THE ART OF STORYBOARDINGIRIS AMELIA FEBRES M.A., EMERSON COLLEGE DIRECTOR, SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTURE, APTARA
THE BOOK: WHAT’S IN IT?
COVER FRONT MATTER
INTERIOR BACK MATTER
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INTERIOR BACK MATTER
LINEARITY
WE LIKE LINEARITY — ESPECIALLY IN EBOOKS.
EBOOKS NEED LINEARITY ✓ GROUNDING THE READER
FROM HOW TO COOK EVERYTHING FAST (HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT)
• MAINTAINED HIERARCHY DESPITE INCREASED FONT SIZE
• HEADERS FOR HIERARCHY • INDENTS • RULES
WHAT ABOUT FIXED-LAYOUT?
FIXED-LAYOUT EBOOKS ARE COMPLICATED. ✓ DRIVEN BY PRINT DESIGN ✓ HEAVY USE TEXT/IMAGE ELEMENTS ✓ INCLUSION OF NON-TEXT/IMAGE ELEMENTS !WHILE SEGMENTS ARE NOW STATIC, LINEARITY IS STILL REQUIRED.
COVER FRONT MATTER
INTERIOR BACK MATTER
LINEARITY
FROM I’M JUST HERE FOR THE FOOD — AMAZON SITB PREVIEW (STEWART, TABORI AND CHANG)
A PLAIN JANE EBOOK TRANSITION. GOOD — BUT NOT GREAT.
NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS LIKELY NOT SEMANTIC. (CANNOT CONFIRM DUE TO DRM)
LET’S SWITCH GEARS: FXL (CUE TO BOOK + DESKTOP) DESIGNING BRAND IDENTITY
SOLUTION TO THE HEADACHE: STORYBOARDING
A STORYBOARD IS A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IN THE FORM OF ILLUSTRATIONS OR IMAGES DISPLAYED IN SEQUENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRE-VISUALIZING A MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATION, MOTION GRAPHIC OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA SEQUENCE. (WIKIPEDIA)
A STORYBOARD IS A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IN THE FORM OF ILLUSTRATIONS OR IMAGES DISPLAYED IN SEQUENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRE-VISUALIZING A MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATION, MOTION GRAPHIC OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA SEQUENCE. (WIKIPEDIA)
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