You have been asked to design the illustrations for the new customer manual that will be included with a new waffle iron your company will be soon be marketing. The manual includes assembly instructions, safety warnings, cleaning and care instructions, and the warranty. You will work with an in-house artist who will draw all the actual illustrations based on your instructions. When designing the illustrations, you should keep ALL BUT ONE of the following in mind:
A) Keep your illustrations simple so they do not detract from your message or critical information.
B) Make sure illustrations correctly illustrate the model in the package.
C) Include illustrations that show other products the company manufactures.
D) Ensure that the text itself refers to accompanying illustrations and illustrations are as close to the pertinent passage as possible.

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The following guidelines will allow you to create effective and appropriate illustrations:
Simplify your illustrations - Avoid decorative or ornamental details that do not illustrate essential information; this can confuse or distract readers.
Use computer applications critically - Make sure the graphics and clip art you use is appropriate for the rhetorical situations and help reinforce or illustrate the information you want to provide by using the illustration.
Consider size and cost - Illustrations add to the length and size of a file. Make sure they are needed and add value to the reader as they come at a cost to print and distribute.
Make your illustrations accessible - Many individuals experience color vision deficiency or other sensory deficiencies; make sure you are taking the appropriate precautions to ensure your illustrations are accessible to all individuals. Include captions and alternative text when possible.
Consider the cultural implications - Research the culture of your intended audience, and make sure you are not creating offensive or ambiguous illustrations. For example, colors in your illustrations might have implicit meanings for your readers (the color red implies danger in some cultures, but happiness in others). If communicating across multiple cultures, use light desaturated colors to neutralize unintended associations.
Title your illustrations - Each illustration should have a title that clearly indicates the message you wish it to convey.
Number your illustrations - Assign each illustration a number; this is necessary in long reports. Tables and figures should be numbered separately, such as Table 1 and Figure 1 and Table 2 and Figure 2.
Alert your readers - Reference an illustration in the text that comes before the illustration; you should announce the illustration by providing a brief explanation of what it is or what it expresses.
Position your illustrations strategically - Place each illustration as close to the passage it explains as possible (on the same page or a following page).
Identify your sources - This is true of all borrowed material, but you must identify and acknowledge the source of your information.

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