ABSTRACT
Interactive multimedia applications tend to rely heavily on the written word to present information. Even programs using a large number of sophisticated graphics and animation combine those graphic forms with written words. All of this information is presented by combining text elements including type, illustrations, and graphic devices (e.g., lines, shading, boxes) in an empty space to present information (see Fig. 7.1 for a larger list of text elements). The combination and arrangement of text elements in meaningful ways are problems of message design and layout. Designers work to lay out information in ways that reflect the content as well as the shapes and quantities of letters, numbers, and graphic images. In this chapter, we
define the fundamental concept of legibility and
discuss guiding concepts of aesthetic qualities, macrolevel organization, and microlevel organization.
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