Design elements are not easy to understand intuitively esepecially for young art students, and most often these fundamentals are described in lofty, overly-intellectual terms so most young artists and designers fail to grasp their meaning. These fundamentals are the building blocks of design, and important to understand if students want to continue pursue design.
Design: Applying the Elements on VHS/DVD (CC), explains complex design elements in simple terms. After just one viewing your students will firmly grasp major concepts of design that before seemed impossible to fully understand. This will improve your designs making them stronger and more professional, giving you more credibility.
Create better designs for furniture, fashion and clothing, even culinary dishes. Design theories have endless applications! This video dives into the important elements of design building a solid foundation of knowledge in language that everyone can understand. Easier to digest it gets to the most important points so you'll finally understand important design principles.
Whether you just want a refresher course, or really need a hand understanding design elements, this video is an excellent choice. Made for students in grades 9-12 it firmly reinforces major design principles in an easy-to-understand fashion so you can move on to creating better art!
Teaching design is now simpler and more fun!
Download the Guide: Design: Applying the Elements Video - Instructor/Student Guide (pdf)
Standard: VA.2.3.
Grade: 9
Proficient: Make art with organization principles and functions solving basic visual design problems.
Standard: VA.2.4.
Grade: 9
Advanced: Compare perspectives about organizational principles and defend them.
Standard: VA.6.3.
Grade: 9
Advanced: Creative and analytical principles and techniques of the visual arts, humanities, or sciences.
Standard: VA.2.3.
Grade: 10
Proficient: Make art using organizational principles and solve visual art and design problems.
Standard: VA.2.4.
Grade: 10
Advanced: Compare perspectives on organizational principles and functions and defend them.
Standard: VA.6.3.
Grade: 10
Advanced: Creative and analytical principles and techniques of art and design, humanities, or sciences.
Standard: VA.2.3.
Grade: 11
Proficient: Create art using the organizational principles and functions.
Standard: VA.2.4.
Grade: 11
Advanced: Demonstrate the ability to compare two or more perspectives on organizational principles and functions in art.
Standard: VA.6.3.
Grade: 11
Advanced: Synthesize creative and analytical principles and techniques of visual arts, humanities, or sciences.
Standard: VA.2.3.
Grade: 12
Proficient: Create art with organizational principles and functions.
Standard: VA.2.4.
Grade: 12
Advanced: Compare perspectives on organizational principles and functions in art.
Standard: VA.6.3.
Grade: 12
Advanced: Synthesize creative and analytical principles and techniques of arts, humanities, or the sciences.
