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Design options: for students.


Directions: Visit the websites listed below and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper.

www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/

Click on Explore the Toolkit An integrated set of software routines or utilities (tools) that are used to develop and maintain applications and databases. There are toolkits for developing almost anything. See tool, developer's toolkit, library, class library and CASE.  on the left side of the frame to discover how artists use the elements and principles of art The principles of art are a set of rules or guidelines to keep in mind when considering the impact of a piece of artwork. They are combined with the elements of art in the production of art. , find artworks This article is about the software drawing application. For art objects, see work of art.

ArtWorks is an advanced vector drawing package for RISC OS created by Computer Concepts (now Xara) in 1991. It has been developed by MW Software since 1996.
 from museums, and create your own compositions. Click on Watch, Find, and Create to explore all the features of this site. Back on the homepage See home page. , click on See Artists in Action to view two short movies. You can also check the definitions for the elements and principles of design by clicking on Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books
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www.ndm.si.edu/EXHIBITIONS/ TRIENNIAL/teachersKids.html

Click on one of the design choices on this page (chair, buildings that move, pattern, or cars and trains) to learn about their design. Then, on a piece of paper, draw your own design for a chair or car.

ndm.si.edu/dfl/dflhome.htm

Click on Daily Life and read the short text. Click on and read about at least three of the seven categories presented. Choose one of the categories and draw an object of your own design that fits that category.

www.moma.org/momalearning/ artsafari/index.html

First click on Art Safari, then find the titles in the menu on the left side: Look at Paintings and Sculpture sculpture, art of producing in three dimensions representations of natural or imagined forms. It includes sculpture in the round, which can be viewed from any direction, as well as incised relief, in which the lines are cut into a flat surface. , Make Your Own Art, and Visitor's Art Display. Click on each one in turn and read and follow the directions. Under Make Your Own Art, choose one of four different subjects to design an artwork using one of the computer programs provided. Be sure you print out your finished design.

www.artsconnected.org/ playground/make_it.shtml

At the Playground Playground - A visual language for children, developed for Apple's Vivarium Project. OOPSLA 89 or 90? , first click on the icon for Line Design and then follow the prompts, ending with a line drawing of your own. Return to the Playground page and click on Garden Design and then follow the directions.

hirshhorn.si.edu/education/ interactive.html

Follow the directions in Art Interactive to learn about four different kinds of sculpture and to design your own virtual artwork.
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Date:Dec 1, 2003
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