Glyph "storyboarding"

Everybody can contribute to MediaGlyphs by suggesting ways to create the image for a concept. Before the actual creation of a glyph, there needs to be some planning on how to make it.
This is referred to as "glyph storyboarding": writing a description of what will be represented by the glyph, a text that can be used by the artists as a guide to represent and convey the concepts.

Proper storyboarding begins by understanding the various glyph creation strategies, deciding which one would be best for every concept that still lacks an image and would receive your contribution.
Then, thinking what to put in the image. And whether it needs an animated image as well, to help conveying the meaning (but keep in mind that the static version is the one that will be seen more often, hence it should be informative and understandable enough). What elements should be in the glyph? Also keep in mind that a glyph cannot be overcrowded, but also needs enough information to convey the correct meaning.

An example:

The suggestion of glyphsets (2 or more glyphs made out of the same strategy) is particularly appreciated, since it enables more than one glyph to be created with small modifications of a template. You could paste the same description referring to a possible glyphset in all the glyphs to which it could be applied, or you could just email it.


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