Lon Barfield - Design For New Media

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Paperback

<p> 'Design for New Media' considers issues that arise from designing with new and developing technology; looks at the 'building blocks' of new media (sound, colour and animation), and explains their role in the design of a new media product; covers interaction design; and considers in a practical way the process of design itself. <br /><br /> </p> <p> New media is like a giant jigsaw puzzle. We know all about the separate pieces; sound, animation, text, video... but the challenge is putting the pieces together to give us the big picture of new media design. In this book Lon Barfield takes the reader on a journey through the fundamentals of interaction design for the web and CD-ROM, dealing with these key ingredients and the ways in which they are brought together into an interactive whole. </p> <p> Features </p> <ul> <li>Four sections cover the elements of media design, showing the part they play in new media design as a whole. Starting from an <strong>examination of new and developing technology</strong>, the book moves on to look at the <strong>building blocks of new media</strong>. <strong>Interaction design</strong> follows bringing these building blocks together, and the book concludes with a discussion of the <strong>process of design</strong> itself.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Throughout the book, design is seen as an active process. To support this, exercises are included in each chapter, both to test knowledge and also to stimulate group design projects.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Extensive use is made of real-world illustrations of interaction design to clarify and illustrate the concepts in an accessible and amusing manner.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>A web site accompanies the book, providing support for both students and lecturers</li> </ul> <p> Design for New Media </p> <p> will be essential reading for students examining design and interaction design principles in their studies. It is suitable for courses and course-modules in multimedia design, interaction design, web design and any design discipline that involves design for use. </p> <p> Lon Barfield is a new media designer and consultant. He is the author of The User Interface; Concepts and Design published in 1993 by Addison Wesley and the real world design column in the SIGCHI Bulletin (now online at www.DesigningTheRealWorld.com). </p>