terms within a contextual sentence like \"Grandpa goes for a walk at 5 PM\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny examples above are inputs for the illustrator to know and act on a specific input and ultimately know what needs to be illustrated. As a writer, you need to understand what you are trying to do with your publication and how you will write your book. Telling a solid relatable story to your audience is vital. The illustrator makes your message more relatable with relevant illustration work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCollect References\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren are receptive and impressionable. While you may dismiss something minor or trivial in text or illustration work, a child may have a different perspective. Creating content or designing for young minds should be treated with great care and attention, and collecting references for text and illustration will be a great point to begin with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can begin by visiting bookstores for titles in your niche and go onto online resources like Behance and the free Pinterest app to see individual artworks by artists worldwide. These references can then be shared with your illustrator to highlight a style that you like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1323\/6495\/files\/Creatibly_Website_Portfolio_MainImage_LL_AB.webp?v=1672413101\" alt=\"LivoLingo Children's Book Illustration\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have covered the prerequisites in the section above, and now it's time to design outstanding and eye-catching visuals that children would love. The following steps will help you ensure that your design is functional and serves your objectives for the book you intend to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSimplicity\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA child's brain is receptive but also relatively rapid and unchained in how thoughts flow for them. So to design for the objective to be communicated, stick to uncluttered, clear visuals. This doesn't mean not being adventurous with design or color but rather making sure that your objective doesn't get lost in all the playfulness or friendliness of your design. If there's a book that teaches children how to tell the time, make sure a clock with its hands is clear across all your artwork. The clock looks the same across illustrations and is easily recognizable and relatable to the text it is next to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlay Into what CHildren Already Know\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all have biases in how we perceive information, and so do children, maybe even higher than adults do. So the characters and objects in the images should be something they can easily recognize, understand or relate with. This might not always be possible, especially when introducing brand-new information. Even in that case, try to get everyday examples or traits into your artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor new concepts, you can use a character as a protagonist who is relatable to a child and as a consequence, keep them interested and let their imagination run wild. Exercise conscious constraint with your design, something nonlimiting without losing track of the book's objective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThink of the Spatial Arrangement\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhitespace is a prevalent concept in design-related fields, and this will also be key in designing how your text interacts with your illustrations. Do the characters point to a specific word or if your characters have dialogues? Finally, how do your artwork and design combine to form an exciting and read-worthy publication? This positive and negative space will help in cognition and understanding for the child and ultimately make your book successful in teaching them the intended concept. The more effectively this is done, the higher the probability of parents using them as teaching tools for their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRemember your Customer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren are the consumers of your content, but your customers are still parents making those buying decisions. So ensure that your messaging, especially on the cover, is something parents understand and think is a good choice for their child. Think of it this way, the child is the consumer, and the parents are the clients; if you can convincingly sell to the parent, your job is done. For good output, it's essential to understand this perspective and implement it effectively for all stages and intended uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Designer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelecting the right \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.creatibly.com\/products\/childrens-book-illustration\" title=\"Livolingo Children’s Book Illustration and Writing\"\u003echildren's book illustrator\u003c\/a\u003e is key to the success of your book, and their ability to execute coherent and fun visuals will significantly impact how convincing your book is. An excellent digital artist might seem like the obvious choice, and you can probably find one with a strong portfolio easily. This might be a good starting point, but you should ideally seek someone with experience designing work for children's publications, designing with toys and other products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour designer or illustrator of choice has 2 traits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn expert in drawn visuals who can create fun visuals with consistency from one page to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou should understand your objectives with the book or publication and create beautiful designs that interact with or highlight the textual or academic motive behind the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, you must have original artwork for your book for publication works. No template will provide the uniqueness or the legal protection to take a publication to print. Only use original written content and copyright-protected illustration work from vetted digital artists and illustrators for any work you intend to publish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOutput Processes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven the widespread media types available and kids having access to iPads and kid-specific tablets, you can reach your audience almost anywhere. Unlike in the past, printed books are only one of the mediums you can use. However, books are tactile and can potentially engross a kid more than a digital outlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore you go all out on a single media type, know there may be specific visual and technical considerations for each. Get a sense of the market and see what your competitors are doing in the specific space and then confer with a designer for the best way to roll out the design, so it doesn't lose its integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is my process for children's book illustration?