iradesign
Creative
illustration library
SHOW HN2022
572points
116comments
#37of 2,570 in 2022
Top 2%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
9 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 27 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Design: 4 for, 18 againstIdea: 0 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Illustrations look good and are free to use
From 3 comments
This is excellent! And the license is on the home page: "MIT License: Use it on commercial or personal projects. Every design component we use to create our products can be…
jph on HNI love this! Great job
alexk307 on HNNeat. The illustrations are not nearly as cringey as the Alegria style ones I see nearly everywhere now. More reminiscent of 90s corporate Memphis. Getting Micrografx Designer…
bitwize on HN
Useful for storytelling and personal projects
From 2 comments
I'm working on a free and open source Windows app to both learn and demo the new C++ coroutines. I realized one metaphor for how they're implemented is a Choose Your Own…
phaedrus on HNWhat a nice little project. I'm happy it can get some exposure here and I'll take a look to see if we can use it for my personal projects.
ameminator on HN
Objections
Looks like generic Corporate Memphis style
From 3 comments
These are the lifeless illustrations colloquially known as “Corporate Memphis”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Memphis…
systemvoltage on HNI'm not sure what it is about this style of drawing ( which does look great ), but when I see it, it feels too "corporate" or too "marketing" oriented and I don't really relate…
keithnz on HNWhy does every Silicon Valley company have these creepy looking people on their websites?
mdoms on HN
Undercuts paid illustrators' work
From 3 comments
Sorry to be a Scrooge, but I wish people would stop doing this. It's hard enough to make a living as an illustrator in the age of digital photography and photobashing without…
inasmuch on HNI love and highly value open-source software. I try to donate to the creators of every piece of it I use, and make a rule of it if I intend to use it commercially. I admire…
inasmuch on HNI regret that I can only upvote this once. Art is my job and I feel much the same way. I have managed to find a set of clients whose desires are better met by custom art with a…
egypturnash on HN
Skin tones not customizable
From 1 comment
Anyone else find it odd that the colors are (somewhat) customizable, but the skin tones aren't? I know that there's more to making a set of illustrations like this properly…
andjd on HN
License may not be fully open source compatible
From 1 comment
The licensing terms don't seem compatible with open source. They're just free (gratis) for many uses though.
reedciccio on HN
Requests
Customizable skin tones for inclusivity
From 1 comment
Anyone else find it odd that the colors are (somewhat) customizable, but the skin tones aren't? I know that there's more to making a set of illustrations like this properly…
andjd on HN
Community-contributed illustration library
From 1 comment
Or ya know, since all these sites want basically the same look you could start a community illustration library the sources contributions from the body of companies that want…
Spivak on HN
Questions
Does the illustration use comply with copyright and license terms
From 2 comments
Copyright? How does copyright work for something like this?
tiffanyh on HNThe licensing terms don't seem compatible with open source. They're just free (gratis) for many uses though.
reedciccio on HN
Why do the calendar illustrations have six-day weeks
From 1 comment
Why does the “Calendar Image Illustration” have six-day weeks? https://iradesign.io/illustrations/backgrounds
tobr on HN
Alternatives named
undraw
From 2 comments
So it's like https://undraw.co/illustrations
theraido on HNDo want to say there is quite a spectrum in the quality of free illustrations out there. I personally check out a bit when I see anything that looks like or is in the style of…
hardwaresofton on HN
storyset
From 1 comment
Shameless plug, we have a good set of illustrations on https://www.storyset.com/. The big difference is StorySet illustrations can be animated and the styles are different. Both…
e98cuenc on HN
ManyPixels
From 1 comment
Do want to say there is quite a spectrum in the quality of free illustrations out there. I personally check out a bit when I see anything that looks like or is in the style of…
hardwaresofton on HN
Fiverr and Upwork commissioned artists
From 1 comment
I never want to criticize something that someone has made, but I do want to offer an alternative! I think you'd be SHOCKED how much amazing, completely custom artwork is…
gkoberger on HN