As part of Culture Trip’s brand refresh I produced a series of product illustrations to be used across the site and app.
![bogota.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593624172859-4YKP7TCX2IN58TQ7CY3P/bogota.jpg)
![bogota.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593624130468-S3W6SB8HQSQRSY7Z50QE/bogota.jpg)
Culture Trip has a network of more than 600 freelance local content creators, who cover hundreds of cities across the world and the illustrations needed to reflect that diversity.
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![mexicicity.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593624283560-5KHNB6KIMJRM0PIOTIVK/mexicicity.jpg)
Instead of using a consistent look or relying on a single illustrator to produce all of the illustrations, we made a bigger impact by embracing the uniqueness of each city and each illustrator.
The illustrators were carefully curated and they each had a connection to the city they illustrated.
The illustrations were informed by the illustrators memories and experiences.
Jeannie Phan
Jeannie Phan is a full-time Toronto based freelance illustrator with years of active experience in the field.
Tim Peacock
Tim is a Brooklyn based illustrator who was born and spent his childhood in Guadalajara.
Dion MBD
Dion is a Brooklyn based illustrator. He spent 4 years living in Florida studying at ringing college of art and design.
In collaboration with the product team I worked with the illustrators to ensure each header was responsive to a variety of devices.
![ottawa2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593036235176-DGWTQZOLQ2YKF74LKFR9/ottawa2.jpg)
![ottawa3.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593036235234-NVT83AFHQXXKCKMVKBLR/ottawa3.jpg)
I also worked with the product and design teams to integrate the illustrations into the new homepage of the site and app.
![app_homepage.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593048751310-F6WTLJWA59CCWEJNB0IE/app_homepage.png)
![desktop_homepage2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593034133895-QVG5D1P1SEDCQYDC404Q/desktop_homepage2.jpg)
The illustrations made the product feel special while adding authenticity to the brand.
![miami_app.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593054507850-JPNZIJQQ88AIYCX9EOGG/miami_app.jpg)
![montreal_app.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593053650147-GSMOB06ONRH2Q1W8IGLC/montreal_app.jpg)
![boston_app.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593053682431-D2IPA4F6VIRNFKPL8YWQ/boston_app.jpg)
![calgary_app.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593053615854-Z3ZKEK4JM3EACDW48VEW/calgary_app.jpg)
![chicago_app.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1593054586174-HUWN77PC4O9TUP8I2IQN/chicago_app.jpg)
![tulum_new.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ef2c3fa2b21250223eb8b3c/1595602930186-5Y0HCKP33DPH2AVH9R0O/tulum_new.jpg)