Transhumans
Transhumans is an open-source transhumanist illustration library by Pablo Stanley, blending punk rock and Japanese minimalism with 40+ black-and-white sci-fi character illustrations, fully free for commercial use.
Product Overview
Open License: Released under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, allowing unrestricted copying, modification, distribution, and commercial use without attribution. Artistic Style: Visual Characteristics: Raw brush strokes combined with geometric lines, high-contrast black-and-white palette, intentionally preserved "imperfect" hand-drawn texture Thematic Elements: Cybernetic limbs, bio-electronic fusion, futuristic clothing, such as "cube leg" and "mechanical love" characters Influences: Punk counterculture, transhumanist philosophy, Japanese ukiyo-e minimal aesthetics Content & Formats: Character Types: 40+ themed illustrations covering daily scenes ("coffee" "groceries") and sci-fi settings ("astro" "necto plasma") File Formats: SVG (scalable vector), PNG (transparent background), PSD (layered source files), with Figma component library support Use Cases: Cyberpunk posters, tech product interfaces, sci-fi book covers, game character design Technical & Community Support Figma Plugin: Drag-and-drop components with invert color support (black-on-white/white-on-black) Photoshop Templates: Layered files for modifying mechanical parts and human proportions Open Source Resources: GitHub repository with original AI files, enabling community-contributed derivatives Notable Examples: Indie game Cyber Shadow used characters as NPC design bases Tech blog Wired featured "astro" illustration for an AI feature report Electronic music label Monstercat adopted "necto plasma" for album artwork Commercial & Expansion Capabilities Brand Adaptation: Supports adjusting line weight (1-3px) and contrast (60%-100%) to match brand visual systems, ideal for dark-mode interfaces. Limitations: Black-and-white only, requires manual colorization Fixed character poses, no dynamic components No API or code integration solutions Community Ecosystem: Over 5,000 works shared under #transhumans on Dribbble, official portfolio on Behance, with new characters added quarterly (2-3 on average).
Best For
Fixed character poses, no dynamic components No API or code integration solutions Community Ecosystem: Over 5,000作品 shared under #transhumans on Dribbble, official portfolio on Behance, with new characters added quarterly (2-3 on average).
Key Features
- Ready-made UI components
- Figma/Sketch/XD formats
- Responsive layouts
- Customizable design tokens
Pros
- +Open source
- +Ready-to-use templates
- +Color palette generation
- +Accessibility contrast checking
Cons
- -Customization may require design skills
- -May require learning curve
/// SPECS
- Pricing:Free
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