Illustrating digital pigeons for your data

See how OWL Illustration illustrator Carefree Frank captured data transfer.

Carefree Frank's final artwork for WeTransfer

Visualising digital processes is never easy. Especially when you want to avoid typical visual clichés, such as “green matrix screen” or microchip circuit boards.

Therefore, for this WeTransfer wallpaper, OWL illustrator Carefree Frank decided to come up with interpretation based on classic metaphor for information travel — pigeons ☺

Franks first sketches

However, same as fiber optic cables wouldn't push your data just without a reason, also pigeons had to have someone, who actually makes them “flying the information”. The postmaster.

The captain or postmaster is a modern take on the postmen of yesteryear, I just thought it might be fun to imagine such a character and his team of carrier pigeons working away delivering messages throughout cyberspace…

Carefree Frank


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