Character Bundle makes me sad :(

Good info, Bruce. However, I posit that not all hospitals here in the U.S. go by that color-coding system. I was a paramedic for four years here (in Texas, anyway), and hospital nursing staff usually wore whatever scrub tops they wanted to, which includes cartoony characters and the like. This was especially true with children's hospitals. The only real consistency in scrub wearing seemed to be the doctors (usually had a light blue or light green set) and the technicians (X-ray and the like, wearing black). This is just a narrow slice of the medical world, obviously, and I doubt it applies everywhere, but it seemed fairly consistent across multiple hospitals in the large metropolis I live in.

Not sure about the rest of the world, but I just joined a company that has a worldwide reach and I've already run into similar situations here. We had a narrator on one project who had a really thick Spanish accent, so our Middle East counterparts said that wouldn't work and would prefer someone with more of a UK accent instead. I can see how that would easily relate to use of the photo/illustrated characters, such as looking "too American."

Indeed, it's very easy to set up a photo shoot to create your own characters, especially if your company likes to have employees wear a company uniform or company colors. Shouldn't be too hard to find a ham or two to dress up, get them to pose appropriately, and click away with any camera.

Sorry I missed this post earlier. Here is my "eLearningArt" response to this thread.  

@deborah - Let me know if these healthcare images are in line with what you're looking for. We have doctors (labcoats & scrubs), nurses (scrubs), and patients (business casual and patient gowns). I think we currently have over 5,500 images. 

@tom - I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. 

@nicole - Are these outfits of people in business casual clothes and casual clothing the right style? We're adding more to these sets this month, so keep an eye out. :)

@george - the links above are to photo characters

@susan - variety is good. Some neutrals, some bold. Better to have it all, right?  :)

@bruce - totally right. Everyone has different tastes. I know when we first starting doing photoshoots 5 years ago, a finished set would have about 75 poses in it. Now we include over 150 for the same sets b/c some people want exaggerated expressions, some want subtle, multiple angles, you name it. The options are endless. Bahhhhh! In terms of the nurse shoot, we just stuck to 2 different colors, but will likely add more at some point. And you and I have talked about the "American" look before. When are you going to invite me out to visit so we can do a European shoot? :) 

@michael - be careful about photographing employees. There are some potential issues there with releases, etc if they leave the company. 

I hope this helps!

Thanks,

Bryan

eLearningArt 

Thanks Bryan!