Do you know these 6 common illustration poster styles?
2020 can be said to be the world of illustrations. Illustrations can be seen in various recent holiday brand posters from "Long Time No See Hot Dry Noodles", which has touched countless people. Do you know what are the common styles of illustrations?
Xiao A will use this article to take you through the common styles of illustration posters!
Flat style illustrations are mainly composed of color blocks, with geometric shapes and smooth outlines, and the information is more intuitive, allowing people to understand the information conveyed by the interface at a glance.
A flat interface can also better realize the transformation of images, and web pages load faster. Therefore, flat style illustrations are widely used in various fields.
The line drawing style is an extension of the flat style.
Add outlines and strokes to flat elements. Add strokes to the outlines of line illustrations. Compared with the flat style, it is more three-dimensional and cute. It is often used in posters, guide pages, logos, etc.
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Texture-style illustrations are also called grainy noise style, which is another branch of the flat style. The grainy texture is superimposed on the page to present a matte texture, a bit like sand painting, but more delicate than sand painting.
The main form of expression is the use of a large number of color blocks. The elements are single and clean. The texture is often superimposed on the highlights and shadows of the elements. The graininess is used to increase the details in the picture. The picture transition is natural, three-dimensional and vivid, and the painting style is relaxed and casual.
Ukiyo, in Buddhist language, refers to "the prosperous and empty human world." Ukiyo-e expresses the ups and downs of the human world in the form of painting.
The Ukiyo-e painting style is based on traditional prints, emphasizing the flat application of lines and color blocks. The colors are bright, and birds, fish and ocean waves are the main forms of expression.
MBE illustrations are a style created by a designer at Dribbble. They use thick black lines to depict elements, removing unnecessary elements from the picture. The color blocks are clearly differentiated, round and cute.
In conjunction with small elements, it is often used on guide pages, startup pages, logos, etc.
Watercolor illustration is a popular painting method in recent years. Simple lines combined with gentle colors are tranquil and natural, and the lines are simple and casual. Watercolor illustrations are particularly creative and can express various styles such as realism, abstraction, and magic.
Illustration is one of the most common design elements in our lives. In recent years, it has gradually become the mainstream of poster design. Different illustration styles bring people different visual experiences. Which one do you prefer?
What is the role of illustrations in graphic design?
1. Illustration and poster design Illustration style is a very common artistic expression technique in the field of graphic design.
Generally speaking, for illustration-style poster design, illustrations will become the main body of the entire picture.
You can express the connotation of the entire design through illustrations, making the design more layered.
Sometimes, poster design can be completed entirely in a hand-drawn style, with text and titles in hand-drawn style.
However, the overall form of graphic design is used in the layout, making the entire design resemble both a poster and an illustration.
2. Illustrations and interface design In addition, illustration-style graphic design works can also be very modern and concise, and can be applied to interface design to make the original serious interface design more lively, cute and humane.
3. Illustration and packaging design Illustration-style packaging design requires everyone to have the ability to flexibly use the entire illustration work.
Sometimes illustrations are not suitable for complete application on packaging. This requires everyone to extract the visual elements in the packaging design and recombine these visual elements to form the product packaging design.
When illustrations are combined with packaging design, illustrations and pattern design are more often combined, and the designed patterns are applied to packaging design.
Generally speaking, a well-designed pattern can connect various elements in the entire design, making the entire design more complete and relevant.
The above is the editor's sharing about the role of illustrations in graphic design. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. If you want to know more related content, you are welcome to pay attention to this platform! What is the appreciation and analysis of excellent poster works?
Appreciation and analysis of outstanding poster works are as follows: 1. Comic-style promotion posters for catering openings, using the form of comic style + palace grid, not only have attractive food pictures, but also corresponding opening event information content.
2. Summer green plant mobile phone poster at the beginning of the second half of July. June is about to pass, and we will also usher in a new second half of the year.
This excellent poster design uses fresh green leaves as the background, and adds "Hello second half of the year, may the beauty of the world be with you".
3. Graduation season campus classroom youth illustration mobile phone poster, graduation season is coming, are you ready?
This excellent poster design is presented in a hand-drawn illustration style, with elements of desks, chairs, books, and the basketball court outside the window.
4. The 20th Graduation Exhibition of Nagoya University of Architecture and Design has a prominent theme and is easy to catch people’s attention. The word “Graduate Exhibition” is in the form of a grid similar to a tablecloth, which has a sense of design. The color combination is very nice. The character “Grandma” is in rose red.
Blue (classic red and blue combination); the word "Zhan" is green, blue, dark blue, purple (gradient color combination).