{"id":55508,"date":"2021-06-18T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=55508"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:10:08","slug":"avataaars-sketch-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/avataaars-sketch-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Unique Illustrations with Avataaars &#8211; Free Sketch Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social networking sites have many common interface features. One example is the avatar photo you typically find on profiles.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible to design these from scratch but Sketch users can instead try <strong>Avataaars.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/download-free-illustration-websites\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Sites to Download Free Illustrations For Designers\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Sites to Download Free Illustrations For Designers<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/download-free-illustration-websites.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-54958 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/download-free-illustration-websites.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Sites to Download Free Illustrations For Designers<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEither you're working on a design project or creating a presentation, beautiful illustrations can change the mood of...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a free avatar illustration generator which adds custom illustrations into your Sketch mockup. These can be resized without quality loss and they come with <strong>tons of variation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Avataaars toolbox actually lets you pick from dozens of custom features like hair style, facial accessories, and even facial expressions.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/avataaars-sketch-plugin\/01-mix-match-avataaars-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"Avataaars homepage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"><\/figure>\n<p>As a design tool this one is pretty darn simple.<\/p>\n<p>But its real benefit is <strong>saving time<\/strong> on long projects where the avatar style isn\u2019t super important.<\/p>\n<p>You can focus a lot more energy on different design features rather than worrying about how to design the avatar style. Literally a few clicks from dropdown menus and you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=adNat6p5xHE\">quick 45-second video<\/a> if you wanna see how this works in action.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll admit that custom avatars may not be all too difficult to create from scratch. But the same can be said for buttons, icons, color schemes, and everything else that designers still prefer to automate.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s one of the biggest benefits to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/open-source-community-give-back\/\" rel=\"noopener\">open source movement<\/a> and it\u2019s why Avataaars is such a cool plugin for UI\/UX designers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adNat6p5xHE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social networking sites have many common interface features. One example is the avatar photo you typically find on profiles. It\u2019s possible to design these from scratch but Sketch users can instead try Avataaars.com. This is a free avatar illustration generator which adds custom illustrations into your Sketch mockup. 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