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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

Mr. Arniel V. Ping

St. Stephen’s High School PPT No. 23
Manila, Philippines Date: September 8, 2017
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
Learners will be able to…
• define text in the context of multimedia (SSHS);
• describe the different dimensions of text
information and media (MIL11/12TIM-IVb-3);
• comprehend how text information and media
is/are formally and informally produced,
organized, and disseminated (MIL11/12TIM-IVb-4)
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
Learners will be able to…
• evaluate the reliability and validity of text
information and media and its/ their sources
using selection criteria (MIL11/12TIM-IVb-5)
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
 VIDEO PRESENTATION
SONA: Pagsusulat ng Baybayin, Layong
Buhayin ng Grupong Hibla Sanghabi

Date Published: August 30, 2017

YouTube Channel: GMA News
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5cXn4kodN8
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)
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

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.com/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.com/2014/07/50
-pictures-most-
funniest-pinoy-
signage.html
Source:
http://www.pin
oygagjokes.com
/2014/07/50-
pictures-most-
funniest-pinoy-
signage.html
Source:
http://www.pinoygagj
okes.com/2014/07/50
-pictures-most-
funniest-pinoy-
signage.html
 TYPES OF TEXT AND
COMMON FILE FORMATS
 TYPES OF TEXT DESCRIPTION
HYPERTEXT serve to link different electronic
documents and enable users to jump from
one to other in a nonlinear way
PLAINTEXT or fixed sized characters having essentially
UNFORMATTED TEXT the same type of appearance
FORMATTED TEXT appearance can be changed using font
parameters (bold, underline, italic, font
size, font color, etc.)
Source: p.144, Media and Information Literacy by Boots C. Liquigan, Diwa Learning Systems Inc.
HYPERTEXT
This Go to Page 1 is a hypertext that will
bring you to the first slide in this
presentation.
HYPERTEXT
This ARNIEL PING is a hypertext that will
bring you to my SlideShare account.

This https://www.slideshare.net/arnielping is
a hyperlink or link to my SlideShare account.
HYPERTEXT
This YouTube is a hypertext that will bring
you to YouTube.

This https://www.youtube.com is a hyperlink

or link that will bring you to YouTube.
UNFORMATTED TEXT

Source: https://blog.xamarin.com/mobile-apps-with-visual-basic-xamarin-forms/
 FORMATTED TEXT

Source: Microsoft Word

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
5. ORGANIZATION

Source:
https://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.com
/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

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

Source:
https://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.com
/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
7. CONTRAST

Source:
https://doc
ontent.wor
dpress.com
/2015/04/0
8/want-a-
good-
design-
remember-
to-c-r-a-p-
contrast-
repetition-
alignment-
proximity/
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Discuss text design principles

and elements applied in the
following media.
Source:
https://www.androidpit.c
om/facebook-messenger-
update
Source:
https://downmagaz.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.com/
news/2017/02/01/HIV-
cases-increase-2016-
DOH.html
Source:
https://www.rappler.com/
technology/social-
media/180340-zarks-
burger-8-pesos-rush
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: RECITATION
1. If you will be writing an application
letter for college, what font will you be
using? Why?
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: RECITATION
2. You will create a cleanliness drive
campaign poster for your school.
Which of the design principle and
elements will ensure that the text in
your poster is readable?
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: RECITATION
3. You want to share your narrative
report, which is in a word document
format, to your classmates but you do
not want them to edit its content.
What options are available to you?
 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
ANNOUNCEMENT POSTER
You were given a task by your class
adviser to create a text-based poster to
inform your classmates and teachers that
your section will be moved from your
current classroom to room 415 starting
September 18, 2017.
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.