Critical Review Sara Voaides 521838 Why artificial intelligence will not kill illustration Historical precedent for the illustration industry changing due to technology Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are the final frontiers of technology. The link between technology and [...]
Self-Directed Project Task: Develop a project around a theme or topic of your choice. Write a brief to outline what this project is, any limitations you’re setting yourself and what you expect its outcomes to be. A self-directed project could be based [...]
Exercises Sample Briefs Task: The following are examples of ‘live’ student briefs offered by BBC2 via the Young Creatives Network Student Competition (2008). Read the briefs and identify what the client wants and how they will judge what a successful [...]
Online social networks Task: Find online social networks that connect with your work or present content that you’re interested in. Find a range that covers commercial opportunities, professional networking, archived work, learning opportunities, or discussions around illustration. There are [...]
Caricature and character Task: Pick a well-known television celebrity or personality who has a public persona on screen that might contrast with their private life or who has a particular reputation – for example, an aggressive interviewer, a philandering sports person or [...]
"You are here" Task: Creatively explore the statement ‘you are here’. Produce either a short self-published fanzine, graphic novel or artist’s book; an online interactive experience; a piece of street art; or an illustrative object. This is a very open brief, so [...]
Narrative Illustration Task: Create a series of comic pages based on a short story. The Masque of the Red Death is a well-known short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story goes that there was in a kingdom a rich [...]
Part three: Narrative Illustration Narrative and image are inseparably linked, even the simplest images consisting only of a single color can communicate something. An illustrator must learn to use this connection to best communicate with whoever their audience is. This [...]
Reportage Projects In this chapter we're diving into the world of reportage illustration. The range of reportage illustration types is as vast as the range topics one can choose from to write about in any given publication. We will only [...]
Assignment 2: Reportage The brief: "Your local tourist board has commissioned you to produce a series of reportage illustrations that celebrates aspects of local culture." Targu Mures is on the smaller side as cities go, but it still has [...]
