No News Is Good News.

The Brief

Produce a body of research based upon a headline from a newspaper bought on SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2010.

Select the headline thoughtfully as you need to be able to create an interesting and engaging amount of information from this that will inform and create the basis for your next brief.

You may choose to investigate several headlines initially from a variety of different newspapers before selecting one to focus upon.

Tone of Voice.

The tone of voice should be appropriate to your message, the context in which it is intended to be read and the audience to whom your work will be delivered.

Deliverables.

A body of visually engaging research and information that has a clear line of enquiry and tone of voice. 

An informed opinion on a subject matter derived from your chosen headline.

Background.

The ability to gather research so you are able to formulate informed opinions about the subject(s) 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 and how you interpreted this within your research, you will need to consider a range of sources so you can get a balanced view of an event.

It is important that you read the stories thoroughly and research issues that are raised fully before committing yourself to a visual opinion.

RESEARCH CAN BE SERIOUS, HUMOUROUS, QUESTIONING, OPINIONATED, BOLD, SUBTLE, ETC...

Mandatory Requirements

Consider the format that your research will take, your findings need to be clearly organised and logical in their presentation.

You need to have a focus within your research, a collection of unrelated facts and figures will not prove as useful as a well ordered body of relevant information.

WORK TO GATHER:

-find article and headline(s) i find interesting and intruiging

-primary AND secondary research:

-scans/photographs

-talk to people: "chit chat"

-written research

-library

-email

-observations and drawings

-polls/stats

-internet

-thought process

-questionnaires

-generate:

-20 opinions, 20 images, 20 facts, 20 statistics, 20 key words to summarise my research.