Text Information and Media

• Text information can be written in script using the roman alphabet or a different script that is appropriate to the language reader. Can be written in the language most appropriate to the reader.
• Creators of text information

  • Author: writes books, stories, etc., on different kinds of topics
  • Writer: more associated with literary works. Writes articles as occupation
  • Contributor: can only submit articles depending on the theme or space available
  • Columnist: writes and shares his opinion, insights commentaries on social and political issues.
  • Blogger: writes personal opinions on topics or issues that interest them
  • Editor: coordinates with the writer in planning, reviewing, and revising content for publication
  • Publisher: responsible in acquiring, preparing, and managing a publication.
• Fiction - refers to stories that are products of the writer's imagination.
• Nonfiction - based on facts and reality (biographies, news, amd scientific researches)
• Assessing and evaluating test information

  • Accuracy and factuality
  • Objectivity
  • Language use
  • Curriculum Alignment
  • Style and Format
• Advantages of Text Information

  • Credibility in Print
  • Portable / Handy
  • Flexibility in ads
  • Durable
• Disadvantages of Text Information

  • Can be expensive
  • May not give a wide reach
  • Planning and advertising can take months
  • Low-quality color reproduction
• Dissemination of text information

  • Formal - information that is socially shared and its objective and formal.
  • Informal - unsocial; highly opinionates and subjective.
• Text as Visuals (Typeface)

  • Typeface - representation or style of a text in the digital format. Usually composed of alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols, and other special characters
  • Different emotions and meaning are expressed when various font types are used, in case there is an absence of images and drawings, text is the easiest way to communicate with people.
• Types of typefaces

  A) Serif

  B) Sans Serif

  C) Slab Serif

  
• Types of typefaces

  A) Script

  B) Decorative

  
• Design principles in text information

  • Emphasis
  • Appropriateness
  • Proximity
  • Alignment
  • Organization
  • Contrast
  • Repetition