This week I worked more on the instruction manual. One of the biggest things I’ve learned so far is not to cheat the design process. I tend not to make detailed sketches when designing. I usually do a few chicken scratch like sketches just to get the idea down pact, or I write out what I will need to do. Although I do enjoy drawing, I never use to see the point of going in depth with sketches before turning them in to vector images.

While working on this part of the instruction manual, I realized that sketches help tremendously, especially when working with a client, or company. It helps to clarify the vision of both the client and designer. Sketches are essential because you are creating someone else’s vision. Before graphics are created, it’s best to get out all the small issues because it saves a lot of time.

With that being said, I’ve spent this whole week sketching out 20 icons for the instruction manual. Although some steps will utilize the same images, I still had to sketch them out in detail to ensure that the image fit the purpose of steps it will be utilized for.

Furthermore, My supervisor and his partner were very impressed with the visuals I came up with to coincide with the directions. Another thing I learned was, the simpler the better. When you are working on a project that needs to be universally understood, such as an instruction manual for consumers, it’s super important that the message is very clear.