Task 2 - Art Styles

Art styles for 9-11year olds.

I think this is a great style for 9 to 11 year olds. Its different to a normal conservative design. I think its creativity will enhance the imagination of the child. The typeface is also relevant to the style, it relates to a child's handwriting which could seem more approachable and adds a friendly tone. They use a collage style in darker colours, they use textures such as the tree to add depth to the image.


As this book is aimed towards 9 - 11 year olds, it offers minimal images with in the copy. Every 7 - 10 pages is a small image at the start of a new chapter, like the image below. This is a great visual and helps direct the child along with their imagination. I also think that its a great form of motivation, as when i was a child a read these kind of books, i would get excited about getting to the next picture so kept reading until i got to it!

Here is an information book for 9 - 11 year olds. Its brilliant and is very suited to its audience. Its uses bright, relevant colours in its images to relay the information. You can't see from this image here but inside the book shows minimal text that follows the images around the page which highlights key information needed, mainly letting the images speak for themselves. I feel in this case that clear lines and relative colours are vital as you don't want to perceive something in the wrong way the the audience. and i feel this book achieves this.




Art styles for babies and toddlers

Although quite detailed i think this art style fits the baby and toddler age group. It has great depth to it and mainly uses primary colours but still has clean, simplistic lines that are easy to digest. It's images also include a baby and young child which will relate to a young child. I think all these elements are important to include with in the style for this age group to make the book appropriate and easy to take in.

Here is an example of a childs first object book called White on Black by Tana Hoban. I think this is a great example of the perfect first book for a really young child. Its extremely simplistic with clear outlines of an object. Its also in black and white. I think this is important as for the first few weeks a child can only see in black and white and there eyesight is minimal. So this method will help distinguish shapes. This goes along with the theory that young children take in static images seen over a period of time   quicker than in every day life as its too hectic and busy.




Art styles for 3-6 year olds
















I think this is a really appropriate style for this age group, its character includes a child and animal which is relatable, the typeface is creative and follows the flow of the way the author wants you to read it. It shows very fine, illustrative lines through out the images to give a softer, friendlier approach. The colour scheme is bright, vibrant and stimulating which will encourage and excite the child to carry on reading. I think these aspects are important because it needs to be friendly and relate to the audience that includes and element of interactivity for the reader and/or child.