Text Information and Mesia

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a simple and flexible format presenting information or conveying ideas whether hand-written, printed, or displayed on-screen; any human-readable sequence of characters that can form intelligible words

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text

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3 types of text

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hypertext, plain/unformatted, formatted

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serve to link different electronic documents and enable users to jump from one to another in a nonlinear way

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hypertext

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fixed sized characters having essentially the same type of appearance

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plain or unformatted text

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appearance can be changed using font parameters (bold, underline, italic, font size, font color, etc)

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formatted text

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also called font, font type, or type; refers ro the representation or style of a text in the digital format; usually comprised of alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols, and other special characters

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typeface

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types of typefaces

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serif, sans serif, slab serif, script, decorative

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connotes formality and readability in large amount of texts; usually used for the body text of books, newspapers, magazines, and research publication. gives a classic or elegant look when used for title or heading

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serif

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examples of serif fonts

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times new roman, garamond, baskerville

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brings a clean or minimalist look to the text. used for clear and direct meaning of text such as road signage, building directory, or nutrition facts in food packages; gives a modern look and is used peimarily in webpage design

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sans serif

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examples of sans serif fonts

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arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, calibri

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carries a solid or heavy look to text; can be used for large advertising signs on billboards

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slab serif

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examples of slab serif fonts

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rockwell, playbill

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draws much attention to itself because of its brush-like strokes; must be used sparingly and not to be used in large body text. usually used in wedding invitation cards or other formal events

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script

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examples of script fonts

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edwardian, vladimir putin, kunstler

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caters to a wide variety of emotions (such as celebration, fear, horror, etc) or themes (such as cowboy, circus, holidays, summer, kiddie, etc)

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decorative

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examples of decorative fonts

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chiller, jokerman, curlz mt

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common file formats

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.txt, .doc, .pdf, .ps, .rtf

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unformatted text document by an editor as notepad on windows platform

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.txt (text)

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a native format for storing documents created by ms word package; contains a rich set of formatting capabilities

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.doc (document)

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developed by adobe systems for cross platform exchange of documents, supports images and graphics

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.pdf (portable document format)

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a page description language used mainly for desktop publishing; capability of containing text and images on the same page

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.ps (postscript)

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cross platform document exchange; default format for mac os x’s default editor textedit

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.rtf (rich text format)

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.doc is an improved and updated version of what file format

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.rtf

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it is an improved and updated version of .rtf

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.doc

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___ file carries more formatting than rtf

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doc

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brand new incarnation of doc

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.docx

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___ files are much smaller than doc files

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rtf

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____ is less safe than doc, because you can encrypt doc files

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rtf

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____ files can be edited with any text editor, while you can neither encode nor view information of ___ files if you don't have the correct application

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rtf, doc

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7 design principles and elements

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emphasis, appropriateness, proximity, alignment, organization, repetition, contrast

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importance or value given to a part of the text-based content

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emphasis

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ways to emphasize text

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- make the text bold - make the text italicized - have a heavier weight - darken or lighten - enlarge

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how fitting or suitsble the text is used for a specific audience, purpose, or event

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appropriateness

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how near or far the text elements from each other; bring related elements close together

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proximity

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how the text is positioned in the page

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alignment

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4 types of alignment

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left, center, right, justified

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used when you have few short lines of text; must never be used in full paragraphs because it's difficult to read

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center alignment

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most common choice; comfortable and secure to read

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left alignment

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requires additional effort to the reader; can be a good option to create more attention to specific words

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right alignment

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most used in books, magazines, and newspapers; it's formal, neat, and helps organize the text, especially if you are using columns

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justified alignment

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conscious effort to organize the different text elements in a page; ensures connection among elements

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organization

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consistency of elements; unity of the entire design; repeating some typefaces within the page

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repetition

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creates visual interest; two elements are different from each other

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contrast

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examples of contrast

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- white text on a dark background - large fonf with a small font - serif and sans serif - thin elements with wide elements - cool color and warm color