Spaghetti Dinner Graphic

In order to convey the instructions of how to make a spaghetti dinner using visuals alone, my goal was to utilize simple and instantly recognizable images.  These images needed to be easily identifiable to the viewer, regardless of their native tongue, or if they were able to read at all.

As such, the steps I depicted were simple yet graphic.  I first drew an image of a pot of boiling water (which I clarified with small text saying "100 degrees C", to signify that the water must boil before adding the pasta.  I then showed the boiling water with pasta added, still stiff and not having been cooked.  I then used a clock with the space between 1 and 2 highlighted, to signify the amount of time (10 minutes) necessary for the noodles to fully cook through.  After this time, I depicted the noodles as having softened, at which point I drew them inside a strainer to signify that they must be emptied from the pot of water.  Then, the visual proceeds as you would when making a pasta dish, from heating up the marinara sauce (I assumed a ready-made sauce was to be utilized, for the sake of simplicity and ease of understanding) to serving the pasta with the sauce.

Overall, I learned how to show the simple process of preparing an elementary spaghetti dinner using only pictures.  At some points, I was challenged with how to condense the process and simplify it as much as possible, to avoid becoming cumbersome and complicating it.  I was also presented with the problem of how to organize and synchronize the images, as it is intended for audiences which may include those who read left to right as opposed to right to left.  To solve this, I used arrows that guide the eye from one step to the next, alternating in a zig-zag pattern in both directions.  I feel I did a good job of showing even the least experienced chef how to serve spaghetti; it is simple to "read" and understand, making quick work of interpreting the instructions.