[somada141]

Personally I find these gorgeous but I’ve seen some scrutiny on HN for apps that use such illustrations. I’ve considered using them for my app, still in alpha release so I haven’t felt confident to post here yet, but I worry usage of stock material may bias people to feel the app isn’t original cause the illustrations aren’t.

That being said I expect that people outside the tech-space wouldn’t be exposed to such designs often and would find then as lovely as I am :).

Have I misread the sentiment?

[guptaneil]

You’re right that people outside of HN are far less likely to recognize these are clip art. Also for an alpha release, your priority should be making sure people want your app, not the landing page. Early adopters will look past stock art if you’re filling a need.