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Two-Dimensional Design

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do the shape and style of letters affect how words look and feel?

Use lettering and basic typography, including letter shape, weight, spacing and the difference between display and body text, to design clear and expressive words
A step-by-step answer to the N(A)-Level Art outcome on lettering and typography. Letter shapes and styles, weight and spacing, the difference between display and body text, how letter style carries feeling, and designing readable, expressive words.
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How does repeating a shape or motif create a pattern, and what makes a pattern work?

Create patterns by repeating a motif, using regular, half-drop and rotational repeats, and understand the role of spacing, colour and contrast in pattern design
A step-by-step answer to the N(A)-Level Art outcome on pattern. What a motif and a repeat are, regular, half-drop and rotational repeats, the role of spacing and contrast, and designing a simple repeating pattern.
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How do you arrange images and words on a poster so it grabs attention and gets its message across?

Plan a poster or layout, combining image, text and space with a clear focal point, visual hierarchy and a single message for a chosen audience
A step-by-step answer to the N(A)-Level Art outcome on poster and layout design. The brief and audience, focal point and visual hierarchy, combining image, text and space, and planning a clear, eye-catching layout that carries one message.
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What is printmaking, and how does a simple block print let you make repeated images?

Make simple prints using relief methods such as a foam, lino or potato block, understanding the printing plate, ink, the reversed image, and printing an edition
A step-by-step answer to the N(A)-Level Art outcome on printmaking. What relief printing is, the plate or block, why the image prints in reverse, inking and taking a print, and making a small edition of repeated images.
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