Introduction To Design
Elements and Principles of Design Trading Cards
The Project: Communicate information with clarity
The trading card is a great way to present a lot of complex information quickly. The better the design, the more clear the information will be. Trading cards are designed so that the entire set goes together, but also so that important differences (like sports teams) are easy to identify.
The trading card is a great way to present a lot of complex information quickly. The better the design, the more clear the information will be. Trading cards are designed so that the entire set goes together, but also so that important differences (like sports teams) are easy to identify.
The Product: A set of informative and exciting cards
Student partners will create a set of 3 ½” x 2 ½” trading cards for the 14 design elements and principles. The cards, each featuring one of the elements or principles, will be two-sided and will present the following information:
Each partner is responsible for completing a set of sketches, a list of Internet sources for card images, and (of course) ½ of the set (either Elements or Principles) of finished cards. Each person is also responsible for a reflective essay.
Student partners will create a set of 3 ½” x 2 ½” trading cards for the 14 design elements and principles. The cards, each featuring one of the elements or principles, will be two-sided and will present the following information:
- identification of the item as an element or principle
- the name of the element or principle
- the definition of the element or principle
- a visual example of the element or principle (collected from internet sources)
- supporting visual and layout elements
Each partner is responsible for completing a set of sketches, a list of Internet sources for card images, and (of course) ½ of the set (either Elements or Principles) of finished cards. Each person is also responsible for a reflective essay.
The Goal: A unifying design motif, but a distinct identity
Your ½ set will be designed to “fit” thematically with your partner’s ½ set, but will also be distinctly its own. In other words, the viewer should be able to tell that the elements and principles cards are designed to go together, but should also be able to quickly see that all of the “elements” cards are distinctly elements, and all of the “principles” cards are distinctly a principles (just as you can tell that all of the football cards are from the same set, but can also easily identify the cards for one team). It is up to the partners to decide how one group will be differentiated from the other.
Your ½ set will be designed to “fit” thematically with your partner’s ½ set, but will also be distinctly its own. In other words, the viewer should be able to tell that the elements and principles cards are designed to go together, but should also be able to quickly see that all of the “elements” cards are distinctly elements, and all of the “principles” cards are distinctly a principles (just as you can tell that all of the football cards are from the same set, but can also easily identify the cards for one team). It is up to the partners to decide how one group will be differentiated from the other.
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