Examples of Student Work from Basic Design

Basic Design is the studio component of the Visual Design Inquiry Group (VDIG). Students in the class experiment with a variety of hands-on methods and materials, and express ideas visually through creative and challenging assignments. This course is the study of visual design through projects in linear dynamics, color, shape, texture, composition, and conceptual unity. Below are examples of work produced in the class.

Positive and Negative Space - Learning Objective

• Explore the relationship between positive and negative space.
• Create a figure/ground reversal.

Victtoria Hoffman, marker on paper

Line - Learning Objective

• Explore the relationship between line and shape.
• Create a sense of space and balance within the composition.

Jasmine Jackson, graphite on paper

Texture - Learning Objective

• Explore a variety of ways to create visual or tactile surface characteristics.
• Use texture to describe shapes or objects.
• Use texture to create mood.
  
  

Amanda Robinson, mixed media on paper

Craig Dudley, mixed media on paper

Cody Jackson, mixed media on paper

Value - Learning Objectives

• Use a full range of value, at least 10 different shades.
• Enlarge an image working from a grid.
  

Austen Samolchuk, charcoal on paper

Hali Burke, conte crayon and charcoal on paper

Cody Jackson, conte crayon and charcoal on paper

Complimentary Color Composition - Learning Objective

• Use a complimentary color pair along with black and white to establish focus.
• Create direction in a composition through the placement of color.

Katie Giffuni, paint on paper

Michael Stefano, paint on paper