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Anderson, Mary Alice – Book Report, 1996
Explains how to create slide shows via computer using common software programs such as ClarisWorks. Highlights include identifying the audience, organizing the information, becoming familiar with technical specifications of the equipment, the use of text, style consistency, the use of graphics, and the use of color. (LRW)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Color, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Schwier, Richard A.; Misanchuk, Earl R. – 1996
Dynamic discussions have begun to emerge concerning style of presentation on world wide web sites. Some hypertext markup language (HTML) designers seek an intimate and chatty ambience, while others want to project a more professional image. Evaluators see many sites as overdecorated and indecipherable. This paper offers suggestions on selecting…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences, Electronic Publishing
Hedman, Anders; Lenman, Soren – 2002
This paper compares and discusses the results from two user studies of interactive television (ITV) with a total of 50 subjects. The interfaces of two different ITV information services were studied: one with a place-like interface rich in graphics, animation and audio, and the other a simple interface with text and still images. In the first…
Descriptors: Animation, Audiovisual Aids, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics
Knupfer, Nancy Nelson – 1993
The most common use of computers in distance education is in the preparation of a visual image that is somehow transmitted to students. This paper addresses some design considerations for computer-produced visual displays that are intended for either local or distant audiences. Advice is offered on all three basic components of information…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Design Preferences
Misanchuk, Earl R.; Schwier, Richard A. – 1996
The hypertext markup language (HTML) used to develop pages for the world wide web also has potential for use in creating some types of multimedia instruction destined for CD-ROMs. After providing a brief overview of HTML, this document presents pros and cons relevant to CD-ROM production. HTML can offer compatibility to both Windows and Macintosh…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Graphics, Design Preferences, Foreign Countries
Slawson, Brian – 1994
The HyperGLOB project introduced university-level graphic design students to interactive multimedia. This technology involves using the personal computer to display and manipulate a variety of electronic media simultaneously (combining elements of text and speech, music and sound, still images, motion video, and animated graphics) and allows…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Graphics, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Boling, Elizabeth; Ma, Guoping; Tao, Chia-Wen; Askun, Cengiz; Green, Tim; Frick, Theodore; Schaumburg, Heike – 1999
Users of content-based software programs, including hypertexts and instructional multimedia, rely on the navigation functions provided by the designers of those program. Typical navigation schemes use abstract symbols (arrows) to label basic navigational functions like moving forward or backward through screen displays. In a previous study, the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
Knupfer, Nancy Nelson; Clark, Barbara I. – 1996
This paper addresses some of the challenges and dilemmas faced by two instructional designers as they incorporated visual imagery and audio components into the design of two distinct interactive multimedia products. Each instructional product was designed as a professional development seminar or series of instructional seminars for two distinctly…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Content Analysis
Small, Ruth V. – 1997
As the number of World Wide Web sites continues to grow at an explosive rate, the need for design guidelines also increases. Although there are a number of resources that provide guidance on structure and content, few address the motivational aspects of Web sites. The Website Motivational Analysis Checklist (WebMAC) was developed to help diagnose…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Data Collection