Tips for producing multimedia content
Templates speed the process of creating news multimedia, making it possible to producing on tight deadlines, say the judges of the SND.ies, the Society of News Design's interactive journalism competition. But the best templates allow for flexibility.Steve Outing sums up the trends the judges noticed in this article and includes some good advice from the judges on what not to do when producing multimedia news content:
• Don't be too clever with your interface design. Make it easy for the reader without adding superfluous tricks that detract from the content.
• Don't throw too many "gee whiz, look what I can do" components into a multimedia project, when a more routine approach would have been just as, if not more, effective.
• Don't toss too much information in a multimedia package unless you're got a clear organizational scheme with which to guide readers through.
Many designers add sounds to buttons, but making them too loud or obnoxious is a turn-off.
• If you're a small online-news organization, don't try to do too many multimedia projects. Focus on doing a few well during the year, rather than a bunch not as well.
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