Responding to a Brief

Dan Woodward

2 days ago9 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 - Exercise 5.1: Writing a rationale

Dan Woodward

6 days ago4 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 5.1: Writing a rationale

For this exercise, I was asked to go back to the three briefs in the first research task . I was then tasked to think about how I would...

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 - Assignment 4: You are here

Dan Woodward

Nov 76 min read

Responding to a Brief - Assignment 4: You are here

I have been in somewhat of a crisis. My mental health has been at rock bottom and it's left me at times considering very dark thoughts...

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.3: Self Publishing

Dan Woodward

Oct 303 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.3: Self Publishing

This exercise was completed out of turn from others. Given I have had mental health struggles I have not completed much personal work in...

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.7: Contemporary ceramics

Dan Woodward

Oct 235 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.7: Contemporary ceramics

For this exercise, I was asked to create illustrations for contemporary ceramics that drew on the visual history and symbolism of...

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 - Exercise 4.6: Paper Circus

Dan Woodward

Oct 169 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.6: Paper Circus

For this exercise, I was tasked to create a poster to advertise a circus coming to town, with all the relevant information available to...

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 - Exercise 4.4: Pixelated images

Dan Woodward

Oct 35 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.4: Pixelated images

For this exercise, I was asked to create a series of illustrations that explored my relationship to digital technologies. I am of the...

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.5: Street Art

Dan Woodward

Sep 113 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.5: Street Art

I completed this exercise out of order, so that I could respond to the brief as practically as possible. Given that made things...

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.2: World Affairs

Dan Woodward

Sep 112 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.2: World Affairs

I struggled with this exercise. On paper, it made a lot of sense and seemed straightforward. However, I was also suffering a lot from...

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.1: Caricature and character

Dan Woodward

Jun 24 min read

Responding to a Brief - Exercise 4.1: Caricature and character

Barry Fantoni’s portraits of 70s and 80s television celebrities, while exaggerating facial features and expressions for comic effect, are...

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 - Assignment 3: A Graphic Short Story

Dan Woodward

Mar 295 min read

Responding to a Brief - Assignment 3: A Graphic Short Story

I actually finished this assignment on time, in November. It's hard to imagine that now, these months later. Revisiting it again to write...

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