Responsive- Brief reflection

Today we worked in groups of four to reflect on our chosen briefs and their appropriateness

Briefs selected:
- UK Greetings
- Secret 7
- Batsford Prize

Is the rationale sound?
- UK Greetings- different and fits with new direction of work- may be difficult but should be fun and constructive
- Secret 7- Try to develop a more thought out developed idea, could tell a lot with little info- way of thinking like editorial pieces
- Batsford Prize- More relaxed and can include collection of works brought together. Annie suggested I work similar to the Illustration Friday brief and just make some work each week, and possibly bring it together at the end in a final piece for submission

What technical considerations are there?
- Consider brief outcomes- especially format (UK Greetings, Secret 7)
- Consider judges
- If it doesn't give dimensions, consider appropriateness of scale for yourself
- Ensure outcomes are of a high standard
- May have to consider including logos or barcodes- read the brief carefully to ensure outcome is appropriate and includes all necessary information
- Consider audience appropriateness

What time considerations are there?
- Brief deadlines
- Module deadline
- Balancing all three briefs (ensure I plan time effectively)
- Working alongside other modules- make a clear timetable
- Give time at the end of the project to finish final outcome to a professional standard- especially since this will be what is judged mainly
- Consider which ones I need to hand in and which ones work solely as idea and work generators

Is the balance of briefs appropriate?
- Most projects don't have a set 'size', so I can scale them up or down as required, based upon workload from other briefs and modules
- Final outcomes are set for two briefs, so I need to ensure I don't keep creating after the final outcome

What next?
- Maybe look into Qwerty, Threadless and colour collective as other smaller briefs to dip into