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Designing an inclusive illustration brand

I love that illustrations have become such a key part of the tech branding landscape. But here’s an observation: tech illustrations often feature the same sets of things: young, white people (usually men), surrounded by gadgets, with a cup of coffee, in a beautiful tech world.

For consumer-oriented products, this creates an incredibly limiting and exclusive brand image, unless you are solely targeting city-dwelling, coastal tech millennials.”

Alice Lee

From We Draw Ideas founder Barb Luhring:

Working with Alex Smith, program director for The Farmory – an urban farming project in Green Bay. Alex needed a graphic that can raise awareness of the good work the organization is doing that could also help in fundraising.

After a conversation, I created a watercolor painting featuring volunteers and participants portrayed as community superheroes. I then dropped off my watercolor image to be scanned by Melanie Wishart of Inkdrop Arthaus and when it’s completed will deliver it to Scott Riha of Van Lanen Printing. Scott digitally printed the artwork at 3′ x 6′ on Gatorboard for easy mounting at The Farmory facility. Other digital assets can be created to facilitate fundraising and more.

Here are the Details….
Client: The Farmory Original Painting: 12” x 24” Watercolor on Arches 100% Cotton Paper • 140lb • Hot Press Watercolor Block Digital Retouch & Enhancement: Adobe Photoshop CC • Digital Scan: Inkdrop Arthaus • Digital Printing: Van Lanen Printing • 3ft. x 6ft.
Illustration printed on Gatorboard and hung at The Farmory
Additional Digital Assets: PDFs, Slide Decks, Silk Banner(s) are being considered.

Use pictures to help tell the story of your services and products – Contact We Draw Ideas today!
Email: barbaraluhring@gmail.com or Call: 920-246-7234

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The importance of Representing Diversity in Visual Communications

Diversity is present in every part of life, whether it be the food you eat,
the music you listen to or the idols you look up to.

“At Getty Images, we recognise our responsibility, and the great opportunity we have, to help drive change in promoting a more diverse, inclusive and representative visual language. I am proud to say this is a key focus for our editorial and creative teams and that we have searched out and are working with content creators who put this issue at the heart of everything they do.”

Andrew Saunders
Senior Vice President, Creative Content at Getty Images

We agree with Andrew Saunders and focus on including diversity in all of our illustrations.

Want to attract diverse audiences and customers,
but don’t currently have photos of diverse customers in your place of business?

Trying to recruit diverse talent to your company?

No problem! A picture is worth a thousand words and We Draw Ideas’ diverse illustrations
are respectful AND attention grabbing.

Our drawings can be playful or buttoned down and my out-of-the-box approach is customized for your specific situation

Barb Luhring of We Draw Ideas provides engaging, inclusive, diverse, creative rich media content for her advertising and graphic recording clients. Is your business ready to welcome diversity?
If the answer is yes, contact Barb and her team today.
Email: barbaraluhring@gmail.com or Call: 920-246-7234

Digital Illustration: Diversity & Inclusion

Engaging, inclusive, diverse digital illustrations.

Digital Illustration • Diversity & Inclusion

LGBT Door County is encouraging Door County businesses to “come out” as equality allies to the LGBT community. From their website:
“Equality tourism is a way to unite people who believe in fairness whether they are interested in taking a vacation, supporting a business that cares about all kinds of equality including LGBT or connecting Door County organizations with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender tourists.”

Pictured above: A coloring page featuring the incredible Lex Allen performing at the Tambourine Lounge in Sturgeon Bay at an event sponsored by LGBT Door County

We Draw Ideas provides engaging, inclusive, diverse, creative rich media content for package design, advertising and graphic recording clients. Is your business ready to welcome diversity?
If the answer is yes, contact We Draw Ideas founder Barb Luhring today!
Email: barbaraluhring@gmail.com or Call: 920-246-7234 • Connect with Barb Luhring on LinkedIn

Digital Illustration: Diversity & Inclusion

Engaging, inclusive, diverse digital illustrations.

Digital Illustration • Diversity & Inclusion

Millennial leisure travelers like group vacations. And as THE MOST diverse generation in American history, they demand that ALL their traveling companions are treated with respect. That includes LGBT friends as well as their friends of color. Businesses that understand how important diversity is to this group of leisure travel consumers are reaping benefits.

LGBT Door County helps Door County, Wisconsin businesses embrace these principles, with the end goal of creating inclusive communities. And as we’ve seen on a national scale, inclusive communities are communities that experience economic growth.

Connect with Barb Luhring on LinkedIn

Designing an inclusive illustration brand

Diversity is present in every part of life, whether it be the food you eat, the music you listen to or the idols you look up to.

Engaging, inclusive, diverse digital illustrations.

Engaging, inclusive, diverse digital illustrations.

Diversity is present in every part of life, whether it be the food you eat,
the music you listen to or the idols you look up to.