MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY (MIL)

TEXT INFORMATION AND MEDIA (Part 1)

Definition, Characteristics, Format and Types, Text as Visual,

Selection Criteria, Design Principle and Elements
TOPIC OUTLINE
I- TEXT INFORMATION AND MEDIA
A. Definition, Characteristics, Format and Types,
Sources, Advantages and Limitations, and
Value
B. Text as Visual
C. Selection Criteria
D. Design Principle and Elements
What is a text? a simple and flexible format of
presenting information or conveying
ideas whether hand-written, printed or
displayed on-screen
(Source: MIL TG by CHED)
TEXT
any ‘’human-readable
sequence of characters’’ that
can form intelligible words
(Rouse, 2015)
How is text used in the
following media?
Source:
https://i.pinimg.com/73
6x/44/b3/
eb/44b3eb3a5
979ee280c96c13eb892c
cbb--funny-pics-funny-
stuff.jpg
Source: https://www.zazzle.c
om/funn y+kids+tshirts
Sources:
https://www.zazzle.co

m/funny+tshirts
Photo Credit: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images
Source: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/man-blatantly-ignores-a-traffic-warning-sign-that-reads-no-
news-photo/108428193#man-blatantly-ignores-a-traffic-warning-sign-that-reads-no-crossing-picture-id108428193
Source:
http://www.pinoygagj
okes.c
om/2014/07/50
-pictures-most
- funniest-pino
y-
signage.html
Source:
http://www.pin
oygagjokes.c
om
/2014/07/50-
pictures-most-
funniest-pinoy
- signage.html
Source:
http://www.pinoygagj
okes.c
om/2014/07/50
-pictures-most
- funniest-pino
y-
signage.html
What is a typeface?
also called font, font type, or type

refers to the representation or

TYPEFACE style of a text in the digital format
usually comprised of alphabets,
numbers, punctuation marks, symbols
and other special characters

Source: p. 119, MIL TG by CHED

TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
TYPES OF TYPEFACES
Source: p. 120, MIL TG by CHED
 COMMON FILE DESCRIPTION
FORMATS
TXT (text) • Unformatted text document by an editor as
notepad on Windows platform
DOC (document) • a native format for storing documents created
by MS Word package
• contain a rich set of formatting capabilities
RTF (Rich Text • Cross platform document exchange; default
Format) format for Mac OS X’s default editor TextEdit

Source: p.149, Media and Information Literacy by Boots C. Liquigan, Diwa Learning Systems Inc.
 COMMON FILE DESCRIPTION
FORMATS
PDF (Portable • developed by Adobe systems for cross platform
Document exchange of documents, supports image and
Format) graphics
PS (PostScript) • a page description language used mainly for
desktop publishing

Source: p.149, Media and Information Literacy by Boots C. Liquigan, Diwa Learning Systems Inc.
FILE TYPE SELECTION WHEN SAVING AN
MS WORD DOCUMENT
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

1.EMPHASIS
• importance or value given to a part
of the text-based content
1. EMPHASIS
• make the text bold
• Italicized
• have a heavier weight
• darkened or lightened
• enlarged
1. EMPHASIS

Source: https://tympanus.net/codrops/2011/10/08/25-examples-of-emphasis-applied-in-web-design/
1. EMPHASIS

Source: https://twitter.com/philredcross/status/706041623839244288
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

2. APPROPRIATENESS
• how fitting or suitable the text
is used for a specific audience,
purpose or event
2. APPRORIATENESS
Times New Roman
Arial
Aharoni
Rockwell
Edwardian Script
Jokerman
2. APPRORIATENESS

Sources: http://bonfx.com/bad-typography/
2. APPRORIATENESS

Source: http://bonfx.com/bad-typography/
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

3. PROXIMITY
• how near or how far the text
elements from each other
• when two things are closely
related, bring them close together
3. PROXIMITY
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

4. ALIGNMENT
• how the text is positioned in the page
• left, center, right, or justified
4.
ALIGNMENT

Source: http://www.printwand.com/blog/basic-alignment-principles-in-graphic-design-with-examples
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

5. ORGANIZATION
• conscious effort to organize the different
text elements in a page
• ensures that while some text elements are
separated from each other, they are still
somehow connected with the rest of the
elements in the page
5. ORGANIZATION

Source:
MIL TG by CHED
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

6. REPETITION
•consistency of elements
•unity of the entire design
•repeating some typefaces within
the page
6. REPETITION

Source: htt
ps://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.c
om
/2015
/04/0
8/want-a-
good-
design-
remember-

to-c-r-a-p-
contrast-
repetition-
alignment-
proximity/
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED

7. CONTRAST
•creates visual interest
•two elements are different from
each other
CONTRAST: TWO ELEMENTS ARE DIFFERENT

 white text on a dark

 background
large font with a small font
 serif and sans serif
 thin elements with wide elements
 cool color and warm color
Source:
https://www.androidpit.c
om/facebook-messenger
- update
Source: https://down
magaz.co
m/business_magazine
_economics/47156-
entrepreneur-
philippines-february-
2015.html
Source:
http://www.inquirer.net/pag
e-one-single
Source: https://cinemabravo.com/2017/05/11/sigrid-andrea-bernardos-kita-kita-to-have-ph-premiere-at-up-cine-
adarna-on-may-12/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/
Source: http://www.deped.gov.ph/
Source:
http://news.abs-
cbn.com/focus/multimedia/infographic/09/04/17/
what-is-japanese-encephalitis
Source:
http://cnnphilippines.c
om/
news/2017/02/01/HIV-
cases-increase-2016-
DOH.html
Source: https://www.rap
pler.com/
technology/social-
media/180340-zarks-
burger-8-pesos-rush
REFERENCES
 Media and Information Literacy
Curriculum Guide by DepEd
 Media and Information Literacy Teaching
Guide by CHED
 Media and Information Literacy by Boots
C. Liquigan, Diwa Learning Systems Inc.
- Arnel Ping