In 1658, Orbis Sensualium Pictus became the first book published with illustrations. Author Johann Amos Comenius introduced figures in his textbook, Orbis Sensualium Pictus. After this, the pictures started printed in books. Here are a few points showing how Illustrations play a vital role in books:
Drag Attention
Enhance Visual Thinking
Impact as a New Learning Source
As a Learning Tool for Complicated Process
Tell Your Story Through Artworks
Drag Attention
In the case of books for children, parents and elders give priority to books which have pictures. They get attracted to the colors and creative designs of animated figures. And It’s no doubt that you also get attracted to them.
A book with eye-catching graphics and illustrations can grab the attention of anybody. And it results to rise in its sale too.
Enhance Visual Thinking
Illustrations are an essential visual thinking tool. And these figures are used to explain the solution of problems and can be used to communicate and better understand complicated processes. Visual thinking tools play a vital role in academic areas by serving benefits all ages of students.
The creative representation of illustrations creates an artistic inclination in the reader and helps to develop artistic thinking.
Impact as a New Learning Source
The influence of illustrations in print publication can be seen and noticed through comics, picture books, magazines, and advertising pamphlets.
In the digital generation, beautiful picture books have become a good learning source for children. Graphic designers and print media artists are working hard to design the new artwork style.
However, before adding illustrations to your book, be aware of the new digital art style for publication.
As a Learning Tool for Complicated Process
Illustrations serve as a learning tool to understand the complicated process of various educational streams, especially for the science stream. i.e., Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. The frequently use the illustrations makes a book very compatible for self-study.
Tell Your Story through Artworks
Some storytellers use this technique to tell their stories rather than using words. They represent the complete story through pictures only.
Even the illustrations are used in a few examination centres to test the candidate’s imagination and predictability.