Monday, 2 August 2021 the blog Inspiration

Illustration and icon inspiration #1

Our top picks of trendsetting illustrations, icons, UI designs and animations. How fortunate that we are starting off our design inspiration blog during such a globally important and impactful sporting event The Tokyo Olympics 2021

The web and social media is brimming with incredible displays of creativity in form of icons and illustrations. Let’s have a look at some of the impressive artwork this year’s Olympics inspired designers around the globe to create.

Look at this strikingly colorful poster combining playful imagery with clever wordplay - it sure is a good 202One 👇

Tokyo 2020NE - Olympic Skateboarding by Jeremy Booth

Here is a series of strikingly imaginative flat illustrations in retro colors combined with line strokes that beautifully show various disciplines represented at the Olympics.

Olympics Tokyo by Jones&Co

Winter Olympics animated icons by Fraser Davidson

With this creative illustration combining odd body style with skillful shading and stipple effect, tubic.arts brings the beautiful Summer Olympics discipline — Rhythmic Gymnastics to life.

Rhythmic Gymnastics by Tubic.arts

Inventive use of negative space, gradient colors and patterns in illustration.

Basketball by Darren Booth

We kept the best for the end of this article, the stunning unveiling of Tokyo pictograms, what a way to bring icons to life!

We’ll be sharing these inspiration pieces on a bi-monthly basis. If you happened to stumble upon something really special that you wish to share with us, just drop us a link at [email protected]

Written by Natalie Schaubert / Illustrator, photographer and writer

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