This excellent book covers editing in the digital age,
demonstrating the tools needed for effective text editing. Learn
how to write powerful headlines and captions, and how to edit body
text quickly and cleanly. It also concentrates on design in the
digital environment, introducing typography and the related issues
of readability and legibility. The skills of picture editing are
explored, including image selection, cropping, manipulation and the
ethics involved. These core skills and methods are then applied to
the World Wide Web. Recent research into how people navigate Web
pages is considered, and recommends ways to write more effectively
for the online medium.
The first section concentrates on editing in the digital age,
demonstrating the tools needed for effective text editing. Dr Quinn
shows how to write powerful headlines and captions, and how to edit
body text quickly and cleanly.
The middle section concentrates on design in the digital
environment. Chapter five introduces typography and the related
issues of readability and legibility. Chapter six covers the
principles of design and how they can be applied to print and
electronic publications. Chapter seven looks at the skills of
picture editing, including image selection, cropping, manipulation
and the ethics involved. Chapter eight investigates other forms of
visual presentation such as diagrams, logos, maps and
cartoons.
In the final section, these core skills and methods are applied to
the World Wide Web. Chapter nine considers recent research into how
people navigate Web pages, and recommends ways to write more
effectively for the online medium. Chapter ten examines how the
principles of print design can (andcannot) be applied to Web
pages.
Learn the skills of subbing from a renowned expert
Covers everything you need to know to get professional
results
An indispensable mentor full of practical tips and guidance
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