Designing for the New Media Landscapes

Berkeley, CA-Designing for the screen is very different from designing
on-screen, as many artists, designers, and architects are finding out when
they leap into the new world of multimedia. Presentations, multimedia
products, and web sites present a whole new set of design challenges,
whether it's structuring information, anticipating the user's experience,
or making the interface visually compelling. Then there are new technical
issues and production processes. Why, it's enough to send a creative
person back to charcoal and tablets-or to a book that covers it all, such
as Designing Multimedia. 

Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of multimedia screen shots, and with an
emphasis on understanding the medium, this book provides a "holistic
soup-to-nuts approach" tour through the multimedia creation process, from
initial concept through final production. It covers user interface design,
graphic production tips, practical strategies, color and palettes, and
much more. Plus, it includes fascinating profiles of six real-world
multimedia products. 

The book grew out of a class the author taught through the Multimedia
Studies Program at San Francisco State University. As befits a book for
visual people, 85 percent of it is devoted to colorful illustrations,
making it a visually rich resource to draw upon in learning how to create
works for these new landscapes. 

Author Lisa Lopuck is a multimedia art director and designer who has put
the creative face on a variety of interactive products for both the
educational and entertainment markets. She is on the faculty of San
Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program. 

Designing Multimedia
by Lisa Lopuck
Price: $34.95
Size: 160 pp, 11" x 8.5"
ISBN: 0-201-88398-8
Publication date: 1/95

Peachpit Press
2414 Sixth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
800-283-9444,  510-548-4393,  fax 510-548-5991
URL: http://www.peachpit.com
 
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