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreatibly combined with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.creatibly.com\/products\/childrens-book-illustration\" title=\"Livolingo Children’s Book Illustration and Writing\"\u003eillustrator Scott Luscombe\u003c\/a\u003e gives you everything you need to take your Children's Book from an idea to the store shelves or any online publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll illustrations start with an initial consultation to understand your story and expectations. We produce a black-and-white digital sketch from the initial consultation. Once approved, we move to the final illustration, where color is added, and the lines are refined to make each page a beautiful piece of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour illustration comes complete:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Initial Sketch for Approval and One Revision\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Final Illustration and One Revision\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Digital and Print-ready Files\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat makes a good children's book illustration?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren's book illustrations need to be easy to access and understand. They must also resonate with children of a particular age group to tell a convincing and exciting story with illustrations and colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat software can I use to illustrate a children's book?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftware like Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator is used to create children's book illustrations. Children's book illustration work will also require some background in design principles and proficiency in using pen-based input tools to draw visuals in a unique style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs it hard to get a children's book published?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetting your book published is a difficult task, irrespective of your demographic. It doesn't matter if you are writing a children's book or one for adults. Many authors will tell you that if something matters to you, you should keep pursuing your goals. You can seek help from previously published authors or visit a publishing house to get feedback on your project and tweak it till it gets picked up. Like everything else, it's a process; if you're willing to stick with it, you will find a publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-listing\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Creatibly LivoLingo Children's Book Illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creatibly.com\/blogs\/portfolio\/livolingo\"\u003eView Children's Book Illustration Portfolio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Creatibly","offers":[{"title":"Children's Book Illustration 1 Page","offer_id":39342499135603,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1323\/6495\/products\/Creatibly-Product-ChildrensBookIllustration.png?v=1672410567"},{"product_id":"icon-illustration","title":"Icon Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eCustom icon illustrations for your brand, web, or app project will give your project a unique look. Your project will stand out with hand-crafted icons for user interfaces and brands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e###split###\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003ePremium Icon Design that elevates your customer's experience with your brand!\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are icon illustrations, and why it makes sense to have custom icons?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe world is getting extremely digitized, sometimes a little too much that there is a loss of personalization. With a growing number of products and online tools being released daily, products and websites are looking very similar daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is where icon design provides a level of uniqueness that often gets lost as the standardized designs get simplified and, to be honest, boring. Custom icon design is a way to add a level of personalization to your products and start building your ecosystem for users to interact with. Like your logo, these are minor contact points like the home button, the notification bell, or simply an X icon to dismiss a page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful products across the board use this personalization tactic to define icon styles for one or more of their products. Meta (formerly Facebook) uses this in all their products for creating a new post, Google uses these to identify each of their tools in the menu next to your profile, and Apple uses SF symbols that should be used with their ios system fonts to make their User Experience uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what does that mean for you? When building a product, you want your platform and its voice to be the loudest. You don't want to get lost in the sea of less effective products and neither be associated with the giants in the industry that can bring backlash or, worse legal action. Icon illustrations aren't limited to online products. Still, a business with any level of branding can use premium icons to make the user experience uniform in an online and digital space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why you need custom icon illustration that is true to your brand guidelines works with and represents your features while simultaneously delivering on existing user experience expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThings to consider before you seek an Icon Designer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIcon illustration or Icon design seems pretty straightforward. A home icon, a hamburger menu, a notification bell, and some fillers for the specific app pages at the bottom of the screen. But you can't throw caution to the wind regarding icon design. With so many different styles of icons already out in the world, not paying attention to your icons is a missed opportunity and could deter you once you start getting traction on your product. Here are a few things to consider before you hire an icon designer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBranding, Branding, Branding\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is probably the first and foremost requirement for icon design. Your icons are probably the last few pieces of consideration regarding branding requirements. Graphic design is a sophisticated discipline, and your branding, inclusive of your logo, colors, typography, visual references, and tone of voice, all significantly impact the icons that you should have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fundamental requirement would be a logo, colors, and typography. These are the basics; the more detailed the brand guide, the higher the level of personalization for your icons. No two icon sets are created equal; a coffee shop with a mobile order feature would have very different icons from a fashion brand with an online store. There will be overlaps in the kind of icons required, but the design will be completely different, and a detailed brand guide will act as inspiration to help arrive at the best solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUse Case\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn business and the world, otherwise, interactions are everything. These will vastly differ from product to product, so it is essential to consider your interactions with customers to narrow down use cases for your icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor