ARTT 102 Design Studio: 2-Dimensional

Fall 2016
Name
Swayne Harris

Course Number/ CRN

20119

Initial Assessment
Course Days/Times
T/Th 9:00-11:40

Welcome to ARTT 102. Please think about the following questions and answer them as
best you can.
1) Why did you take ARTT 102?
Have you ever taken a design class before?
It is a general elective for my major. I did took the same class last semester, but I
failed

2) What do you think ARTT 102 is about?

Art involves the movement, placement, and composition of visual elements

3) List 3 things that you would like to learn, or expect to learn.

How art came to be
Why art is a necessity in society
How is one so artistically inclined

4) Can you name 3 visual artists?

Kose Kanaoka
Fujiwara Nobuzane

Jocho
5) Do you have a favorite visual artist? Why do you like this artist?
No, I dont

6) Have you visited any visual art museums, galleries or websites in the past two years?
If so, what was your favorite? Why?

No, I havent

7) Research online and find an example of what you feel is a good design. Insert it
in the space below on the left. Please try to size the image so it fits in the space. In
the space on the right, explain what you feel is good about the example you chose.
This design gives me a nostalgic and
yet a cold feeling of starting with
nothing and working my way from the
ground up.

8) You will be introduced to a number of key concepts in this course. From the list below,
please write a definition for any concept that you think you understand now. Dont worry
about getting things right or wrong just include your best answers where you can. If
you dont know what a concept means, thats fine just say so.
Area instructors
populate this list for
the initial assessment
A

Gestalt Principles

A unified whole

Craftsmanship

How well one constructs their art

Asymmetrical Balance

An imbalanced artwork

Emphasis

When the artist puts a focal point on a certain area

Contrast

Values opposite to each other

Value

Color

Complementary Color

Positive & Negative

Space
Texture

Secondary color when combined with the primary color

who has a wavelength that does not match creates white
light
Positive brings balance to a composition while negative
helps to define boundaries

I
J

Content

Appearance of a substance
Aspect of ones work

9) The terms creative, or creativity are often associated with art. Look up at least
two definitions, and re-phrase them into your own definition of creativity in the box
below.

Creativity is the originality of one persons work in any given or specific

area

10) Based on your definition, how do you think creativity would fit into the process of
finding solutions to problems?

It would lead to innovative ways of finding solutions.. Potentially easier

than the standard methods we have today.

11) Given your definition of creativity, do you think the example of the good design
that you included above in question 7 is creative? Explain why or why not.
It all depends on the viewers point of interest whether a design is creative or not.

12) Give an example of something you think is creative, and explain why.
When a design have contrast that possess perfect if not good synchronization. It explains
how the opposing colors are mixed and the outcome can be perfect.

13) In what ways do you think you are creative?

I dont consider myself to be creative, just innovative when it comes to things like
thinking outside the box.

14) Do you think creativity can be learned?

Yes, but its going to be difficult.

15. Which of the following would be a violation of academic integrity?

a. Turning your friends artwork in from last year with your name on it
b. Copying a paragraph from an Art History book and changing one or two words in
your written essay
c. Buying a custom-written research paper online
d. Using facts from a web page, but naming the website and author in your essay

A,B,C