Beautifying the web
with illustration
November 7, 2007
© Cindy Li | www.cindyli.com
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Illustration...
A picture is worth
a thousand words
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© Jenna-Leah, http://www.flickr.com/photos/vegelony/1070967647k
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www.flickr.com/groups/teasketches/pool/
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Illustration is
frakkin’ important!
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Illustration
attractive
connection
good business
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© Alberto Seveso, http://www.recycledarea.co.uk
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Illustration is
attractive
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homage to “geocities 1996” by Bruce Lawson
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www.enrichmint.com
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www.weeworld.com
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engrish.aranziaronzo.com
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www.puricute.com
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www.scrapblog.com
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Illustration has so many possibilities
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Illustration is
connection
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www.joyent.com 17

www.joyent.com 18

www.joyent.com 19

www.joyent.com 20

www.joyent.com 21

Illustration vs. Photography
© Veerle Pieters, veerle.duoh.com
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Illustration vs. Photography
© Veerle Pieters, veerle.duoh.com
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www.google.com/holidaylogos.html 24

www.google.com/holidaylogos.html 25

www.AOL.com 26

www.yahoo.com 27

www.google.com 28

http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2007/08/27/reduce/ 29

http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2007/08/27/reduce/ 30

http://www.ms-centrum.be/nl/zorgaspecten/ voeding.html 31

http://www.ms-centrum.be/nl/zorgaspecten/ voeding.html 32

Illustration is
good business
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www.threadless.com
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www.threadless.com/sizechart
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www.resemble.com
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www.resemble.com
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www.facebook.com
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www.facebook.com
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www.cyworld.com 40

Illustration
attractive
connection
good business
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Sites to check out
Joyent Illustrator: Paige Pooler
Slide 4: Flickr Pools Drawings | Your Vector| 2006 Illustrations Now
Slide 15: Web Burza | Veerle’s blog|Farmrio
Indeepop| Work for Food | Kevin Cornell
Additional Resources: Amateur Illustrator CSS Beauty
Deviant Art Screen Fluent
Thanks to
Craig Cook Chris Moeller
Jason Garber Veerle Pieters
Cinzia Gavelan-Vargas Jody Thomas
Matt Harris Mark Trammell
Brian Ivanovick M. Jackson Wilkinson
Geert Leyseele
Slides
www.cindyli.com/fowd07