Category Archives: Technology
The changing place of media in everyday life
What is the difference between the media environment of the past and now? What is the place of the Internet amidst these changes? What is the difference between the media environment of the past and now? In the past, people … Continue reading
Learning HTML5
Inspired by a sneak preview of HTML5 and Jeremy Keith’s new book HTML5 for web designers, one might be keen to dive into HTML5. However, heed caution though as the browsers get ready for both HTML5 and CSS3. You can … Continue reading
site redesign
Last weekend, after much sweat and beers, we launched the new design for Steve Curtain’s eucalyptproductions.com website. What stemmed from my NED12 assignment was 10 problems and solutions to the original construction – I don’t think we can call the … Continue reading
From first encounters to the daily grind
Commenting on my own experience of the Internet, I would have to say I’ve come along way. It seems a lot like comparing chimpanzees to Albert Einstein, with so many facets of change in simple routine habits. What was once … Continue reading
Google + Schwarzenegger terminating textbooks together
According to a news article on ABC News (PDF Calif. to Dump Printed Text..), Governor Schwarzennegger is trying to trim the state’s budget gap with a cheaper alternative to the traditional high school textbooks. California has a US$24.3 billion budget … Continue reading
Distribution methods
Distribution of a multimedia project should have been one of the very first matters considered during the initial concept stages. The matters of distribution can have some very simple as well as complicated reasons for choosing one method over another. … Continue reading
Promotion
Selling the product you have made, whether that be to a client, to a customer, or to an audience, is crucial. A fantastic product marketed terribly is worthless. First impressions do count. Often the quality of your product will be … Continue reading
Issues in Multimedia
Most nations follow the Berne copyright convention, i.e. the author / designer doesn’t have to state that the material is protected. Thus, absolutely nothing is public domain unless the owner explicitly states it. Copyright and how to breach it! It … Continue reading
Development Agreement
All phases have pre-determined deliverables, milestones,and timelines. The approval of deliverables by the client signals the end of the phase. A signed contract specifying the product design, cost, schedule, copyright, etcetera, are what make up a development agreement. After the … Continue reading
Packaging and the Premiere
Packaging Poor packaging can lead to poor sales and interest from intended users. Generally most multimedia products are packaged as CD-ROMs inside a shrink-wrapped box approximately 9 inches wide by 10.5 inches tall and 1.5 inches deep. Your product is … Continue reading