Illustration

Our Illustration styles take two forms.

• Safety communications using the International Standards Organisation (ISO) safety standards.
• Illustration for communicating our brand and publicity.

Form and function

Here are some examples of ISO illustrations used in safety signage.

These simple to create illustrations are universally used and convey simple messaging.

You can find a full set of these when using Registered Safety Signs (ISO 7010) (2021-02-04).

Before creating or supplying any of these types of illustration please contact the BSS through our website www.boatsafetyscheme.org.

Illustration plays a small but significant part in our brand.

Our illustrations may be used as an alternative to photography and to bring technical accuracy to our communications.

Our illustration style has a bold, fluid form whilst using simple shapes to create effective messaging.

Keeping things simple removes ambiguity so we’ve created the following simple instructions:

• Keep it simple.
• Don’t use animals unless necessary.
• Only use simple shapes for structures.
• You must always use our colour palette.

The fewer the objects the better and they must be determined by the content of the message.

You can use tints to add subtle details and to broaden the range of colour across all illustration.

Shadow detailing uses the same colour multiplied on top. Adjusting the opacity changes the shadow strength.

Any new illustrations created must be approved by the BSS.

For further details you can contact us through our website
www.boatsafetyscheme.org.

You can use panoramic scenes to tell stories through simple images, more complicated whiteboard video and infographics.

You must tailor the scene to fit the required format.

You can adapt panoramic scenes to give a different meaning based on the story they’re telling.

They may use a combination of linear and solid shapes, ensuring the focus of the illustration is always in the foreground.