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Hero image illustration
Team
Thoughtbot
Industry
Professional networking
Role
Illustrator
Skills
  • Illustration
  • Visual narrative
  • UI design
  • Visual design
  • UX research
  • User test

Hero image illustration

Illustrate the core product value of the business to communicate visually.

Project background

Project issue
Unclear visual communication
Project goal
  • Implement intuitive visual in hero section
  • Improve visual communication to deliver core value
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Fig.1: Current hero image

Visual narrative

Conceptualize
  • Collect and expand keywords tree to deep dive into the core definition
  • Handshake > acknowledge / network > communicate / public > communal
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Fig.2: Word tree "handshake"
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Fig.3: Word tree "network"
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Fig.4: Word tree "public"
Commonize
  • Collecting visual concept based on keywords tree and build a mood board
  • Utilize image search tools to validate the common acceptance of visual concepts
Visualize
  • Hand-drew concept sketch for early validation
  • Illustrate breakdown components
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Fig.5: Mood board
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Fig.6: Sketch "network"
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Fig.7: Sketch "handshake"
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Fig.8: Sketch "Dome building"

Reify visual materials into a story

Concretize
  1. Build a whole scene with visual components
  2. Sketch and validate, repeat til team's happy
  3. Vectorize and colorize illustration
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Fig.9: Composition sketch
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Fig.10: Vectorize
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Fig.11: Complete digitizing
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Fig.12: Final outcome and implementation

Contribution

Visual design
  • Directing overall visual concept and layout
  • Curating and visualizing information to present consistent look
UX research
  • Conduct UX interview and holistic UX review on current product to address pain points