The Editorial Brief
Illustration and the evolution of newspapers and magazines
Illustrating for the modern newspaper brief
Components of a modern broadsheet newspaper:
- National news
- International news
- Feature stories
- Politial analysis
- Business section
- Education section
- Media section
- Arts section
- Society section
- Consumer section
- Sports section
- Gardening section
- Food section
- Propertey section
- Star signs
- Syndicated cartoon strips
- Other strip cartoons
- Weather
The creative roles within a newspaper/magazine/editorial website:
- Editor
- Creative director
- Art director
- In-house designer
- Picture editor
Example of a newspaper commission
Illustrating for the modern magazine brief
Example of a magazine commission
Ilustrating for editoral on the web
Example of a newspaper/web-based commission
- Initial research
- Prospecting for work
- Securing the commission
- Starting the work
- Submitting the roughs
- Producing the final artwork
- Securing payment
