Flat vector illustration style
Geometric flat shapes in a limited modern palette with subtle grain: clean and editorial.
- Family
- Minimalist
- Color
- Color and black & white
- Audiences
- Babies & toddlers, Preschool, Early readers, Adults, Professionals
- Book types
- 8 recommended
Books that suit flat vector
Non-fiction guide
How-to, self-help, business or hobby guide
Ages 13+ · 80–400 pages · 6 × 9 in
Puzzle book
Large-print word search, sudoku and more, with solutions
Ages 5+ · 24–300 pages · 8.5 × 11 in
Cookbook
Recipes with a hero photo, ingredients and steps
Ages 13+ · 72–300 pages · 8 × 10 in
Planner, logbook & notebook
Undated planners, trackers and niche logbooks
Ages 8+ · 24–400 pages · 6 × 9 in
Early reader
Leveled 'I can read' book with picture support
Ages 5–8 · 24–64 pages · 6 × 9 in
Educational workbook
Tracing, phonics and math practice with an answer key
Ages 3–12 · 24–200 pages · 8.5 × 11 in
Kids' fact book
Dinosaurs, space, animals: big pictures, short facts
Ages 3–12 · 24–120 pages · 8.5 × 11 in
Baby & toddler book
First words, colors and animals in big bright pictures
Ages 0–5 · 24–32 pages · 8.5 × 8.5 in
How it prints on KDP
In color, it prints on KDP's premium or standard color interiors, on white paper. On black & white interiors it is rendered without color, which KDP prints for much less per page. Compare what each interior costs with the printing cost calculator, and read how to choose the trim size and paper.
Same characters, every page
Before the pages are painted, each main character gets a reference sheet in this style. Every illustration is drawn with those sheets as references, so faces, clothes and colors stay the same from the cover to the last page. Text is never painted into the art: titles, captions and speech bubbles are typeset on top. See community books illustrated in flat vector.
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About this style
Which books suit the Flat vector style?
Flat vector is offered for non-fiction guide, puzzle book, cookbook, planner, logbook & notebook, early reader, educational workbook and more. You can still pick it for any other book type, or describe your own style.
Can Flat vector be printed in black and white?
Yes. Flat vector has a black-and-white rendering for B&W interiors, which KDP prints for less than color.
Will my characters look the same on every page?
Yes. Main characters get a reference sheet before the pages are drawn, and every illustration is painted with it as a reference, in the same style from the cover to the last page.
Can I sell books illustrated in this style?
Yes, on a paid plan: paid plans include a commercial license for the books you make. KDP asks you to declare AI-generated images, including the cover, when you publish.
Illustrate your book in flat vector.
Describe your book, keep this style, and watch every page get painted with the same characters.
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