Text in History:

Text in History
     
Multimedia Building Blocks
Multimedia Building Block I Text
Text in History
  • Written text came into use about 6000 years ago
    • Mesopotamia, Egypt, Sumeria and Babylonia
  • Initially text was written in symbols
    • Pictographics signs and cuneiforms
Text in Multimedia
  • A key component of any multimedia product
  • Multimedia products depend on text for various reasons
  • Page title
  • Content of the information
  • Label and Instruction
  • Text/Word must be chosen carefully
  • Precise and accurate meaning to describe what you mean
  • Words appears in titles, menus and navigational aids
  • Test the words that you plan to use on several users and observe their reaction

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