MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY (MIL)
TEXT INFORMATION AND MEDIA
Definition, Characteristics, Format and Types, Text as Visual,
Selection Criteria, Design Principle and Elements
Mr.Arniel V
. Ping
St. Stephen’s High School Manila, Philippines
PPT No. 23
Date: September 8, 2017
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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)
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
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
a simple and flexible format of
presenting information or conveying
ideas whether hand-written, printed or
displayed on-screen
(Source: MIL TG by CHED)
any ‘’human-readable
sequence of characters’’ that
can form intelligible words
(Rouse, 2015)
What is a text?
TEXT
FORMATIVEASSESSMENT
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
UNFORMATTED TEXT
fixed sized characters having essentially
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 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
TYPEFACE
also called font, font type, or type
refers to the representation or
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
What is a typeface?
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
FORMATS
DESCRIPTION
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
Format)
•Cross platform document exchange; default
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
FORMATS
DESCRIPTION
PDF (Portable
Document
Format)
•developed by Adobe systems for cross platform
exchange of documents, supports image and
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 SAVINGAN
MS WORD DOCUMENT
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
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
1. EMPHASIS
• make the text bold
• Italicized
• have a heavier weight
• darkened or lightened
•enlarged
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
1. EMPHASIS
2. APPROPRIATENESS
• how fitting or suitable the text is
used for a specific audience,
purpose or event
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
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/
2. APPRORIATENESS
3. PROXIMITY
•how near or how far the text elements
from each other
•when two things are closely related,
bring them close together
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
3. PROXIMITY
4. ALIGNMENT
• how the text is positioned in the page
• left, center, right, or justified
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
Source: http://www.printwand.com/blog/basic-alignment-principles-in-graphic-design-with-examples
4. ALIGNMENT
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
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
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/
6. REPETITION
•consistency of elements
•unity of the entire design
•repeating some typefaces within
the page
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
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/
7. CONTRAST
•creates visual interest
•two elements are different from
each other
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
Source: p. 121, MIL TG by CHED
 white text on a dark background
 large font witha small font
 serif and sans serif
 thin elements with wide elements
 cool color and warm color
CONTRAST: TWO ELEMENTS ARE DIFFERENT
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/
Discuss text design principles
and elements applied in the
following media.
FORMATIVEASSESSMENT
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
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: RECITATION
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.

Text Media and Information Language ppt.