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Text in History•Text came into use about 6,000 years ago
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Text in History•Text came into use about 6,000 years ago
•Johann Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg’s printing press revolutionized text in the 15th century
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The Power of Meaning
Titles
Menus
Navigational aids
•Words must be chosen carefully
•Words appear in:
•Test the words you plan to use
•Keep a thesaurus handy
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Typeface vs. Font
A family of graphic characters that includes many sizes and styles
is called a Typeface.
The specific size and style of type within a type family
is called a Font.
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Using Text in Multimedia
Typeface
•Type terminology:
Arial
Courier
Times
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Using Text in Multimedia
Typeface
•Type terminology:
Italic
Bold
Underline
Font
Style
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Using Text in Multimedia
Typeface
Font
Style
•Type terminology:
LeadingPoint
Leading
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Using Text in Multimedia
Typeface
Font
Style
•Type terminology:
Point
Leading
Kerning
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Using Text in Multimedia
Character metrics
•Type terminology:
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Using Text in Multimedia
Character metrics
•Type terminology:
Case
Serif versus sans serif
serif
sans serif
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
Strike a density balance
Consider legibility when choosing fonts
Avoid too many different faces
Adjust leading and kerning for readability
Explore colors and backgrounds
Use anti-aliasing
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
Minimize lines of centered text
Use distorted layouts to grab attention
Surround headlines with white space
Distinguish text links with colors and underlining
Make efficient use of screen real estate
Use drop caps and initial caps
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
•Menus for navigation
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
•Menus for navigation
•Buttons for interaction
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
•Menus for navigation
•Buttons for interaction
•Fields for reading
Portrait Landscape
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
•Menus for navigation
•Buttons for interaction
•Fields for reading
•HTML documents
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
•Menus for navigation
•Buttons for interaction
•Fields for reading
•HTML documents
•Symbols and icons
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Using Text in Multimedia•Designing with text
•Menus for navigation
•Buttons for interaction
•Fields for reading
•HTML documents
•Symbols and icons
•Animating text
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Computers and Text•Macintosh screen resolution = 72 pixels per inch
•The font wars
Adobe PostScript
Adobe Type Manager (ATM)
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Computers and Text•Macintosh screen resolution = 72 pixels per inch
•The font wars
Adobe PostScript
Adobe Type Manager (ATM)
TrueType (TT)
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Computers and Text•Macintosh screen resolution = 72 pixels per inch
•The font wars
•Font foundries
•Managing fonts
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Computers and Text•Character sets
ASCII character set
Extended character set
Unicode
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Computers and Text•Character sets
•Mapping text
Across platforms
Across languages
Special characters in HTML
©makes
©
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Creating Your Own Type•ResEdit
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Creating Your Own Type•ResEdit
•Fontographer
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Creating Your Own Type•ResEdit
•Fontographer
•Making pretty text
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Hypertext and Hypermedia•Hypermedia provides a structure of links
•Hypertext words are linked to other elements
•Hypertext is usually searchable
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Hypertext and Hypermedia•Hypermedia structures
Hypermedia elements are called nodes
Nodes are connected using links
A linked point is called an anchor