An Illustration is a visualisation such as drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information (such as a newspaper article), traditionally by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.

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Illustrations can be used to display a wide range of subject matter and serve a variety of functions like:

• giving faces to characters in a story;
• displaying a number of examples of an item described in an academic textbook (e.g. A Typology);
• visualising step-wise sets of instructions in a technical manual.
• communicating subtle thematic tone in a narrative.
• linking brands to the ideas of human expression, invididuality and creativity.
• making a reader laugh or smile.

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Authors@Google: Patricia Wynne For Bring you Son/Daughter to Work Day 2007 Google welcomed award-winning illustrator Patricia Wynne to discuss her new book Bones Brains and DNA