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MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS
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Multimedia elements : Text
Learning Outcomes :
Introduction
Multimedia would not be complete
without text.
COURIER
ARIAL
Multimedia elements : Text
Typeface categories
Decorative
Serif
ABC ABC
San Serif
ABC
Multimedia elements : Text
Categories of font
Serif
Refer to the line or curve (tail) that exists at the
end of a character.
widely used for body text because they are
considered easier to read
serifs are semi-structural details on the ends of
some of the strokes that make up letters and
symbols
Example : Times New Roman
Courier
Book Antiqua
Palantino
Multimedia elements : Text
Categories of font
Sans Serif
from the French sans, meaning “without”
A typeface without serifs is called sans-serif
are more typically used for headlines
Examples :
Arial
Tohama
Calibri
Antique Olive
Multimedia elements : Text
Categories of font
Decorative
Refers to typefaces with old literature and flowery
elements and look like ancient writings.
Example :
Algerian
Brush Script
Bradley Hand
Multimedia elements : Text
Guidelines on the use of text in
multimedia presentations
Be consistent
Similar headings – typeface, size, style
Use same font for similar sections
Graphic image for headings
Consistency vs. file size
Multimedia elements : Text
2) .txt –Standard text document that contains unformatted text; recognized by any text
editing or word processing program; can also be processed by most other software
programs.
Generic text files with filenames that ending in ".txt" are created by Notepad for
Windows and by TextEdit for Mac OS X when document formatting is removed.
Various hardware devices, such as smart phones and the Amazon Kindle also recognize
plain text files.
6.2.1 Multimedia elements : Text
Summary
Text has been around since ancient times. The ability to
read and write text means success for the modern man.