Exercise: Writing a brief

Identify a piece of work by an illustrator whose work you find some connection with. You might, for example, choose a particular illustration because you admire its conceptual or narrative dimension. Now try to write the brief for the illustration you’ve chosen. Starting from the context in which the illustration is positioned, write the brief…

Exercise: Working to a brief

These are extracts from briefs set as part of a student competition. Your task is to read and analyse them. Ask yourself: What are you being asked to do? How will the client will judge a successful outcome to the brief? What are the keywords? In addition log any other questions you would want to…