Research

Dan Woodward

Nov 292 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.4:Potential client SWOT analysis

For this research task, I was asked to imagine that I am a freelance illustrator who is getting ready to take on client-led work. Well,...

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.3: Copyright Laws

Dan Woodward

Nov 274 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.3: Copyright Laws

For this research task, I was asked to look into copyright laws in the United Kingdom and investigate client charging rates. This is a...

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.2: Self-directed Briefs

Dan Woodward

Nov 159 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.2: Self-directed Briefs

English painter, printmaker and illustrator Tom Phillips (b. 1937) set a self-directed project for himself based on his interest in...

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.1: Analysing Briefs

Dan Woodward

Nov 86 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 5.1: Analysing Briefs

For this research task I was presented with three briefs from the 2008 Young Creatives Network Student Competition and asked to read and...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.4: Self Publishing

Dan Woodward

Oct 201 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.4: Self Publishing

Note - I realised after recording that I referred to some of the zines as 'perfect bound' when I meant to say 'saddle stitch' binding.

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.8: Ceramics Illustrators

Dan Woodward

Oct 85 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.8: Ceramics Illustrators

Do some research into artists and illustrators who have used ceramics as a surface for their image-making. You might also want to look at...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.7: Papercraft Artists

Dan Woodward

Oct 67 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.7: Papercraft Artists

I've done some papercraft in the past, and have enjoyed some aspects of layering, texture and collage. It's not an approach that I have...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.6: Site-specific illustration

Dan Woodward

Oct 43 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.6: Site-specific illustration

I was asked to seek out street art near me for this task. As I live out in the country this was not very easy. However, I had looked...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.5: Digital Illustration

Dan Woodward

Oct 34 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.5: Digital Illustration

Can we really say with confidence that the computer will only be a silent partner? Can’t some visionary artist create an illustration...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.3: Caricature

Dan Woodward

Apr 274 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.3: Caricature

For this research task, I was asked to look at contemporary caricature artists and analyse their work to identify the elements that help...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.2: Satirical Illustration

Dan Woodward

Apr 233 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.2: Satirical Illustration

For this research task, I was asked to look at the work of William Hogarth, James Gillray, George Cruikshank or other 18th-century...

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.1: Social Media

Dan Woodward

Apr 205 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 4.1: Social Media

At the start of section four, the coursebook introduces the student to the changing face of contemporary illustration. It was clear from...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.8: Animation Styles

Dan Woodward

Mar 274 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.8: Animation Styles

For this exercise, I was tasked to pick a range of animations and identify how they had been made and to see if I could identify...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.7: Animation & Illusion

Dan Woodward

Mar 242 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.7: Animation & Illusion

This research task was to investigate how animation has maintained its connection with the idea of illusion since Athanasius Kircher...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.5: Deconstructing Narratives

Dan Woodward

Oct 25, 20231 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.5: Deconstructing Narratives

This research task seems to mirror and extend an exercise in Section Four of the Illustration Sketchbooks unit. As such, I don't want to...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.4: Definitive Illustrators

Dan Woodward

Oct 24, 20235 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.4: Definitive Illustrators

Look at some of these examples or find your own. What is it about the illustrations that links so well with the text? Is it simply...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.3: Typography & Images

Dan Woodward

Oct 22, 20235 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.3: Typography & Images

In this research task, I had to select a range of books and/or magazines that use illustration, taking in and comparing how they use...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.2: The Metamorphosis

Dan Woodward

Oct 22, 20235 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.2: The Metamorphosis

For this research task, I was asked to look into the visual interpretations of Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung). I...

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.1: Denotation and Connotation

Dan Woodward

Oct 7, 20232 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 3.1: Denotation and Connotation

Introduction For this research task I managed to find a high-resolution copy of both images. This allowed me to zoom in closer to take...

Responding to a Brief - Research 2.5: Us and Them

Dan Woodward

Aug 8, 20235 min read

Responding to a Brief - Research 2.5: Us and Them

Introduction This research task asked me to discover and select a range of images where illustrators have created a sense of 'them and...

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