Tea Brief

The bitter story behind the UK's national drink

Several of Britain's biggest tea brands, including PG Tips, Tetleys and Twinings, have said they will work to improve the tea estates they buy from in India after a BBC investigation found dangerous and degrading living and working conditions.  

Brief:

create a editorial piece of illustration that can sit along side and visually communicate the issues raised in an article regarding the degrading and dangerous working and living conditions for tea pickers.

OR

create a campaign that can bring awareness to tea drinkers of the labour tea pickers go through on a daily basis just for our national drink, visually communicate the issues raised in the guardians article regarding the degrading and dangerous working and living conditions for tea pickers.

why i chose this brief:

As this is a current issue i will be able to gain a substantial about of research and imagery on this topic and it will therefore allow me to produce a strong piece of visually truthful illustrations. I enjoy the challenge of conveying a deeper meaning through imagery.  I feel this brief will also allow me to explore with figure drawing, as it is a social and cultural issue. Working to the format of a editorial piece I will have to work to the required dimensions so will have to consider the effectiveness of my design with these restrictions.