OUGD404 | STUDIO BRIEF 2 | WHAT IS A BOOK? | BRIEF & INITIAL RESEARCH

BRIEF:
Produce a set of 10 Double page layouts that explore the form, function and construction of a book.
Your ongoing visual investigation of content should demonstrate a growing understanding of the fundamental principles of type, grid, layout and format that will (and have) been introduced during studio sessions and workshops. Use these as a staring point to develop a set series or sequence of page layouts  that effectively communicates your chosen content.
Your 10 layouts should include a contents page and introduction to the content.

RESEARCH:

I decided to think of topics for this brief that would contain a substantial amount of information.
I initially thought about things I am passionate about and my immediate thought was feminism. I decided against this as I wasn't sure this would work for the brief and I have already produced something similar (a feminist zine), so I would rather design something new. A passion of mine is vegetarianism/veganism and the animal industry; to me this is a good choice for this brief as I will be able to include a load of information that I have previously looked into beforehand. There will be a lot of imagery that I can also use for layouts. My aim for this brief is to fulfill the objectives whilst also educating people and informing them on what really goes on behind the factory farm's doors.

I began my research by re-watching a documentary called 'Earthlings' which covers every angle of the exploitation of animals. There is valuable information that people may not previously know about as a lot of the details and ins-and-outs of the animal industry are pretty hidden and kept away from the public; because if it's in your face, you might not turn such a blind eye to it.

From watching this I gained a lot of ideas for the content, planning to focus firstly on the meat industry as it is such a colossal part of people's lives. I will be doing separate spreads on the different categories of meat; beef, pork, poultry and fish. It would be too condensed just to do one spread on meat in general, and the brief states we must do a minimum of 10 double page spreads. I would also like to have pages about entertainment for example bull fighting festivals and SeaWorld as they are critical parts of the everyday exploitation of animals.