clip art

(noun)

A set of images, distributed as files with other software, that may be copied and pasted into documents or other files.

Related Terms

  • acoustics

Examples of clip art in the following topics:

  • The Don'ts of Using Sensory Enhancements

    • Using Clip Art: An idea behind its time.
    • Clip Art used to be a great way of making a presentation visual—particularly when computers were less powerful and every presentation had be small enough to fit onto a floppy disk.
    • The problem now is that clip art looks very dated compared to a color photograph.
    • Long Video Clips: It can be helpful to add a video clip into a visual presentation, but be aware that an audience's attention will dwindle if the clip is too long.
  • Dynamic Representations: Video and Multimedia

    • Many presentation programs come with pre-designed images (clip art) and/or have the ability to import graphic images.
  • Abstract Sculpture

    • Though all of these are representational works of art, Rodin's approach to form paved the way for increasingly experimental and abstract art.
    • During his period of Cubist innovation, Picasso revolutionized the art of sculpture by by combining disparate objects and materials into one sculptural work - the sculptural equivalent of collage in two dimensional art.
    • Involuntary sculpture is described by Surrealists as sculpture created by absent-mindedly manipulating something, such as rolling and unrolling a movie ticket, bending a paper clip etc.
    • His notion that anything can be art that an artist names art is an idea that has resonated throughout many historical and contemporary movements.
    • Duchamp's appropriation of a urinal as a piece of art challenged the prevailing definition of sculpture.
  • Suggestions for Listening and Further Study

    • A web search for classical music from a particular country may turn up some sound clips.
    • At the time of this writing, for example, sound clips could be found of Chinese Opera and Tunisian classical music.
    • For adults, Ellipsis Arts publishes traditional music from non-Western cultures.
  • Slideshows

    • They are often used to provide dynamic imagery for museum presentations and installation art.
    • For example, users can add transitions, pan and zoom effects, video clips, background music, narrations, and captions.
  • Additional Resources

    • Critical Issue: Working Toward Student Self-Direction and Personal Efficacy as Educational Goals: Collection of many resources (including video clips) on how to enhance student self-efficacy (http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr200.htm).
  • Art History Methodology

  • Paleolithic Art

  • Mesolithic Art

  • Neolithic Art

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  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
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  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
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  • U.S. History
  • World History
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