Leeds College of Art
BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION
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Level
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06
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OUIL603 Extended Practice
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Credits
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60
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STUDIO PRACTICE
Statement of Intent
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Name
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Olivia Talbot
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Blog Address
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Date
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16/11/18
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Intent / Tone of voice
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Themes / Subjects
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Audience / Context
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Goals and Ambitions
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Practical Skills / Media / Formats
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Additional Information
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Potential Content / Outcomes
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Content:
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Outcomes:
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Feminist children books
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Deadline
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November
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Details
Research into the area in general, visit bookshops and explore what’s already on the market. Look into the rise in feminist children books and why people are buying them. Find the gap in the market. Speak to publishers and agents who deal in children's books and literature
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY: #MeToo
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Deadline
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November
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Details
look into the Me Too movement and see the impact this has had on what people are making/ is on the market. What art has it inspired? Look at magazines and online illustrations, editorial illustrations, instagram and other social media, women’s marches
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Protest art
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Deadline
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December
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Details
Research the history of protest art, suffragettes, old poster and adverts. Also look at whats going on now with the recent women’s marches, since trumps inauguration, #MeToo, Bill Cosby etc, what words and imagery are used?
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY
BICebe 2019
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Deadline
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December
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Details
Animated GIF on women's empowerment (must be unpublished), 1000x1380 pixels, vertical, 15 seconds.
Research past winners, other GIFs, areas of imagery I'm interested in portraying
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Other competitions and live briefs
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Deadline
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December
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Details
Have a look at what other competitions and live briefs might suit my work and reflect the kinds of topics I want to be discussing, find out submissions dates, requirements etc
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Current resources and publications etc for mental health
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Deadline
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January
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Details
Are there any existing publications or zines etc dedicated to self care and mental health in younger people? Something a little more accessible and less formal than maybe an NHS handout leaflet. If not, why not? Is there the market for this?
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Hanbury speakers
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Deadline
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January
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Details
Look into who will be speaking at the Hanbury symposium and whether theres going to be anyone there that is particularly relevant to what I'd like to do after uni. In addition to this identify any exhibitions, resources etc that might be useful to visit whilst in London.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Printing/ binding/ making
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Deadline
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Details
Research into how to make a professional looking publication or failing this identify local places I could potentially look at getting my children's book or possible colouring book made
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Mental health in children's books
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Deadline
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Details
How do we talk to children about difficult issues? What is appropriate to show and not show? Is there a market for books like this? What age range are looking to read this kind of material?
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RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Childrens' publishing
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Deadline
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Details
What are the different sectors of children's publishing? What age ranges are there? Where would my work fit into this market, and is my work suited to any particular age group?
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS / TEXTS - (Harvard Refernced)
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Favilli, E & Cavallo, F, 2016, Goodnight stories for rebel girls, Penguin, London
Emily.P.W, 2004, Girls who bite back, Sumach Press, Canada
Williams. W, 2011, Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, Piatkus, Great Britain
Pankhurst. K, 2018, Fantastically great women who made history, Bloomsbury children publishing, Great Britain
Clinton. C, 2017, She Persisted, Penguin, New York
Beedie. D, 2017, The bear who stared, Templar Publishing, Great Britain
Cain. S, 2012, Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking, Crown Publishing Group, United States
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MAGAZINES / JOURNALS / ARTICLES – (include publication date and details)
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Flow magazine- Sanoma Media- Netherlands
Happiful Magazine- Surrey, UK
Mind magazine- Summer 2017- UK
Dot magazine- Vol. 14- Anorak- UK
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ON LINE REFERENCES / WEBSITES / ARTICLES (include specific urls)
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OTHER REFERENCE MATERIAL (Films, events, exhibitions, conferences)
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Womens Hour podcast
The Guilty Feminist podcast
The Introvert Entrepreneur podcast
Good Life Project podcast
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ACTION PLAN / FIRST STEPS – use this section to identify specific tasks within the first 10 weeks that you propose to complete in order to develop a project/s.
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Brief
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What do you need to do?
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Deadline
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1
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Do 1st blog post- statement of intent
make first 7x7- portrait? Also powerpoint!
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Sat 20th oct
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2
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Research into feminist children books and imagery
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mon 22nd oct
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3
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make some imagery- strong women, quotes, paper cut?
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mon 29th oct
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4
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look into competitions, what suits me and my aesthetic?
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mon 5th oct
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5
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look into protest art, create imagery and research on that
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mon 12th oct
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6
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research famous feminist icons with emphasis on diversity. Also read introversion book
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mon 19th oct
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7
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Make some colouring pages on the subjects of feminism and introversion, posts on instagram to see if it generates any interest
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mon 26th oct
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8
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research and locate a gap in the market, what’s not in children books now that could be/ should be?
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mon 3rd dec
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9
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keep up to date with the #MeToo movement, protests in and around Leeds, speak to people, listen to podcasts
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mon 10th dec
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10
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find some books, articles and other resources around my chosen topics of interest and see if those can help me to generate more ideas over Christmas
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mon 17th dec
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Additional Information
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