Overview
Main description
Learn the latest multimedia skills with ease!
Featuring a color insert, Multimedia DeMYSTiFieD is a self-paced study guide and desk reference for learning about the fundamentals of multimedia. It covers the concepts, tools, and skills needed to create, combine, display, and provide interactivity for graphics, photography, text, typography, audio, video, and animation in digital formats.
The book covers the essential topics and terminology relating to current software and hardware technologies for creating media. It breaks down all the necessary technical information in a way that's easy to understand, providing visual examples and hands-on exercises. Web design and HTML are also addressed, with particular emphasis on multimedia tags and scripts. You will develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts and applications of digital media and gain practical knowledge and real-world skills through step-by-step exercises.
Multimedia DeMYSTiFieD
- Features a color insert illustrating color design principles
- Contains technical information on hardware and software
- Covers audio and video recording and manipulation methods
- Reviews types of file formats and delivery options
- Explains how to create multimedia for the Web, covering HTML tags, JavaScript, and CSS
- Contains questions at the end of every chapter that reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
- Includes a final exam for overall self-assessment
Author comments
Jennifer Coleman Dowling Jennifer has an M.F.A. is Visual Design and is an experienced new media specialist, educator, and artist. She is currently a tenured professor in the Communication Arts Department at Framingham State University where she teaches courses in digital media and design using Adobe software. Ms. Dowling has worked on web design, interactive multimedia, animation, print design, illustration, logo and corporate packaging, educational software, advertising, product promotion, and presentation graphics.
