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What's up with all these two-dimensional solid color people graphics that often have unrealistic colors or body shapes? I see them everywhere. Here are a few ex

What's up with all these two-dimensional solid color people graphics that often have unrealistic colors or body shapes? I see them everywhere. Here are a few examples from the list: * https://metry.io/img/metry-product-information.png https://metry.io/img/metry-product-information.png * https://norban.se/assets/img/front-page/section-1/room_7@1x.webp https://norban.se/assets/img/front-page/section-1/room_7@1x.... * https://nordtechgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/undrawdatare80ws.svg https://nordtechgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/undrawd... * https://www.nuvoair.com/_nuxt/img/home-enterprise-img.97f4619.png https://www.nuvoair.com/_nuxt/img/home-enterprise-img.97f461... * https://sanitation360.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/puff_protectingwater.png https://sanitation360.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/puff_pro... * https://securifid.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/kvinna-lockig-har-300x277-1.png https://securifid.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/kvinna-locki... * https://www.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium_hq/public/image/2021-09/Illustration_contact_us_girl_tablet_phone_0%20(1).png https://www.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium_hq/p... * https://workamo.com/img/hero-image.png https://workamo.com/img/hero-image.png * https://www.airmee.com/images/icon_airmee_delivery-fresh.png https://www.airmee.com/images/icon_airmee_delivery-fresh.png * https://www.budid.se/images/video-min.png https://www.budid.se/images/video-min.png

sgt 4y ago
I have a friend who looks exactly like that. Tiny head, huge body.
vimy 4y ago
I really dislike this graphical style. It’s been a couple years now so I hope something else will replace it soon.
- robalni 4y ago
  This site has some more interesting graphics: https://www.gamifiera.com/ https://www.gamifiera.com/
  - vimy 4y ago
    That’s really cool. Are those custom made or can you buy them somewhere?
lancebeet 4y ago
This art style is called "Alegria" or "Corporate Memphis". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Memphis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Memphis
jollybean 4y ago
It's just a marketing meme. It's actually really hard to get photos of real people in positions and context you want, and, there are so so many mitigating factors when there is more realism. Cartooish characters radically simplify everything. Even things like DEI - not enough 'People of Colour' , that can be changed instantly. One could just remove all of that and be judicious about the use of 'people' (Apple does that - not a lot of 'people' in the docs etc.) but then you lose the 'human connection'. People 'relate to' People. Once a few companies start doing it the 2cnd then 3rd tier follow for reasons they may not understand (copying happens a lot, it's just like 'benchmarking', it's 'easier' and 'safer'). 4th tier never cared.

sgt 4y ago

I have a friend who looks exactly like that. Tiny head, huge body.

vimy 4y ago

I really dislike this graphical style. It’s been a couple years now so I hope something else will replace it soon.

robalni 4y ago
This site has some more interesting graphics: https://www.gamifiera.com/ https://www.gamifiera.com/
- vimy 4y ago
  That’s really cool. Are those custom made or can you buy them somewhere?

lancebeet 4y ago

This art style is called "Alegria" or "Corporate Memphis". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Memphis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Memphis

jollybean 4y ago

It's just a marketing meme. It's actually really hard to get photos of real people in positions and context you want, and, there are so so many mitigating factors when there is more realism. Cartooish characters radically simplify everything. Even things like DEI - not enough 'People of Colour' , that can be changed instantly. One could just remove all of that and be judicious about the use of 'people' (Apple does that - not a lot of 'people' in the docs etc.) but then you lose the 'human connection'. People 'relate to' People. Once a few companies start doing it the 2cnd then 3rd tier follow for reasons they may not understand (copying happens a lot, it's just like 'benchmarking', it's 'easier' and 'safer'). 4th tier never cared.