Gerry Brakus - New Statesman vist.

-Final image.

Notes from talk-

• The Newspaper tends to have Long dense features .
• Political /cultural , half and half.
• Commission more illustrators than photographers.
• People who find a different ways to get the attention.
• Different and Innovative.
• When writing or sending them anything make sure you check the name , job title and get them correct.
• Have a direction- focus - strength.
• Newstateman works a lot with Ralph Steadman, Consitently working , Reads the magazine and as a general note all the creatives involved in illustrating the features work in collaboration with the paper.
• If job gets 'killed' then a kill fee is offered which it up to half of the full paying fee or if the job is really bad then not at all.
• Context is important and layout too.
• Social Media good fro capturing attention.
• A-froman Peck.
• Shpiegal front cover.
• Newstateman has a Couscous readership- liberal -scared?
• America is more open to more graphic illustration and Germany and France as well.
• Roughs are a key stage.

When she came to look at my work she was very keen on the aesthetic and the way I had chosen to approach the brief using more conceptual ideas. Even though I didn't directly awnser the brief she said that definitely publish it to go along side a cultural piece, and the image could be a single or double page spread. This made me realise that editorial illustration isn't just about the political features it also covers anything that goes into the magazine. This is really good news as I found I struggled with getting across the political side of Moby and enjoyed my more creating a narrative out of the different elements. Also right at the very end before she was about to leave I gave her one of my prints with my contact details on and she said to definitely email her , and that she is going to send another brief though that is a creative writing brief that I am definitely going to do. I really want to push Newstatesman further and create a really good impression and try and inertivew Gerry for my PPP interview.