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New Media: This is Wikipedia's definition of new media, in which accessibility and interactive abilities are prominent factors. This page provides a history and definition of the term and includes the various uses and effects of new media.

Defines new media and has links to further define key words in definition. Links you to our scholars write about new media, even Manovich.

"New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century which refers to on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content." This is a quick and easy resource to reference new media.

"refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama."

What is Repetition? Associated with consistency, repetition refers to the repeating of elements on a page << discusses the definition of repetition and how to use it.

"The word culture has many different meanings.  For some it refers to an appreciation of good literature, music, art, and food." To understand how new media and technology connect to culture, we must understand what culture is. This is a great resource!

Nice simple outline example of a formal report. Summary of Points made in the Body of Report"

This is a very simple outline of how a formal report should be formatted. For a quick reference this is a great site to look at!

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.

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."

This is a fantastic resource because it refers to and combines several design fundamentals. Dots and points can have a lot to do with lines, implies or otherwise.

Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons: A Youtube video assessing the impact of fair use and its cultural impact -- specifically, the impact of art upon other artists and how referencing and sometimes even imitating other works of art has helped shape art and culture as a whole. The video shows various examples of artworks that have used each other as references and is a good way to understand the importance behind this.

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

Handbook the helps guide the writer with grammar and style with formal reports.

This site talks about how Alignment works in design and includes quite a few examples to reference.

"Alignment is another way of creating associations between visual elements, which help users quickly understand the relationships of objects on a page."

Quick reference to emphasis in design.

about.com page on emphais

Goes beyond explaining emphasis and provides useful tips and ideas regarding the actual use of emphasis in varying levels of design. (Week 10, 11/30)

Talks about the evolution of writing and what has pushed it to evolve over the years

Talks about the amount of illegal downloading on college campuses and what colleges are doing to stop it

Quick reference to remediation, immediacy, hypermediacy and mediation with definitions and examples.

Definition of Remediation, Immediacy, Hypermediacy

this is a great site for kids. it starts them out early learning the basics of copyright

Help you understand copyright

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.

Ways and methods to create a focal point

There are few Ways to Create a Focal Point: by Contrast, Isolation , Placement. this article gives example of each

"method used to attract attention in the design of a page or work of art is the use of a focal point"