Unit 2: Portfolio Design Skills

Simply put, your "test" for AP Art and Design is the creation of a body of work. This work is called a portfolio. Artists use portfolios to show what they are capable of doing artistically. Your portfolio is what you will be scored on for your AP Art and Design "test". Unlike other tests, where you learn and are evaluated on what you remember on that day..... the AP Art and Design test is scored on the work you create over the extended period of time you are in the class.

The principles of design revolve around HOW the elements of design are used within a piece of art to visually represent these ideas. Here are some very simple illustrations depicting these principles.

These are essentially the same as the principles of design for AP2D, but they are represented differently because of the 3D elements and the way you photograph the art.

Student Voice is a huge thing with the College Board. The easiest way to explain it is through an exercise.