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What Custom Illustration
Services Does
TDS Offer?

TDS custom illustration services produce bespoke visual artwork tailored to your brand — from editorial illustrations and character systems through to icon sets, spot illustrations, and infographic artwork. Custom illustration is one of the most powerful tools for brand differentiation: it communicates personality, builds recognition, and creates visual experiences that stock photography simply cannot replicate. Every illustration is produced under Creative Director oversight to ensure on-brand consistency.

What's Included

What does custom illustration include
in a TDS subscription?

Illustration at TDS covers everything from single spot illustrations to full illustration style systems — all on-brand, all production-ready.

Brand Illustration System

A defined illustration style — style guide, colour palette, line weight, character design, and scene-building rules. Ensures every illustration looks like it belongs to the same brand world.

Editorial Illustrations

Narrative, conceptual, and explanatory illustrations for reports, articles, presentations, and marketing materials. Communicates complex ideas through compelling visual metaphor.

Character Design

Brand mascots, character systems, and persona-based illustrations. Characters designed with consistent proportions, expression sets, and poses for use across multiple applications.

Custom Icon Sets

Bespoke icon libraries designed to your brand's visual language — line, filled, or two-tone styles. Delivered as SVG with consistent grid sizing and optical alignment.

Spot Illustrations

Individual illustrations for specific use cases — hero graphics, empty states, onboarding screens, social media posts, and website section art. Fast turnaround on individual pieces.

Infographic Artwork

Data visualisation, process diagrams, and conceptual infographics designed for reports, presentations, and digital content. Information made visually compelling.

How It Works

How does TDS deliver
custom illustration?

Illustration briefs are managed through TDS's standard request workflow — clear brief in, production-ready artwork out.

01

Brief & Style Reference

You submit an illustration brief via the TDS request portal — subject matter, intended use, style references, and any brand guidelines. We confirm scope and timeline within 24 hours.

02

Concept Sketch

A rough concept sketch is presented for directional approval before full rendering begins. Catches any misalignment early without wasting production time.

03

Final Artwork & Revisions

Finished illustration delivered for review. Two rounds of revisions included. Feedback managed via Slack for fast turnaround.

04

File Delivery

Production-ready files delivered in agreed formats (SVG, PNG, AI). All source files included. Assets archived in your shared asset library for future use.

Turnaround
Spot Illustration
48–72 Hours
Complex Editorial
1–2 Weeks
Illustration Style System
2–3 Weeks
Source Files
Included
Why TDS

Why choose TDS for
custom illustration?

Style Matched to Your Brand

TDS illustrators adapt to your brand's visual language — not a house style. Every piece is purpose-designed for your brand and audience.

Creative Director QA

Every illustration is reviewed by a Creative Director before delivery. Consistent quality across every piece, every time.

Unlimited Requests

Under a TDS subscription, illustration requests are unlimited — no per-piece billing, no scope discussions. Just brief it and receive it.

No Lock-in Contracts

Month-to-month subscriptions. Scale illustration output up or down as campaigns and projects demand.

Related Services

What other services complement
custom illustration?

FAQ

Frequently asked questions
about TDS custom illustration

What illustration styles does TDS work in?
TDS illustrators work across a broad range of styles — flat vector, geometric, line art, textured, isometric, editorial, and character-based illustration. Style is always determined by your brand identity and the intended application, not by a house style imposed on every client.
Does TDS create illustration style guides for brands?
Yes. For brands requiring a consistent illustration language across multiple touchpoints, TDS develops an illustration style guide — defining line weight, colour palette, character proportions, perspective, and application examples. This ensures any illustrator can produce on-brand work.
What file formats are illustration assets delivered in?
Illustrations are delivered in SVG and PNG as standard, with AI or EPS source files included. Animated versions (Lottie/JSON) are available for digital applications on request.
Can TDS illustrate for both print and digital use?
Yes. TDS produces illustrations for both print (reports, packaging, advertising) and digital (websites, apps, social media, email). All illustrations are produced at print resolution by default and optimised for digital where required.
How long does a custom illustration take?
Spot illustrations and simple icons typically take 48–72 hours per piece. Complex editorial illustrations or full illustration systems take 1–3 weeks depending on scope and complexity.
Get Started

Ready to give your brand
a visual language of its own?

Book a no-obligation discovery call. We'll review your brand and show you how custom illustration can differentiate you in your market — starting within the week.