physical interactions in-store, this would mean labeling the counters, takeaway points, the washrooms, and anything you think is essential for the user to spot and know, like icons for digital displays marking different menu sections. In digital environments, this would mean a button to go to the home screen, see their user profile, a search icon, and much more. This requirement can significantly differ from business to business, so before you hire a designer, you need to know what you want the designer to design icons for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stage can get overwhelmingly fast, so whenever it gets too complicated, take a step back and understand what your business is and what is essential to have a better customer experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAny Additional Requirements\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you have narrowed down the use cases, you should consider any additional requirements for your icons; the lack of which may not be obvious but can present itself at a later stage. So it's important that once you have your basic requirements set, you go through your requirements with more detail and make sure you have everything covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's hard to determine what these requirements would look like for your business, but these may include other icons like back buttons, markers over kiosks, POS systems, etc. Most experienced designers can help you flag some of these points you may need icons for, which you may have initially missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccess to all requirements as early as possible allows designers to design with uniformity. Consistency in the visual weight of your icons is a major consideration when designing icons. This information will help maintain that from the smallest to the largest icon sizes, both in-app and in-store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have covered the prerequisites to design icons and some legal considerations before you get to the design stage. Now it's time to get going on the design stage and put all the information into a functional and unique icon set. The next few steps will cover the basics of icon design and how you and your designer can create premium icons for your business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUX Considerations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUX, or User Experience, is used regarding icon design. Usually, the considerations for UX are often overlooked in favor of tighter relations with the brand. You must understand that insufficient or unclear icon illustrations can lead to user fatigue and confusion, harming your business by losing customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou need to understand what the user already knows about businesses like yours and innovate in a way that the icon design compliments what they know rather than going against the norm. A home icon should be a home icon unless you find a genius way to re-engineer it non-evasive and stick to the primary home shape. You can use different visual weights, alternating fill colors, or rounded corners, but the general shape shouldn't change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsers are trained by the world they live in, and psychologically humans associate certain shapes and logos with something, and it's prudent for you to work with what the user knows in all cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSizing and Visual Weight\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing and visual weight are primary considerations within your design. While icons are all different and created with different purposes, it's important to work with a standardized pixel grid for all your icons and see how they look at different sizes. What works within the app might be too simplistic for a store and vice versa. If you have made these considerations earlier, the designer knows this use case and can design accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisual weight is the weight not in mathematical forms but rather how it appears to you visually. The mathematical weight (line size) might be more significant for a more simple icon than a detailed icon (like a form button). To function within the same icon set, its important these balances and imbalances are considered and applied accordingly in a visually consistent manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThere may be Outliers\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkilled designers are far too aware of this when creating an icon set. In an ideal case, which designers push for, all icons would look just perfect and be easily recognizable in the blink of an eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, there maybe cases where an icon isn't enough, and you need to use text to inform the user of the expected outcome. When using text with icons, ensure that you are using an icon font that is a part of your brand guideline and used uniformly through and through. What this means is that you either use text in all or a particular set of icons only. There must be logic as to when, where, and how the text will be used so that there isn't any confusion later on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Designer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigners can come from multiple backgrounds and often with a varied set of skills. The service you are looking for is graphic design, but a generalist might not be the ideal choice. A graphic designer with a background in building icons and icon sets for different brands is ideal. This designer should be able to able to sketch out icons in the concept stage, visualize and add them to a pixel grid and consequently design in Adobe Illustrator or Adobe XD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour icon designer has 3 tasks:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreate easily recognizable icon sets with visual symmetry that work in all use cases at large and small sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign in a way that the icons are true to your branding and something that your brand can own by association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring all the elements of your icon set together so that they work individually and with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, it is highly recommended to work with a skilled designer when making your icons and not to use templates or premade icon sets as they are unoriginal and free ones are often made with little to no consideration for consistency. If you use a template for your icons, find premium templates created by talented designers who have taken some consideration about your specific niche in their icon design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOutput Processes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hard part is through, and now it's time to output these bespoke design elements into your app, the store, and every other business collateral you can imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe output processes can look very different for all use cases. So as a general direction, know that the requirements for files and formats will change over different output processes. For example, the print would be different from the web, the large scale would come with its considerations, and so forth. Confer with a