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Principles of Design

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Students study the principles of design by viewing a PowerPoint presentation and then find examples of those principles in magazines. They look through magazines or sketch clothing that exhibit the principles of design and show their examples and what principle is being portrayed.

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10th - 12th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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