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A little summary of The Language of New Media

This guide helps the writer use the correct grammar and language in formal reports

review of manovich

Q&A with manovich

The bounds for new media are set by five "principles of new media" present in most new media objects, which "should be considered not as absolute laws but rather as general tendencies of a culture undergoing computerization"

The most important forms of new media are, according to Manovich, database and navigable space.

I was very confused by the discussion of binary and memory in chapter 2 of "The Computer." I found this in depth article helpful in understanding the technical language.

A simpler to read article by Manovich

If you had trouble understand the class reading or thought it was too dumbed down here is another article by him that covers the same topic in less words but more in depth.

Explaination of what is digitization

The ten steps required to produce a good video resume include quality, appearance, language, substance, creativity, background, character, editing, references, and length. Video and paper resumes requirements are not that different. But a video resume can help you exploit your creativity and character.

this site offers a great overview of what makes up a good resume.

"Many of the specific examples provided in Lev Manovich's discussion of new media's variability suffer from an imprecision that leaves unclear just how the Principle of Variability ought to be properly applied when thinking about new media objects" This article relates to the Manovich reading and variability.

Symmetrical balance is for more formal designs and Asymetrical balance is for more informal designs.

This webpage gives a good definition of balance and proportion and shows some pictures with examples that can help understand the concepts.

How lines, points, form, color, pattern, and more are use to carry different messages to reader