3rd Edition

Multimedia Foundations Core Concepts for Digital Design

By Vic Costello Copyright 2023
512 Pages 376 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

512 Pages 376 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

512 Pages 376 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

Whether you are working using text, graphics, photography, sound, motion, or video, Multimedia Foundations covers the skills necessary to be an effective modern storyteller. Presented in full color with hundreds of vibrant illustrations, this book trains readers in the principles and skills common to all forms of digital media production, enabling the creation of successful, engaging... Read more

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Section 1 Multimedia Foundations

Chapter 1 Understanding Multimedia

Chapter 2 Digital Content and File Management

Chapter 3 Project Planning

Section 2 Visual Communications

Chapter 4 Elements of Visual Design

Chapter 5 Principles of Visual Design

Section 3 Static Media

Chapter 6 Text

Chapter 7 Graphics

Chapter 8 Photography

Section 4 Time-Based Media

Chapter 9 Digital Sound and Video Recording

Chapter 10 Audio Production

Chapter 11 Video Production

Chapter 12 Non-Linear Editing

Section 5 Interactive Media

Chapter 13 User Interface Design

By Qian Xu

Chapter 14 Coding for Web and Mobile Media 

By Kelly Furnas

Index

Biography

Vic Costello is an Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts in the School of Communications at Elon University, where he has taught courses in multimedia design and film and video production since 2001. His professional experience includes TV station operations, corporate video, media management, and multi-camera directing and producing of live events and awards shows. Dr. Costello has been a member of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) for more than 25 years and has served in numerous leadership roles including BEA board president and chair of the BEA Festival of Media Arts. He holds a PhD in Communications from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, an MA in Communications from Regent University, and a BS in Radio Television from Western Carolina University.