Information Styles Flashcards
Text What Is It?
Text is a written format, the simplest way to keep info
What are the 3 Character Sets and Where are they used?
- Western - UK & US
- Cyrillic - Eastern Europe & Parts Of Asia Russian Alphabet
- Arabic - Middle East or anywhere Arabic is spoken
Graphic What Is It?
Diagrams are graphics, Logos represent a company and give away information. Graphics are used to visually convey info about a brand
Video What is it?
Info which is conveyed in a visual form with audio
Tutorials
Reviews
Informative, chatty, funny and to the point.
Animated Graphic
it is an image where the elements move and change
Effective when demonstrating how something works.
Have to be short to be effective.
Animate on the website or presentation.
Images with animated arrows to prompt user
Audio What Is It?
Audio refers to any sound that is recorded
Audio
Examples include spoken instructions or music.
Could be used in a tutorial video, audio books, children’s toys, radio, television
programs, films, games, or in a sat-nav.
Means audience can listen to this whilst doing something else.
Numerical
Numerical is information that is presented as numbers like financial info
Braille Text
Braille Text is text that is printed on a special printer for blind and its raised dots on paper that can be touched to represent letters.
Tactile Images
Tactile Images is when a viewer can feel certain images through touch rather than sight.
Subtitles
Subtitles allow deaf people to access audio information
Boolean
Is info that is one of two forms like YES or NO
This is where there are only two answers to a question on something such as a form.
Tables and Information
Numerical Data can be analysed by placing in a table or a database doing this allows for patterns to be identified
Charts & Graphs
Present data in a more visual manner rather than lists of text which may be easier to identify trends or comparisons
