Monday, 19 March 2018

OUGD503 - Chosen Briefs - Brief Analysis

Key Points from the Brief

Hasbro D&AD New Blood Award 

Give an old game a 21st century makeover, with a fresh twist for today's young adults

 


Considerations 
- Find a forgotten, old or traditional board game 
- should be for an adult audience looking for a fun and fast party game, 2+ people, 2 minutes to learn and 30 minutes to play 
- aimed at 16 to 26 year olds, both men and women who like games
- the original game should be a starting point
- check the game hasn't been reinvented or change it radically 
- make it a simple game 
- shouldn't be controversial e.g. drinking games 
- doesn't have to have a board e.g card, action and outdoor games, however needs to be packaged and sold for a better player experience 
- must be self contained, doesn't need digital extensions to play 
- should have strong graphic design, copywriting, branding and packaging 
- test the game out 
- how would it be sold in shops, launched or advertised?

Requirements 

- a video showing the gameplay and visuals, with launch concepts etc 
- only videos will be looked at in the first stage of judging 
- can send a playable prototype 
- show research and development and clearly show which game has been used and how it has been reinvented, whilst showing why design decisions have been made 

Submission Details 

- 90sec video 
- a  physical playable prototype with instructions or 2 min proof of concept video
- Research and development should be on 2 jpeg slides or a 30 second video
- Must follow the preparing your entries section 

Deadline

20 March 2018, 5pm



G.F Smith Calendar 






Requirements 

- should celebrate the tactility of colourplan papers 
- should communicate the year in an inspiring way 
- needs to be useable 
- would be used as brand promotion 
- should be something people want to own
- should have an unusual form 
- must be able to be posted 
- should connect to the seasons 


Submission Details 

March 2018


A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking  - Penguin Student Design Award 2018




Background 

- reviews the theories of leading scientists and explores concepts about space and time 
- succinct language introduces people to the universe 
- the book aims to explain different scientific phenomena 
- is aimed at a non - specialist reader 
- Has been translated into 35 languages and is a bestseller






Considerations  

- the book needs to break boundaries and show it as a revolutionary book with popular appeal   
- shouldn't look like a textbook
-  should feel timeless, confident and appeal to a new generation 

Requirements 

- needs to include all the cover copy 
- needs to fit the design template B format 198mm high, 129mm wide and spine width 17mm
- needs all the penguin branding and barcode
- copyright needs to be cleared and everything should be credited 

What the judges are looking for:

- striking cover design that is eyecatching 
- both back and front must work together as a cohesive piece 
- an imaginative concept 
- original interpretation of the brief 
- strong use of typography 
- appeal to a broad audience 
- show understanding of the marketplace
- needs a point of difference from other books on the market 
- needs to work effectively as ebooks and in traditional print so point size needs to be considered at smaller sizes  

Submission Details:

- PDF 
- Front cover on the first page and full cover spread on second page 
- 300 dpi 
- CMYK
- 5mm bleed
- crop marks 
- max file size 5MB
- Ideally colour managed to ISO Coated 39 or ISO Uncoated 29 

Deadline 

Tuesday 6 March 2018, 12 noon



Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman - Penguin Student Design Award 2018





Background Info 

-Originally written in 2001 
-Key themes within the book are racism, terrorism, the class system and artificial divides between people
-Themes have relevance now






Considerations

- needs to bring the book to a new generation
- should remain as an important book for teenagers to read 

Requirements

- needs to include all the cover copy 
- needs to fit the design template B format 198mm high, 129mm wide and spine width 28mm
- needs all the penguin branding and barcode
- copyright needs to be cleared and everything should be credited 

What the judges are looking for:

- striking cover design that is eyecatching 
- both back and front must work together as a cohesive piece 
- should encourage children to buy the book and for parents to buy it for them  
- an imaginative concept 
- original interpretation of the brief 
- strong use of typography 
- appeal to a broad audience 
- show understanding of the marketplace
- needs a point of difference from other books on the market 
- needs to work effectively as ebooks and in traditional print so point size needs to be considered at smaller sizes
- must be sale able in a variety of locations, supermarkets, bookshops, ebook store etc  


Submission Details:

- PDF 
- Front cover on the first page and full cover spread on second page 
- 300 dpi 
- CMYK
- 5mm bleed
- crop marks 
- max file size 5MB
- Ideally colour managed to ISO Coated 39 or ISO Uncoated 29 

Deadline 

Tuesday 6 March 2018, 12 noon

LAU Sustainability Logo 





Considerations

- will be used to raise awareness of sustainable activities within the university 
- university works as part of a Sustainability Framework
- logo should be functional across a range of promotional material, needs to work at different scales and across media 
- needs to be simple and flexible


Deliverables

- logo design for sustainability activities within the university
- propose a colour scheme and / or other graphics 
- submit as a 300 dpi PDF or Jpeg 

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