Gives a legit list of software available to make your presentation the best it can be with regards to the use of media to enrich the value of your presentation
Examples of Rhetoric. I found this article really helpful in that it not only gave examples of rhetoric but broke down the elements of rhetoric and how it came together.
Examples of Rhetoric. I found this article really helpful in that it not only gave examples of rhetoric but broke down the elements of rhetoric and how it came together.
I decided to share this so everyone could be as disappointed as I was when I found out it was not the Robin Williams I was thinking of. The article has plenty of relevant points though and is worth a read.
Alignment is the adjustment of an object in relation with other objects (wikipedia). You are aware of left alignment (often called left justify) and right alignment. By alignment here, we mean the way every element is positioned in comparison to the other element
Formal Report: A Powerpoint presentation addressing all parts of constructing a formal report, from beginning to end, including references. Very in depth, while managing to keep strictly to the point.
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"
"Lev Manovich sites the five principles of New Media as Numerical Presentation, modularity, automation, variability, and transcoding. It is the second category, modularity, with which I seem to take issue" Blog entry, in which the other takes issue with Manovich's "modularity" category.
After having read the first two chapters of the Designed Fundamentals for New Media book and the other required readings, I feel I was better equipped in regards to being able to identify the different methods of communication present, and understand why the author of the article referred to Obama's rhetoric as "predictable."
An article discussing the meaning of different shapes and what they can do to a presentation when using them. I think this is helpful because it gives us an understanding of the certain connotations of certain shapes that are going to be used.
I thought this little blog was very useful for understanding rule of thirds as it applies to photography. I was already familiar with the rule from my photography class in high school and I find it is easier to understand in that context as opposed to the digital drawing arena. Basically, because I understand it in the photography context, it allows me to better understand it the way it has been presented in the text.
ALIGNMENT. This is a really fun, quirky little comic that gives pointers about alignment on pages and documents. It's rather interesting in the way it presents its information.
Adding subheadings, bullets, italics, font changes and color changes will add emphasis and make it easier for the reader to see easily what you are trying to bring across.
Formal Report
This website provides tables and graphics along with detailed text about the proper way to format a written report for technical writing purposes. The most important message that can be taken away from this site is that in order to have a successful report, each component must be proper placed and present.
This is a great website about formal reports, how they should look and what they should contain. I know this webpage is pretty long but it contains alot of good information about comprising formal reports.