3 Common Ways To Use Illustrations in UI Design

<p>A picture is worth a thousand words. Since the beginning of time, people know that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/1*KJUF9co1Yndb2i7ebxxFnQ.jpeg" style="width:700px" /></p> <p>Lascaux, France. A panel from the world-famous cave gallery painted 17,000 years ago. Image:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/31856336@N03/35992500056/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">subarcticmike</a></p> <p>A big part of our brain is devoted for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imagethink.net/true-or-false-vision-rules-the-brain/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">visual processing</a>. Some researchers even claim that over 90% of the information people process is visual.</p> <p>In this article, I want to talk about one specific type of visuals &mdash; illustrations. Similar to any other element of UI, illustration should be a functional element of the user interface &mdash; it should serve a specific purpose. That&rsquo;s why if you plan to use illustrations in your UI you need to clearly understand&nbsp;<em>when&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>why&nbsp;</em>you should use it.</p> <p>Below are 3 typical examples of when illustrations can bring benefits to user experience:</p> <p><a href="https://uxplanet.org/3-common-ways-to-use-illustrations-in-ui-design-864d4dfadd5"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>