Open Doodles

Open Doodles is a free library of sketchy, hand-drawn illustrations of people, designed for designers, developers, and creators to use freely in mockups, prototypes, and projects.

🚀 Overview

Open Doodles is a collection of fun, imperfect sketchy illustrations created by Pablo Stanley to embrace Open Design principles. Users can download editable SVGs and PNGs to drop into their work, remix them, or use as placeholders to demonstrate the value of illustrations in designs.

It solves the problem of accessible, customizable visual assets for prototyping—allowing designers to showcase ideas without immediately hiring illustrators or dealing with restrictive licenses.

Built for designers, UI/UX professionals, developers, indie makers, and anyone needing quick, personality-filled graphics.

Pablo Stanley built it to give back to the design community, share his process openly (from notebook sketches to vector libraries), and encourage collaboration, tinkering, and learning by making source files available.

✨ Key Features

Diverse doodles of people in activities like chilling, dancing, coffee drinking, ice cream eating, jumping, laying down, ballet, bikini, doggie, float, groovy, and more (dozens available)
Downloadable editable SVG and PNG files, plus source Sketch library and originals from Dropbox
CC0 Public Domain license: free for personal/commercial use, copy/edit/remix/share/redraw with no attribution or restrictions
Transparent process: hand-sketched (notebook/Procreate), vectorized in Illustrator, styled in Sketch
Website clonable with CSS Grid, Flexbox, Webflow CMS for easy replication

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: Webflow (CSS Grid, Flexbox, CMS collections, symbols, hover interactions)
Illustration tools: Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch
Formats: SVG, PNG
No backend or database required

👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

Designers who want to prototype UIs and mockups with engaging placeholders
Teams looking for royalty-free graphics to enhance websites and apps
Indie makers building _personal or commercial projects with doodle-style visuals

📸 Screenshots / Demo

Live demo: https://www.opendoodles.com
Blush (customizable): https://blush.design/collections/L9oIBvB7R7IjzZWxOfIu/open-doodles
Downloads/Source: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/egmjlot3o8787sr/AABbIT7a1-3zWvF7HQ8R21_ta?dl=0

🔥 Project Status

🟡 Maintained

Last updated: 2026-03-24

❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Yes — fully free under CC0 Public Domain. No credit, license, or restrictions needed for personal or commercial use. (Explain briefly.)

Is the source code available?

No — the website is a Webflow project (cloneable via Webflow). Illustration source files (Sketch library, originals) are in Dropbox.

Can I contribute?

No formal repo for PRs, but remix illustrations freely, create/share your own kits, or provide feedback/suggestions via Twitter @pablostanley. Pablo encourages Open Design collaboration!