IKEA Manuals

For our first writing project I have chosen an IKEA manual. I have built a few things from IKEA and the experience is eye opening. Let's just say you should make sure you are building with a person who can handle screaming and crying because that is what IKEA manuals tend to cause. Needless to say there are good and bad sides to IKEA manuals. The good thing about their manuals is that they are accessible to people all over the world because they only use pictures. This accessibility is lost when you are trying to build a complex item from them. The pictures don't tell you all the information you need and you have to give it your best guess. In the end the manuals accomplish what they need while conforming to IKEA's minimalist culture.