Final web designboards

Thepicturebook.com is a website that

primarily

targets

new

or

amature authors and illustrators who are keen to get involved with the art of

picture

book

design

and

production.

Welcome, Illustrators and Authors.

Thepicturebook.com is here, to project you on an odyssey into the art of picture book design, aiding you through the basic principles of image and word narrative, giving you a deeper understanding on what a picture book is and does, and sparking your creativity through past and current picture book inonvations. We

The site will give the audience a brief understanding of what defies a picture book and how they are understood by children, a brief history of the evolution of pictoral storytelling, tips on the thought process from professionals, and finally an ongoing database of inspirational examples.

ThePictureBook.com

are an ongoing to database, here to help YOU get the most out of what you do.

Inspiration.

History.

A Picture Book, is, in short, a book commonly aimed at children, in

picture books, each of which can

which the content is conveyed example - board books, concept of words and pictures, or solely

This page is an ongoing database

books, easy-readers, non-fiction and wordless.

The term picture book should

of inspirational examples of past

There are also various ways in which

not be confused with that of an

A visual flick through timeline of

illustrated book, as the pictures they contain form an essential part of the structure, as apposed

process and developmental procedures, created from the wise advice of

the evolution of picture books.

Picture Books, thus defined, are a relatively modern form of book, can be traced back thousands of years.

structure is exactly the same as

Each slide contains information about a certain era accompanied

What?

the history page. The imagebank Tips.

by 1-3 images.

Similar to the previous page, tips is

simply gives you a brief overview

a text based flick through page

of picture books. It also talks

which gives the audience a step by

about the different kinds of

step gudie into the thought

picture books that are out there and

explains

how

children

Trajan's Column in Rome is also one of the oldest examples of visual narrative., Built in the second ceuntry, it tells the story of Trajon's victories in the Dacian Wars.

will be updated regularyly so is split into dated sections.

This page will be static, and

clear they were one of most important means of communication at the time.

and current picture books. The

process and designing of a picture book.

December.

Henri’s Walk to Paris

published in 1962, the only children’s book Bass.

interact, reflect and learn through them.

The Pages

Navigation Bar. The naviagation bar will be placed on the top of each page for ease of access, with links to every page.

These links will shrink when scrolled over to give you a clear indication that it is a link.

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A Picture Book, is, in short, a book commonly aimed at children, in

picture books, each of which can

which the content is conveyed example - board books, concept of words and pictures, or solely

books, easy-readers, non-fiction and wordless.

The term picture book should

There are also various ways in which

not be confused with that of an illustrated book, as the pictures they contain form an essential part of the structure, as apposed

Picture Books, thus defined, are a

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I decided to use an illustrated backgroundm because when reading about picture books, the idea of using the page of a book to take you somewhere really stood out to me. Although you would be sat by a computer

relatively modern form of book,

whilst visiting the site , I thought it would be quite cool

can be traced back thousands of

to try and make you feel as though you were entering

years.

a fictional world.

Aesthetical Choices

I chose a hand rendered style font to fit with the theme of illustration, along with various tones of teal which gave harmony to the page and kept the site eye catching but not distracting from the images.

The History, Tips and inspiration page are all based around flick through image/text banks. These would work by you clicking on the left or right arrows to go to the next/previous slides. All three pages would work in exactly the same way, but obviously would all contain different content.

As a proposal, I would like each slides to animate when transitioning; the slide would minimize sideways as the next would come in.

December.

Henri’s Walk to Paris

published in 1962, the only children’s book Bass.

Flick through Pages

Whilst looking into current web design, it was the websites that were

I

thought

it

would

be

really

keeping up with technology that inspired me the most; websites that had a

interesting to include the idea of

much more modern and forward moving feel, using various forms of

hands grabbing, representing how

animated content and interactive media. I wanted to exite my audience,

children interact with picture books.

keep them interested and inspire them. If I am talking about good design, I

On the homepage, arms and hands

need to be displaying and giving them some good design to play with.

would continuously move on and off the page. Following this, I would like the background to be on a continous loop of animate; clouds slowly moving and birds flying around.

Welcome, Illustrators and Authors.

Thepicturebook.com is here, to project you on an odyssey into the art of picture book design, aiding you through the basic principles of image and word narrative, giving you a deeper understanding on what a picture book is and does, and sparking your creativity through

When links are clicked, one of the hands would grab it and take it away as you would be taken to the selected page.

past and current picture book inonvations. We are an ongoing to database, here to help YOU get the most out of what you do.

Finally, I wanted to incorporate sound into the site. The site will be narrated by the voice of a wise old man, and as each link is rolled over,

Animated content & interactive media

the voice will read it.

Welcome, Illustrators and Authors.

Thepicturebook.com is here, to project you on an odyssey into the art of picture book design, aiding you through the basic principles of image and word narrative, giving you a deeper understanding on what a picture book is and does, and sparking your creativity through past and current picture book inonvations. We are an ongoing to database, here to help YOU get the most out of what you do.

Welcome, Illustrators and Authors.

Thepicturebook.com is here, to project you on an odyssey into the art of picture book design, aiding you through the basic principles of image and word narrative, giving you a deeper understanding on what a picture book is and does, and sparking your creativity through past and current picture book inonvations. We are an ongoing to database, here to help YOU get the most out of what you do.

Welcome, Illustrators and Authors.

Thepicturebook.com is here, to project you on an odyssey into the art of picture book design, aiding you through the basic principles of image and word narrative, giving you a deeper understanding on what a picture book is and does, and sparking your creativity through past and current picture book inonvations. We are an ongoing to database, here to help YOU get the most out of what you do.