2020 saw the rise of this trend with countless sites, SaaS websites, startup websites and design sites adding illustrations to their landing pages. A move sideways from full-screen photos. From a technical performance point of view, it’s a good move, as PNG images are almost 4 times smaller than their JPEG counterparts.
From a design point of view it’s also a good move, as it looks fresh, although more and more overdone.
Query the word “illustration” on Google Image search, and you’ll see what I mean.
The vector-based style, characterized by flat colours, simple shapes and a pared-down colour palette, doesn’t have an official name. It’s most widely referred to as “flat illustration” or, pejoratively, “Corporate Memphis,” alluding to its frequent appearance in ads and interfaces for tech companies like Lyft, Spotify, Oscar, Airtable, and many others. Facebook calls its “gangly-armed” cartoon figures “Alegria.”
However, if you’re still thinking to join the trend, here’s a list of 11 places to find such illustrations.
Absurd Design
Free Surrealist Illustrations and Vector Art
Humaaans
Mix & Match Illustration Library
Icons8 Illustrations
Free Vector Illustrations
Freepik Illustrations
+464,000 Free Illustrations Vectors in .AI and .EPS format
DrawKit
Beautiful, Free Vector Illustrations
unDraw
Illustrations
Blush
Illustrations for Everyone
Lukasz Adam Illustrations
Free Illustrations
IRA Design
Build Your Own Amazing Illustrations
Open Doodles
A Free Set of Sketchy Illustrations
Honourable Mention: Butsss
A collection of beautiful round butt illustrations
