Media Literacy and Basic Accounting

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Course Outline

  1. Media Types, Advertising, and Design
  2. Logo Design and Typography
  3. Media Languages and Camera Angles
  4. Media Ethics, Trends, and MOOCs
  5. Financial Ratio Categories
  6. Bank Accounts and Documents
  7. Bank Reconciliation
  8. Taxable Income and Taxpayers

1. Media Types, Advertising, and Design

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Outdoor Advertising: promotes businesses or products through outdoor means
  • Design: creates a product that is artistic and functional

★ Must-know

📌 Print media presents information on paper, whereas digital media shares information through digital platforms.

📌 Design elements are the basic building blocks of a design, whereas design principles describe how those elements are arranged.

Further detail

  • Examples of outdoor advertising include:
    • billboards
    • lamp posts
    • retail
    • transit
    • guerilla
    • specialty
    • stunts
    • signage
    • point-of-sale advertising

Memory Hook

Print puts information on paper, whereas digital shares it through platforms.

2. Logo Design and Typography

Key Concepts & Definitions

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Practice quiz preview

1. Which statement correctly distinguishes print media from digital media?

2. What is the primary purpose of outdoor advertising?

3. What is a brand mark in a logo?

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Flashcard preview

What distinguishes print media from digital media?

Print media uses paper, digital media uses digital platforms.

What does outdoor advertising promote?

Businesses or products through outdoor means.

What is a brand mark in logo design?

The graphic part of a logo.

What distinguishes a typeface from a font?

A typeface is the design of characters; a font is a collection of sizes and styles.

Outdoor Advertising Type

Includes billboards, transit, guerilla, signage.

Design Elements vs. Principles

Elements are building blocks; principles are arrangement rules.

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