名複: illustrations
illustration
KK:[ɪˌlʌsˈtrеʃǝn] DJ:[iˌlǝsˈtrеiʃǝn]
查看更多單選題
The character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has long been an essential part of Christmas, which means Christmas would be incomplete without it. However, Rudolph is undoubtedly a 20th-century invention whose creation can be traced back to a specific time and person. Rudolph came to life in 1939 when Chicago's Montgomery Ward company, which owned a chain of department stores, asked one of its employees, 34-year-old Robert L. May, to write a Christmas story that could be given away to shoppers as a promotional gift booklet. May, known for his talent for writing children's stories, was chosen for the job. Drawing in part on his own background (as a shy and small child, he was often laughed at by other children), May made use of the idea of a reindeer ridiculed by other reindeer for his glowing red nose. May named this deer Rudolph. He then worked on writing Rudolph's story in verse, and tested it on his 4-year-old daughter Barbara to see if she liked it. Although Barbara quite enjoyed Rudolph's story, May's boss was worried that a story featuring a red nose was unsuitable for a Christmas tale, as this image was associated with drinking and drunkards. May responded by taking an artist friend to a local zoo to sketch some deer. The illustrations of a red-nosed reindeer overcame the doubt of May's bosses, and the Rudolph story was approved. Nearly ten million copies of the Rudolph booklet were distributed by Montgomery Ward between 1939 and 1946.
對答案
插畫（illustration）又稱插圖。此詞的定義不一，解釋繁多，就功能面陳述，插畫是將文字內容、故事或思想以視覺化的方式呈現。
一般來說，插畫與其他純藝術的最大分野之處不只在於有文字的敘說性，其背後目的還有具體的商業市場和特定對象，所以插畫較純藝術來說，更有著視覺傳達的大眾傳播性。也因此舉凡美術的相關設計，如文字編排、空間的表現、線條的變化或是媒材的使用都比其他類的藝術創作來的更加多元，才能以多向地「視覺：非語言型式」（Visual）來傳播「語言」（Verbal）的深層意涵。
也因此插畫的應用十分廣泛，凡書籍、雜誌、報紙、說明書、小說、教科書等刊物，在文字中插入的裝飾文案、繪畫，都統稱為插畫。總地來說，插畫是一種結合藝術創作與文字(非語言和語言)的藝術表現，有著「敘說」內在思維的傳播性。插畫可包括手繪插畫、數碼插畫或Logo設計等等。
Illustrated Book指有插圖的書，意指一本厚厚的書，裡面有10張插圖，圖文並非完全連結，和每頁插圖具連貫性的繪本（Picture Book）不同。
內容來源於：
