I was checking visual trends on getty images and came across an article about illustration. This passage is quite encouraging:

“We are living in a time where attention and share of mind are commodities. It’s fostering a return to the basics with easy-to-grasp storytelling that stands out. And while the photograph will always be an industry cornerstone; illustration can be the difference between being drowned out in the limited real estate of human attention or standing out from the crowd.” Long live drawn images 🙂