This lesson looks at text design issues that the multimedia producer should consider. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
Recognize the importance of word choice
Describe the difference between a typeface and a font and list at least three attributes of a font, for example, upper/lowercase, serif/sans serif, PostScript/TrueType/OpenType
Discuss the importance of text and ways text can be leveraged in multimedia presentations
Discuss the presentation of text on Windows and Macintosh platforms
Find sources for free and shareware fonts
Define hypermedia, hypertext, links, anchors, and nodes and be able to discuss both the potential and limitations of hypertext and hyperlinking systems
Symbols and text have been used for communication for thousands of years. Text continues to be of paramount importance to the multimedia designer because ultimately, the designer is trying to communicate something to the end user. Text is an important aspect of design even in the visual-intensive realm of multimedia. This lesson looks at text issues that multimedia designers should consider.
