Nowadays, because of the rapid growth in multimedia technology, no matter which type of media, such as audio, video, graphics, etc, they all seems can be converted to digital format and delivered to users. However, users are impossible to achieve those raw files without appropriate design. Therefore, design is essential for the Multimedia technology.
Multimedia design is a process that aims to provide the best visual representation for different media types to users, in order to provide a friendly but exciting multimedia environment to them. Multimedia design consists of web design, CD design, graphic design, video design, visual identity design, etc.
The principle of multimedia design is about the interaction between human and computer in different media types (multimedia). By designing or planning a user-friendly, easy to use and understanding interface, such as metaphor, which allow users to understand how to communicate with multimedia in a easier and quicker way. For example, a website which provides email form facilities, designer can design a letterbox icon which users can easily recognise the location of the email form.
Therefore, in the acupuncture interactive CD-ROM project, in order to allow users to use the CD-ROM effectively and efficiently, it would be designed with a user-friendly and easy understanding interface in the CD-ROM by using macromedia director, and also flash and video clips will be available in the tutorial section. Moreover, the interactive CD-ROM will also provide some icons in metaphor so that users can easily identify the use of the page.
Reference:
1. “http://people.bath.ac.uk/mapfn/hci98/mmhci98.htm”
2.”http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/skaalid/page/design/webdsgn.htm”
