Tuesday, 5 January 2021

OUD502 briefing

 OUGD502 

  • Runs until the 16th of March 
  • Jan to March - brief 1 
  • Feb to March - brief 2
  • March - brief 3
Studio brief 1
  • Creative report 
  • select a contemporary practitioner or studio
  • create a report around them 
  • interview and reach out to them 
  • anything you find interesting 
  • needs to be relevant relevant to your personal practice 
  • might have to contact a few people to get a response 
  • the design of your creative report should reflect the content/ subject matter 
  • the publication should be contextually appropriate; e.g a book, poster, animation, moving image 
  • ask your idols for advice 
Studio brief 2
  • produce ideas and concepts for an event or creative opportunity based in leeds 
  • should address a local or wider community 
  • due to covid, this could be something in the future
  • covid projects; online stuff such as a discord server?
  • pepare a short pitch
  • exhibition, series of talks, podcast, workshop, screening, pop up group, charity?
  • consider: budget, venue, branding, location, technology and a strong rationale 
  • deliverables: pitch, design boards, blogs
  • examples of past years: 27 club and shy bairns 
  • Colours may vary 
  • The tetley
  • village books
Study task 3
  • personal presentations 
  • produce a presentation that summarises your experience as a designer
  • creative concerns and ambitions 
  • could be a video, slide show or a COMIC? 
  • needs to reflect your personal aims
  • sort of a review of what you've done so far
  • what skills and abilities have you learnt?
  • help you understand your self branding 
  • creators that you admire 
  • discuss your decisions regarding your future 
  • deliverables: blog, presentation
Research suggestions
  • 10 principles for good design 
  • studio culture and how to be a graphic designer without losing your soul by adrian shaughnessy
  • 99% invisible by roman mars
  • oh shit what now by craig oldham 
  • experimental jet set
  • design matters podcast

Study task 1
  • during employability fortnight 
  • gather research and findings for your creative report 
  • for the 26th jan 
  • who are you interested in?
  • what do they do?
  • why are you interested in them?
  • where are they based?
  • what do you want to find out?
  • make a list of 10 designers; are they similar or different?
  • give 3 reasons for why you chose each designer 
  • come up with 10 questions to ask the designers
  • select and narrow the designers down to 3

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