Soco-st (ソコスト) is a Japanese website that provides a lot of free illustrations of cute materials, ranging from people, daily necessities, money, architecture, business, to medical service types. It claims that all can be used commercially and can be downloaded directly without registration. It also provides three formats: PNG, SVG, and EPS. In addition to the preset color matching for each material, the webpage also provides the function of adjusting the main color. The representative said that you can select the color you need before downloading, which is very good.
Soco-st provides a large number of free Japanese cute illustrations for commercial use, available in PNG/SVG/EPS formats.
Soco-st is a quite Buddhist material website. There are not many advertisements on the web page, so it is very good to use. There is a search function, but it only supports Japanese or English. You can search directly through categories and tags. The currently provided categories are People, Postures, Business, Money, Seasons and Activities, Architecture, Medical, and Daily Supplies. The most popular and latest illustrations are also listed below the homepage:
Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to find all the tags. I think tags are easier to find than categories. People who can’t read Japanese can use the full-page translation function of the browser to translate it into Chinese. Currently, there are a total of 1075 illustrations on this website, which is quite a lot:
The illustration part is not necessarily a leaflet, it may be a whole group. For example, when I entered the category of money, many of them are whole groups. For example, there are 4 small illustrations in Real Estate Connection 2, including the money-saving pig, laptop, computer, and notes:
There are also leaflet illustrations, each of which is cute and practical:
Transportation should be very practical, and it even covers carbon emissions, the hottest topic at the moment. It can be seen that this website is updated frequently and follows current issues, which is great:
After you find the illustration you like, go to the inner page and you will find the PNG, SVG, and EPS format download points. Click to start the download:
If you don’t like the default color scheme, there are other color options below, including no color scheme, each available in PNG, SVG and EPS formats. Especially the color setting in the picture below. Here you can decide the color you want. After adjusting it to the color that suits your design, click PNG or SVG to download it. This way you don’t have to change the color in post-production, which is much more convenient. However, this function does not provide EPS format:
There will also be other related illustrations when you scroll to the bottom of the webpage, allowing you to quickly find more needed illustrations:
In the Q&A page, many questions can be answered, such as “Can it be used outside Japan?”, “Can product packaging and book contents be allowed?”, “Is there a limit to the number of illustrations used?”, etc. You can find the answers here, so if you have any questions, you can read it here first. However, the original text is in Japanese, and you can use the browser’s full-page translation function to translate it into Chinese and read:
Although commercial use is allowed, there are still some situations where it is not allowed. For example, formal activities, political parties, and religious matters are not allowed, but public institutions are allowed.
Determine the allowed range:
- Websites, media, applications, games, SNS profiles, header images, advertisements, printed materials, publications, teaching materials, proposals, YouTube videos, advertisements, packaging, handouts, Logo design, etc.
Source: KOCPC Chinese