This article was originally published on Dribbble You’ve seen the bright whimsical illustrations decorate the pages of your favorite digital products — Google, Airbnb, Dropbox, Slack, Intercom, and plenty more. Welcome to the era of Product Illustration — where illustrations are not only used for ornamental purposes, but also for…

Picture this. You open Twitter and start scrolling through your feed. Suddenly, you see one of your design heroes publish his or her latest article on a blog. Because you admire the designer, you click on the article and begin reading once the page has loaded. “Yes! Yes! Yes! This…

Meet Krystal Lauk, owner of San Francisco boutique agency Krystal Lauk Studios. Krystal has illustrated for tech companies such as Facebook, Uber, Google, and Intercom. Her works are also recognized by American Illustration, the Society of Illustrators, and 3x3 magazine. Here’s a run through of Krystal’s journey into tech illustration…

Originally published in the Dribbble blog You’ve seen these illustrations in your favorite digital products — floating bright-colored people greet you as you browse through the web pages of Slack. Whimsical characters rendered in fluid brushstrokes grace the landing pages of MailChimp. …

Get your work out there and rack up experience — This article is Part 3 of a series on how you can get started with illustration. Previously, I shared tips on how to draw in Part 1 and how to overcome creative blocks and find inspiration in Part 2. Now, you’re looking forward to starting your own illustration project and…

Getting past creative blocks and finding inspiration — This article is Part 2 of a series on how you can get started with illustration. Now that you’ve learned a few tips on how to draw from Part 1, you’re ready to start practicing your illustration skills. But sometimes you can’t start illustrating because you don’t know what to…

Start with the basics and learn how to draw — “I want to learn illustration. Where do I begin?” You may have asked yourself this question at some point in time. You also may have done a bit of drawing but you might wonder about whether you’re on the right track or not. Truth be told, starting out in any…

We all make mistakes. We do it in our careers, our relationships, and even in our personal lives. And I am no exception. Ever since I started taking illustration more seriously last 2018, I had my share of ups and downs as an illustrator. I won competitions and had my…

You’ve always been itching to do something for yourself one of these days. You want to start a business, a blog, a YouTube channel. At the same time, you’re faced with an army of what-ifs. What if I don’t know what to do? What if I don’t know where to…