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Johny Hizkia Siringo Ringo BIT (Multimedia Tech.), MIMS (Soft. Dev.)
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UG141 – Multimedia Design
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Role of Text
• The text element is very important in multimedia title as it conveys descriptive information.
• In some cases, textual information are substitutes to audio.
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Text In History
• Written text came into use about ~6000 years ago
– Mesopotamia, Egypt, Sumeria, Babylonia
• Initially text were written in symbols
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Terminology about Text
• Typeface – A family of similar characters that may include
many sizes and styles
• Point: The font size is usually measured in point (1 point = 1/72 of an inch)
• Leading: The space between line of text
• Kerning: spaces between two character
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Typeface
• Serif – Serif type has extra stroke at certain points on letters
– Serif fonts are considered to be more readable on printed page
– Example: Times, New Century Schoolbook
• Sans Serif – Sans serif type does not have those extra strokes
– Sans serif fonts are usually more readable on computer
– Example: Arial, Century Gothic
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Font Face
• Monospace
– Every character occupies the same amount of space horizontally regardless of its shape
• Propotional
– The space each letter occupies depends on the width of the letter shape
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Familiar Font Face
• Arial Font Face
• Times New Roman
• Courier
• Helvetica
• Tahoma
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Guidelines for Text
• Avoid huge amount of text
• Use familiar fonts which can be supported by playback system
• Use font size 10 – 14 (recommended)
• Use serif and/or san serif
• Color of the font should contrast with background
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Guidelines for Text
• Consider the use of scrollbar
• Consider the use of hyperlinks
• Segment it into small fragments
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Tools
• Word Processor
– MS Words, One Note, iWrite, …
• Authoring Tools
– Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, …