designer to modify your elements for each use case before you take any significant steps in either direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreatibly combined with Illustrator, Scott Luscombe can cater to any and all of your graphic design requirements for your icons and set up proper file types and collateral for your particular application. Be it working with a developer to supply UI mockups or sending out a large-scale billboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is my process for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreatibly combined with illustrator Scott Luscombe, crafts your icons individually or as a set to add a visual foundation for interactive and visually highlight content areas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll icon illustrations are entirely original and designed just for your brand, giving you a unique look and feel that allows your brand to stand out and add visual interest to your audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe process begins with a short consultation call going over your requirements. After you share your branding guidelines, I will begin sketching out the designs, post which I present the concepts, and you can request a revision. I would then create the final digital illustrations, at which stage you can request one more revision. After this, I would share all the required files for application across all the standard use cases for an icon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour icon illustration comes complete:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Initial Sketch for Approval and One Revision\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Final Illustration and One Revision\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Digital SVG, JPG, and Transparent PNG for Web and Print-ready AI\/EPS Files\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs an icon an illustration?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn icon always represents something in a visual form. Be it an application, a location, or a function in an interface. It's visual in nature and consolidates an idea, intended action, or expected output. So yes, an icon is an illustration because it's a visual representation of more complex thought. An example would be the home icon which illustrates an actual home but in different cases, it can mean different things. 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Infographic illustrations are a popular way of presenting complex information simply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e###split###\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eBest infographics illustrations that aid understanding and boost sales\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are infographic illustrations, and what can they do for you?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor regular people, statistics are plain boring. Even specialists can agree that to truly understand something in their fields. One needs to take the time to analyze the metrics and numbers before making any conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneralization aside, statistics and metrics have become common inclusions in the intrinsic and extrinsic processes across organizations and industries, and they are getting more complicated by the day. So when it's time for quarterly and annual reviews of the company's or individual's performance, visual indicators have shown to be more impactful and easier to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor long projects generally spanning multiple quarters or years, timeline infographics are especially helpful to show the progress made over the time spent doing specific essential tasks in those lengthy projects. They are also essential when pitching a project plan showing the beginning, middle, and final stages of a more extended project with a date for critical milestones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfographics make a significant or sometimes overwhelming piece of information simple and easy to understand. This reduces cognitive overload for the stakeholders and provides strong reference points for discussion for all parties involved. Viewers can comprehend the information at a glance which in turn helps save time during interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThings to consider before your hire an infographics designer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the section above, we have established the need for infographics. If you are here, chances are you are familiar with infographic design and are seeking a designer for your internal or external requirements. There are a few things to consider before you hire a designer to create infographics for you; these are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eObjective\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle-handedly, the essential point of consideration for infographic design is the objective of the said infographic. The objective of the infographic should be clear to you. What numbers or statistics are you trying to summarize with your infographic? This will help you seek and highlight the metrics you want to show in your design based on department or industry. An infographic with employee satisfaction numbers might make more sense for recruitment and networking events, and for client events, the results-driven might be the best metric out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake into account the final placement and the viewer of the infographic, and determine the objective of the infographic. This is simple but can get complicated when viewers or customers overlap, so take the best choice possible in every given situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eData and Insights\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarketing and Customer Experience Expert Jay Bear says, \"We are surrounded by data but starved for insights.\" That rings true in most conceivable professional scenarios. With new information like leads, calls, marketing spends, sales, and further sub-metrics within these pieces of information, we are creating millions, if not billions, of data points each day. You must know the type of data you want to present and the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChances are that you can access more data than necessary to create an infographic. This means you need to set some filters on what makes it through onto your infographics and what doesn't. Take a deep dive into the data and see what makes sense in your case. You want your viewer to focus on one or a select number of things within your infographics. So consider the insight you wish to share that makes the data relevant in the first place and then transfer the same to your designer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBranding\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBranding might not be the first consideration for your infographics but still a critical inclusion for infographic design and templates that are true to your brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brand colors will be vital to creating graphics and charts that you wish to include in your infographics. Staying on brand helps your company establish ownership over its assets and enables association by the relation in the eyes of the consumer. The colors and the type are the prominent inclusions regarding