OUGD403 Brief 3 - The Brief

MESSAGE AND DELIVERY - BRIEF 3

Create a body of visual research in response to a story, issue
or theme found in the national press tomorrow, Saturday 25th October..

CONSIDERATIONS
The willingness and ability to formulate informed opinions about your

subject matter is an essential skill for a graphic designer.

In addition to being aware of events, concerns and the (un)popularly 

held opinions of the world around you, you also need to consider the 

tone of voice with which they are reported.

It is important that you read the stories thoroughly and research issues 

that are raised fully before committing your self to a visual opinion.

You can be serious, humorous, questioning, opinionated, bold, or subtle.

Your research should be broad and varied and should include but not be

limited to; statistical, empirical (opinions), and personal.

Use a variety of approaches to your gathering of research, including 

editorial coverage in local, national and international press via both print

and web. You should aim to observe the trends and differences between 

different formats of communication. Be aware of and include in your 

research and documentation the tone of voice, the use of images, 

typography and layout/composition.

REQUIREMENTS

The story, issue or theme must come from a newspaper published on

Saturday 25th October..

DELVIERABLES

• A body of research into the story, issue or theme of your choice.
• A physical copy of the newspaper.

MY BRIEF ANALYSIS

To buy and read several variations of newspapers from Saturday 25th 

October, to compare stories and chose an interesting story/topic to research

further. Create a in-depth body of research supporting the story and its

possibilities, To collate the research and present it in any way I choose.