2.02 In-Depth with Design Elements

2.02 In-Depth with Design Elements

2.02 In-Depth with Design Elements

Directions: For this activity, you will use to Internet to examine design elements in depth. Go to and complete the lessons listed below.

  1. Read the paragraphs about lines and then click on Lesson 1 – Appearance of Lines
  1. Read the description about the appearance of lines
  2. Do not complete the hands-on exercise

  1. Click the next lesson, Lesson 2 – Patterns and read the description about line patterns
  1. Draw the 6 line examples on a sheet of paper and describe the use of the patterns below each drawing.
  2. Post your drawings on the Community Board
  3. Use different colored highlighters to classify the common characteristics of the patterns (see example below)
  • The first design is static, orderly, conservative
  • The second design is static, stable, orderly
  1. Post your work to The Community Board

  1. Click on the next lesson, Lesson 3 – Practical Applications and read about practical uses of lines

  1. After reading the text, write your own examples of how lines are used in the space provided below OR use the class supply of publications to cut and paste examples on The Community Board.

1)Organize
2)Connect
3)Separate
4)Create movement
5)Provide texture
6)Convey a mood or emotion
7)Define shapes
8)Provide emphasis
9)Provide a framework
  1. Skip the hands-on exercise and go directly to the Lines Self-Test Assignment. Feel free to use your notes to complete the quiz.

  1. Click on the next lesson, Graphic Design Basics Class 3– Shapes, In-Depth and read the text about shapes

  1. Click on Lesson 1 – Squares and read the text

Describe how squares and rectangles are used:
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  1. Click on Lesson 2 – Circles and read the text

Describe how circles are used
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  1. Click on Lesson 3 – Triangles and read the text

Describe how triangles are used
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  1. Click on Lesson 4: Practical Applications and read the text

  1. Using the class supply of publications cut and paste examples of shapes on The Community Board and describe the effect of each relative to its context.

  1. Click on theShapes Self-Test Assignment

Go back to your collection of shapes and add captions to the shapes you have already collected that correspond to the three items in the self-test
  1. Click on the next lesson, Class 4: Mass and read the text

  1. Click on Lesson 1: Mass and write a brief description in the space provided below of how mass is used in desktop publishing.

  1. Click on Lesson 2 – Size & Measure. Read the text and complete the lesson as directed. The Picas & Points exercise is optional but recommended.

  1. Click on the Mass Self-Test Assignment and key the questions and supply the correct answers.

  1. Click on the next lesson, Class 5: Texture and read the text

  1. Click on the next activity, Lesson 1: PaperTexture

  1. Read the text and write a brief description of the differences in types of paper and how different paper can affect the message of a publication

  1. Select samples from your class supply of publications to complete the hands-on exercise and post your work to the Community Board

  1. Click on the next lesson, Lesson 2 – Visual Texture. Read the text and complete the hands-on exercise as directed.

  1. Click on Lesson 3 – Textures from Printing & Finishing. Read the text and complete the hands-on exercise as directed.

  1. Click on the Texture Self-Test Assignment and complete the assessment as directed, using your notes if needed.

  1. Click on the next activity, Class 6: Color and read the text.

  1. Click on Lesson 1: Value

  1. List and describe ways in which value is used in desktop publishing

  1. Complete the hands-on exercise and paste the images (created or found in publications) on The Community Board

  1. Click on Lesson 2 – Technical Aspects of Color. Read the text.

  1. In order to complete the Hands-on Exercise, you must first complete the activity on Color Wheels.

  1. Click on 1: Color Wheels

1)What are the primary colors?
2)What are complementary colors and how are they composed?
3)What are additive primaries?
4)What are subtractive primaries?
  1. Click on the next activity, RGB & CMYK

1)How are colors on the computer designated?
2)The amount of red, green, or blue in a color is known as:
3)RGB colors are translated digitally as
  1. Hexadecimals
  2. Percentages

4)CMYK colors are translated digitally as
  1. Hexadecimals
  2. Percentages

  1. Click on the next activity, Hue, tints, shades, saturation

1)In a color wheel, color is referred to as
  1. Saturation
  2. Shade
  3. Tint
  4. Hue

2)Complete the equation: Hue plus black equals
3)Complete the equations: Hue plus white equals
4)To lighten a hue, add:
  1. White
  2. Black
  3. Shade
  4. Tint

5)Light hues are called:
  1. White
  2. Black
  3. Shade
  4. Tint

  1. Click on the next activity, Perception of Color and read the text before answering the questions below.

1)On the color wheel, adjacent colors
  1. Harmonize
  2. Contrast
  3. Complement
  4. Clash

2)Colors separated on the color wheel by another color
  1. Harmonize
  2. Contrast
  3. Complement
  4. Clash

3)Colors that are directly opposite one another on the color wheel
  1. Harmonize
  2. Contrast
  3. Complement
  4. Clash

4)Describe when harmonizing and contrasting colors are ineffective in a publication
5)Describe how hues can be adjusted for a more positive effect
6)How does paper selection affect color?
  1. Click on the next activity, Specifying Color

1)How can multiple colors be created from a single color?
2)How can multiple colors be created from two or more colors?
3)Describe how CMYK is used in the four-color printing process.
4)Describe how color separations are used in four-color process printing.
  1. Go to Color Selection & Use ( ) and read the text.

1)Which colors are calming?
2)Which colors are exciting?
3)Which colors are mixed (cool and warm)?
4)Which colors are neutral?
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