infographics' branding requirements; your designer will need to follow these to create on-brand graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eImages\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a small number of cases, it will be better to use images within infographics. For that, you need to ensure that you have the right set of assets photographed and prepared for use within your graphs and charts. These may be competitor logos, employee photographs, or images of a certain product. These aren't always primary inclusions but would make sense for specific use cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final usage would determine the same stylization and effects used in the photos. Overall it's always good to have high-quality images whenever and wherever necessary. Only use original or Royalty free images in your artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have covered the prerequisites for designing infographics in the previous section, and now it's time to design them. A few things to keep in mind when designing or working with a designer to create infographics are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUX Considerations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUser Experience might not seem like the first inclusion in this list but is probably the most important one. When designing infographics, understand that the task of the infographic is to simplify information and not complicate it. Include only vital pieces of information within your graphics to create the final design. Only consider key data points that make sense for your user to understand the result-driven, metric achieved, or expected outcome in a simple and nonevasive way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverloading the viewer is never advisable, and you should only use necessary elements and remove anything that doesn't seem to serve the viewer's understanding of the graphic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eColor and Fonts\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor and fonts are the specifics for consideration within your design. They contribute to user experience and help you achieve objectives if used cleverly. With the right colors at the right spots, you can draw the readers' attention to a particular section of your infographic, and the same can be achieved with the right set of fonts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not be afraid to use variety within color and font choices when creating the artwork. As long as you stick to the variations in the brand guide, the style will be on-brand, the process smooth, and the graphics will be great!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eText\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText is a significant inclusion in your infographic; it is only through a collection of graphs, charts, supporting vectors, and text that you can make your infographics comprehensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse text to join two thoughts, relate two graph axes, and summarize insights. If comparing two different products or categories, make sure the text is front and center in your design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Designer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigners can come from multiple backgrounds and experiences. Finding the right designer for you will entail someone who is a graphic designer and is exceptionally skilled in creating vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator, Figma, and other Vector based programs. They should also have a background in creating infographics and infographic templates in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour infographic designer has 4 tasks:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe proficient in vector-based tools like Figma and Adobe Illustrator to visualize the numbers and datasets presented to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave prior experience working with data visualizations and infographics to clearly understand the property and the corresponding values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstand branding and brand guidelines to create vectors and graphics that are true to your company and its brand guideline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave surface-level user experience to find a way that makes statistics stand out within your infographics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, working with a skilled graphic designer for your infographic illustrations is highly recommended, and not using any infographic templates. There is no perfect infographic template for your specific use case, and the ones that can be modified have little to no consideration for your objectives. Suppose you use an infographic template for your design. make sure it's created by a vetted designer and has some relation to your niche or objectives. These are often paid but less prevalent and have some degree of uniqueness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is my process for infographic design?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreatibly combined with illustrator Scott Luscombe, crafts your infographics individually or as a set to add a visual foundation for interactive design and visually highlight content areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour Infographic Illustration starts with an initial consultation. The consultation aims to discuss thoroughly and understand how to transform the content into a visual Illustration in the most concise, appealing, and informative way. From there, Creatibly's Scott Luscombe produces a rough sketch of the layout for approval. Styles are then selected based on your brand requirements. The Infographic Illustration is completed based on the above information, and each project includes one illustration and one revision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour infographic illustration comes complete:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSocial Infographic Illustration\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Social Media Posts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat for How-To Posts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital File Delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking File Delivery \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProduct Infographic Illustration\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Products\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplain the Features and Benefits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital File Delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking File Delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePresentation Infographic Illustration\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for Print and Presentations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed Explanation of Concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh Resolution and Print-ready\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital File Delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking File Delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs an infographic a Graphic Illustration?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfographics are created by graphic designers using vector-based tools like adobe illustrator and Figma. 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