TEXT AND VISUAL INFORMATION MEDIA Flashcards
A simple and flexible format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether hand-written, printed or displayes on screen.
Text
Examples of Formal Text
- News articles
- Published books
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Advertisements
Go through a rigorous process of editing or evaluation and are usually governed by censorship of the state.
Formal Text
It come from personal opinions or views on different issues, processes, etc.
Informal Text
Examples of Informal Text
- Blogs
- Personal e-mails
- Text messages (SMS)
- Social Media platforms
- Online messengers
Refers to the representation or style of a text in the digital format. It is usually compromised of alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, and other special characters.
Typeface (Text as Visual)
Other term for Typeface
Font, font type, or type
Refers to the importance or value given to a part of the text-based content. You can make text bold, italicized, have a heavier weight.
Emphasis
Refers to how fitting or suitable the text is used for a specific audience, purpose or event.
Appropriateness
Refers to how near or how far the elements from each other.
Proximity
Refers to how the text is positioned in the page. This can be left, right, center or justified.
Alignment
It ensures that while some text elements are separated from each other, they are still somehow connected with the rest of the elements in the page.
Organization
Consistency of the elements and the unity of the entire design. Encourages the use of repeating some typefaces within the page.
Repetition
Creates visual interest to the text elements. It is achieved when two elements are different from each other.
Contrast
Refers to instruments, applications, etc. that teachers and/or students use to convey new information to help learn the uses, assessment, and creation of visual images.
Visual Media