Brief Writing Session…

RATIONALE: 

what YOU want to do & why YOU want to do it.

• Look at paper articles, magazines for possible subject ideas to work into a modified version of existing, 1-a-week design briefs like Illustration Friday, Threadless, Loop de loop.

1- a-week briefs: PROS

• No pressure from client

• You can't get it wrong ( unless you don't do it)

• Chance to be experimental and playful

• Quick turnaround

• Practical skills development

• Efficiency & effectiveness

• Chance to develop/include personal themes & content

• Development of your own practice

• Reflection & evaluation

• Teaches you structure & routine

LIVE BRIEF benefits:

• Collaboration

• Professional Competencies

• Experience of client based work

• Paid work/Prizes

• Set of specifications

• Problems to solve

• Exposure

• Deadlines

Modified brief to my own requirements: 'INKTOBER'

BRIEF TITLE:

'Feathuary 2016'

BRIEF: 

Produce 1 drawing a week for the whole of February, of a bird, based on the list of prompt words from the original Inktober task.(ie: noisy, fast, collect..)

PRODUCT:

Limited colour  8"x 10" design to be digitally or screen printed ( the production process with have  taken both in consideration). Digital version to be posted online to Instagram #FEATHUARY - also fittingly onto Twitter! Also alternatively the 29 images could be digitally printed and put into a small booklet. A smaller selection of individual birds could also be placed onto mugs & tea towels.

TONE OF VOICE:

Lighthearted, with hints of surrealness. Contemporary and not 'fuddy-duddy' bird portraits as such. bright, bold and somewhat educational.

AUDIENCE:

Old or Young - depending on how contemporary they turn out. The older audience may sway toward something more traditional? Basically anyone who is a fan of our feathered friends from all over the globe. 

CONTEXT:

Gallery/Show/ Exhibition space/ Homes

Instagram/ Twitter/ My portfolio website/ social media

Collated into a booklet >> bookstore/ art fair/ library/colours may vary

ADDITIONAL INFO/ CONSIDERATIONS:

How i intend to produce each image (analogue>>digital>>analogue>>product, OR analogue>>digital>>product OR analogue>>product)

How long it will require to produce each one - including research  & reference collection, scamping, and the actual screen print if i chose to go the whole hog. Would have to check print room availability.