Module/Week 2 Review :Introduction to Imagemaking (Graphic Design Specialization) Answers 2026

1. Question 1

Concept of connotation in imagemaking:

❌ Reporting what is literally in the image
✅ Emotional, social, and cultural associations and meanings an image carries

2. Question 2

Factors that might conjure associations and connotations (Select all):

✅ Color palette
✅ Shapes and forms
✅ Size
✅ Texture or pattern
✅ Line quality

3. Question 3

Techniques to evoke specific moods (Select all):

✅ Using transparency
✅ Using specific color palettes
✅ Expressive line quality
✅ Using unexpected materials

4. Question 4

Non-literal meaning or associations of an image:

✅ Connotation
❌ Explanation

5. Question 5

Creating images from found materials (Select all):

✅ Collage
✅ Assemblage

6. Question 6

How personal experiences influence interpretation (Select all):

✅ Add subjective meaning beyond the literal image
✅ Local and current events influence interpretation
✅ Specific knowledge enhances interpretation

7. Question 7

What abstraction involves (Select all):

✅ Using simple shapes
✅ Simplifying forms and elements

8. Question 8

Non-literal meaning or associations:

✅ Connotation
❌ Explanation

9. Question 9

What abstraction involves (Select all):

✅ Using simple shapes
✅ Simplifying forms and elements

10. Question 10

Techniques to evoke specific moods (Select all):

✅ Using transparency
✅ Using specific color palettes
✅ Expressive line quality
✅ Using unexpected materials

11. Question 11

How personal experiences influence interpretation (Select all):

✅ Add subjective meaning beyond the literal image
✅ Local and current events influence interpretation
✅ Specific knowledge enhances interpretation

12. Question 12

Creating images from found materials (Select all):

✅ Collage
✅ Assemblage

PART 2 – CHECK-IN

13. Question 13

Activities completed in this module (Select all):

✅ Working with visual style and mood
✅ Explain and illustrate
✅ Poetry of everyday life
✅ Experimentation and Improvisation
✅ Range of representation and abstraction
✅ Sharing my work
❌ I didn’t complete any of the above

PART 3 – REFLECTIONS

14. Question 14 – Experimentation & Improvisation (Sample Answer)

While making images, I noticed that working without a fixed plan helped me discover unexpected results. The process I enjoyed most was improvising with materials and letting the image develop organically rather than trying to control every detail. Some of the most successful outcomes came from experimenting freely, especially when I allowed accidents or spontaneous decisions to guide the composition. The final image was often a surprise and differed from my initial expectations, which made the process more engaging. Improvisation played a key role, and I enjoyed trying unfamiliar techniques and materials.

15. Question 15 – Range of Representation (Sample Answer)

I began this project with quick sketches and simple visual studies before refining the images further. I explored different levels of abstraction by simplifying forms, adjusting contrast, and experimenting with stylization. Working across these levels helped me discover new visual possibilities and ways of representing my subject. One of the abstract versions stood out to me because it communicated the essence of the subject with very minimal detail, and I would like to explore this direction further in future work.

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