GCM 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Epub, Digital Billboard, Augmented Reality
13 May 2016
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Media developed to be viewed on an electronic device screen: interactive pdf, e-pub, tablet/smartphone, website content. Different types of non-print media: epub, apps, websites, pdfs, augmented reality o, non-print media types o, epub, graphic-rich emails, digital billboard files, etc , rss, videos, virtual reality, animations, and more! Epub is the distribution and interchange format standard for digital publications and documents based on web standards. Content must be designed to be adaptive. Can be simple, bw for r-reader devices, e. g. kindle, or sophisticated and colourful for tablets. Files can be easily created using software like adobe indesign, quarkxpress, and apple pages o: pdfs. Are not just good for creating press ready files for print. Many tools available to create dynamic, media-rich pdfs, including indesign. Further tweaking done in acrobat pro o: apps. Smartphone and tablet apps are quick and convenient. Apple, android, windows have app developer program that must be joined o: websites.
