I'm designing some empty state screens for an airline/train travel app.

what are empty states. https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/empty-state-ux-design

I've looked at quite a few examples and what i noticed is on most cases some humour in copy or some kind of character are used for visual. Of course this is to minimise user frustration when users reach this screen.

My question is how can this be applied for company that don't want to use humour or funny characters? any examples would be appreciated.

I'm designing some empty state screens for an airline/train travel app.

I've looked at quite a few examples and what I noticed in most cases is some humour in the copy or some kind of characters are used for visuals. Of course this is to minimise user frustration when users reach this screen.

My question is: how can this be applied for companies that don't want to use humour or funny characters? Any examples would be appreciated.