Responsive 5/11/15 and Made You Look

I think this session really opened my eyes to how much work I need to do for responsive, and that i best get a move on. I was (and still slightly am) confused about what a counts as a big brief. I thought that creating a book cover for one of the penguin books would constitute for a big brief, but it does not. If I was to do two or three penguin book covers, that would be a big one.
Best get a move on!

What i took away from todays session
I need to work on the problem of the brief.
I must consider core values, what the company values etc
Branding is about humanising relationships. Need to be able to connect with a brand.
Must always have in mind the message i want to present.
Consider everything! Emotions, mood, audience, values, themes etc
The more we do now, the less we'll have to do later.

I need a plan of action. I have a few thoughts in mind of certain briefs I'd like to take on. But I need to narrow these down and really think about which ones would be most suited to me and the way I work.
Current thoughts

• Poster for peace is a definite. Ive always said I want to make a difference with my illustration, and I think this is perfect for that reason. It relates to my values and what I believe.
• Penguin children's book cover 'Emil and the detectives' - never tried to illustrate anything for children before, and lately I feel my style might be heading that way, so would be good to see if I can create anything successful.
• The LCA christmas card brief. The deadline is next Friday, and I think it would be a good quick one to get me into the swing of things. (plus £30 to spend in the shop would be awesome)

I really need to think about a large brief to take on now. 

Made you look

I went to watch this film at hyde park picture house when it travelled to Leeds. Its pretty heart warming in a way, that theres a whole film about illustrators and graphic designers in todays creative industry.

What I liked about it-
I like seeing how professionals work in the industry. I love listening to what they have to say, and seeing all of the eclectic ways in which they work.
What I didn't like about it-
This might just be me but as far as documentaries go, I didn't feel it really had a point? It was all about creatives in the digital age, but I felt like it stayed on the fence about digital vs traditional the whole way through. Could be argued that this is a good thing though, in that I may not have agreed at all if it was all for digital and vice versa. I don't know.
What I'll take away from it-
Firstly, I learnt about a lot of illustrators and creatives that I didn't know about before, and that I really liked. It also opened my eyes to various possibilities in the field. I keep thinking Im going to be an illustrator and that will be the only thing I can do, but theres so so much more! Like Moross studios for example. Im really starting to like the idea of a collective of creatives that work together when I graduate.  Kate Moross is such an inspiration to me after watching this. Yeah, I guess what i mainly take away from this film is inspiration.