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, …