Content & acquisition · Content & copywriting

Illustrations / icons (custom + library)

We create illustrations and icons: custom for your brand or selection/refinement from libraries — for a site, app, materials. Honestly and bluntly upfront: quality graphics improve perception and clarity, but it is a visual asset, NOT a guarantee of sales, conversion or engagement. And the key about licenses: we use library assets only legally (with a correct license for your use), without stolen/uncleared images — otherwise legal risks. We honestly make quality graphics and honestly distinguish custom and library by price and uniqueness.

Price
$1,200
Duration
usually depends on the approach and volume (custom is longer)

Illustrations / icons (custom + library) — overview

Illustrations / icons (custom + library) — price, timeline & scope

Illustrations / icons (custom + library) is creating visual assets: custom illustrations/icons for your style and task OR selection and adaptation from stock/icon libraries (faster and cheaper). For a site, app, presentations, social media, materials. The work: analyzing the task, style and budget, choosing the approach (custom/library), creating/selecting and refining, checking consistency and licenses. Honestly about 'a visual asset, not a guarantee of metrics', this is key: quality graphics improve perception, clarity, emotion and professional look, which is useful, but by themselves they do not guarantee sales, conversion or engagement — that depends on the product, offer, the whole design and context. Graphics are part of the impression, not a metrics lever. We honestly do not pass illustrations off as a guarantee of result. Honestly about 'licenses of library assets', this matters and is legal: when using stock/libraries we take only legal assets with a correct license for your use (commercial, web, etc.). No stolen, 'found on Google' or license-uncleared images — these are legal risks (rights-holder claims, fines). We honestly check license cleanliness. Honestly about 'custom vs library': custom — unique, for the brand, more expensive and longer; library — faster and cheaper, but not exclusive (the same assets may be with others). We honestly explain the difference and help choose for the task/budget rather than passing library off as unique custom. Honestly about 'graphics will not save a weak essence': beautiful illustrations improve the look but do not compensate for a bad product, an unclear offer or a broken UX. Honestly about the effect: it gives quality illustrations/icons (custom or legal library) improving perception and professional look, but it is a visual asset, not a guarantee of sales/conversion/engagement; library assets are only legal; custom and library are honestly distinguished by uniqueness/price. Honestly about access: the task, style/brand, budget are needed. An important boundary: this is illustrations/icons; icon set — 351; infographics — 352; 3D visualizations — 350; presentation design — 353. The base price starts from 6,000 ₽ (depends on the custom/library approach and volume).

Problems we solve

  • Not enough quality graphics: the site/materials look unprofessional or use disparate images.
  • A misconception that beautiful graphics by themselves will ensure sales/conversion/engagement.
  • A risk of using unlicensed/stolen images (legal claims, fines).
  • A substitution: a library asset is passed off as unique custom (or vice versa without explaining the difference).

What's included in the Illustrations / icons (custom + library) service

  • Analyzing the task, style/brand and budget
  • Choosing the approach: custom graphics or selection/adaptation from libraries
  • Creating/selecting illustrations and icons with a consistency check
  • Checking the license cleanliness of library assets for your use
  • An honest distinction of custom (unique, more expensive) vs library (faster, not exclusive)
  • Honest boundaries (graphics are a visual asset, NOT a guarantee of sales/conversion/engagement; only legal assets; will not save a weak product/offer/UX)
  • Documentation and handover
  • Review with you

What you get

  • Quality illustrations/icons (custom or legal library) for the task
  • Consistent professional visuals with clean licenses
  • An honest assessment: what graphics give (perception) and what depends on the product/offer
  • Honest boundaries (not a guarantee of metrics; only legal assets; custom ≠ library)

How the work goes: steps

  • We analyze the task, style, budget and choose the approach (custom/library)
  • We create/select graphics, check consistency and licenses
  • We honestly set boundaries (a visual asset, not a guarantee; legality) and hand over to you

Why PDV Expert

  • Fixed price and timeline — no surprises on the invoice.
  • Report and recommendations in plain language — clear without a technical background.
  • In touch at every step and answering questions about the result.

FAQ

  • Will beautiful illustrations raise sales/conversion?

    They help perception but do not guarantee, honestly: quality graphics improve clarity, emotion and professional look, but sales, conversion and engagement depend on the product, offer, the whole design and context. Graphics are part of the impression, not a metrics lever. We make quality visuals and improve perception but do not promise metrics growth from illustrations alone.

  • Can we take suitable images from the internet to be cheaper?

    Only legally, honestly: stolen, 'found on Google' or license-uncleared images carry legal risks (rights-holder claims, fines). We use only legal library assets with a correct license for your use or make custom. We check license cleanliness — this protects you.

  • How does custom differ from library graphics?

    Honestly: custom — unique graphics for your brand, more expensive and longer; library — faster and cheaper, but not exclusive (the same assets may be used by others). We honestly explain the difference and help choose for the task and budget, not passing library off as unique custom.

About the provider

The «Illustrations / icons (custom + library)» service is provided by PDV Expert — a team specialising in «Content & acquisition». We work under contract and deliver a written report with recommendations.

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