Multimedia foundations
Subtitle: core concepts for digital design
By: Vic Costello ; with Susan A. Youngblood and Norman E. Youngblood
Contributors: Youngblood, Susan A.; Youngblood, Norman
Publisher: Focal Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Waltham, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780240813943
Subjects: Multimedia systems; Multimedia; Design; Graphiktablett; Digital media
Description: Understand the core concepts and skills of multimedia production and digital storytelling using text, graphics, photographs, sound, motion, and video. Then, put it all together using the skills that professionals have developed for effective project planning, multimedia design, and digital content creation. Presented in full color with hundreds of vibrant illustrations, Multimedia Foundations explains the principles and skill sets common to all forms of digital media production, enabling you to create successful, engaging content, no matter what tools you are using. This book focuses on the core concepts of multimedia design that endure over time and that are relevant to all forms of digital artistry. Key words, chapter highlights, and chapter summaries make it easy to identify core concepts of each chapter; Tech talk boxes provide deeper understanding of technical principles; Great Ideas boxes feature great innovations; Flashback boxes offer historical perspectives; and easy-going tone helps you understand how different technologies and design principles relate to one another across disciplines.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Multimedia foundations. Understanding multimedia ; The computer ; Planning and design; title: pt. II. Multimedia design. Visual communication ; Multimedia page design ; Interface design and usability ; Web design; title: pt. III. Static media. Graphics ; Text ; Photography; title: pt. IV. Time-based media. Audio production ; Sound and video recording ; Time-based editing.