The AP 2-D Design portfolio asks students to demonstrate mastery of composition, surface, and space while sustaining a coherent line of inquiry across multiple pieces. Mimi earned her B.A. in Art History at Dartmouth and later completed a Master's in Education at Harvard, where she specialized in integrated arts learning. She uses that dual lens to teach students how to analyze their own design choices critically — strengthening both the visual work and the reflective writing that accompanies it.

As Arts Editor for the Yale Scientific Magazine and a working graphic designer for the CDC, Ellie lives at the intersection of visual communication and conceptual thinking that AP 2-D Design demands. She walks students through building a sustained investigation with a coherent inquiry, tackling everything from composition principles to writing the artist statement that ties a portfolio together.

The 2-D Design portfolio lives or dies on how well a student demonstrates intentional use of design principles — rhythm, balance, unity — across their sustained investigation. Rachel zeroes in on the connection between visual choices and the written rationale, making sure each piece in the portfolio communicates a clear evolution of ideas. She's especially sharp at helping students revise artist statements that feel vague into ones that are specific and compelling.

Building a 2-D Design portfolio means thinking deliberately about how color, balance, repetition, and negative space communicate ideas across a sustained investigation. Li's photography and art practice gives her a trained eye for compositional choices, and she breaks down the AP scoring criteria so students understand exactly what examiners look for in breadth, concentration, and quality sections.

Scoring well on the AP 2-D Design exam means more than producing strong individual pieces; the sustained investigation must demonstrate a clear line of inquiry across an entire portfolio. Martha's strength is on the conceptual and communicative side — she teaches students to articulate how their use of color, composition, or media choices connects to a larger artistic question. That written rationale often makes the difference between a 4 and a 5.

Hasan earned his B.A. in Visual Arts from Brown, where he studied composition, color theory, and conceptual development across multiple media — exactly the vocabulary the AP 2-D Design portfolio demands. He teaches students to articulate their design choices in the written materials that accompany the sustained investigation, turning intuitive decisions into the kind of deliberate inquiry that scores well.

Building a 2-D Design portfolio means thinking about composition, color theory, and visual hierarchy across every single piece — and then tying it all together with a concentration that tells a story. Nova's Visual Art studies at Brown give her a trained eye for critiquing layout, balance, and use of media, and she coaches students on writing the investigation statements that AP readers actually want to see.

Ariela studies Theater & Performance Studies with a strong personal practice in visual art and photography, giving her a working vocabulary in composition, color theory, and visual storytelling. For AP Studio Art: 2-D Design, she digs into the portfolio development process — particularly the Sustained Investigation, where students need to articulate how their pieces connect through a coherent artistic inquiry. She knows how to talk about design choices in language that translates to the written artist statement AP readers expect.

The AP 2-D Design exam isn't just about making strong individual pieces — it's about curating a portfolio where color theory, composition, and conceptual depth build on each other across the sustained investigation. Elise's BFA training in Studio Arts means she can critique work the way a college-level review panel would, catching weaknesses in visual unity or thematic development before submission day.

A strong AP 2-D Design portfolio hinges on demonstrating purposeful use of elements like color theory, balance, and visual hierarchy across a sustained investigation. Danielle brings both a practicing artist's eye and years of arts-based teaching to the revision process, pushing students to articulate why each piece belongs in their portfolio. She treats the breadth and concentration sections as a storytelling exercise — which plays directly to her English literature training.

Building a strong AP 2-D Design portfolio means more than producing polished pieces; it requires a sustained investigation where each work builds on the last through deliberate choices in composition, color, and visual hierarchy. Allison brings an architect's trained eye for layout, proportion, and negative space to that process. Her drawing practice and design education at Columbia make her especially effective at pushing students past surface-level aesthetics toward intentional design decisions.

A strong AP 2-D Design portfolio hinges on demonstrating mastery of principles like balance, rhythm, and visual hierarchy within a sustained investigation. Hali's Visual and Performing Arts background gives her a trained eye for critiquing compositions and pushing color, typography, or photographic work toward more intentional design decisions. She also walks students through writing the artist statement that ties the portfolio together.