Text heavy images.. Are quite text heavy 😅. Have you considered using a minimal graphic on each image to sort of depict the story/emotion of the post. It might help break up the feed also. It could be a small graphic that sits inside your image frame, between the text. See here for some examples of free image/doodle generator tools: https://doodleipsum.com, opendoodles.com, https://openpeeps.com. Source: over 1 year ago

✨ 16. Open Peeps A hand-drawn illustration library. - Source: dev.to / almost 2 years ago

Hi, thanks! But I just found out that it's not this person but Pablo Stanley who created these resources in the CC0 domain. Here's a link to follow his generous project: https://openpeeps.com/. Source: about 2 years ago

Pattern Monster: A simple online pattern generator to create repeatable SVG patterns. Perfect for website backgrounds, apparel, branding, packaging design and more. - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

SVG Patterns (if it counts as illustration:) https://pattern.monster/. Source: about 1 year ago

For the back of the card I'll use and SVG pattern, feel free to use the one you like the most from Pattern Monster. Also center the background image with background-position, and make it cover the full card by adding background-size: cover;. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

I'd like to put together a POC to show some possible solutions. I know there are some tools out there such as https://pattern.monster/ and https://haikei.app/ which can generate images, but ideally this would be a library or at least an API I can hook into, so admins can just create templates in our admin application without having to go to an external site and manually knock a thumbnail up. Although not required,... Source: over 1 year ago

Bonus points for adding a custom background - pattern.monster is a must-use, in my personal, humble opinion. Source: almost 2 years ago