I looked at this book last year, as part of the artist book unit to get an idea of illustrating direction/motion within still image and without having to fully describe every step.
95% arrows... I had forgotten from last year! Makes a lot of sense though, it is quite a common visual to use as a very simple and minimalist, universal manner of communicating. The visuals themselves here have no relation to my project (in terms of relating to children's books) but it's interesting to see just how many ways you can visualise an arrow! Arrows alone or arrows combined with numbers seems to be the way to go, in this instance anyway as well as either separating the parts of an object to show how they fit together or showcasing each step in stills.
https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/actions/how-create-mini-pond
Much more wordy here with minimal but key illustrations, both to help visualise the steps but also to make it that bit more interesting. I like the use of photography, it would be interesting to create illustrations that take the form of photos, potentially showcasing what could be made or maybe even the item in situ - the book mark within a book. Could be an interesting touch, alongside simple written steps, to avoid potential confusion. Very cute poster as well!
This book was suggested earlier on in the project, I just never got round to looking at it properly outside of a few glances but it's a really nice book and aimed at the same target audience - aged 5-7!
It will certainly save a bit of time going for these sort of rough and ready illustrations - almost like ideas rather than final images - and embrace the child-like the element of illustration.
Definitely need to re-visit my research and do a bit more, to really understand how to do it and in a way that makes it a bit easier and less tedious to do on my part.
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