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==='''Multimedia Writing'''=== | ==='''Multimedia Writing'''=== | ||
Best practices for tone, grammar, and style can vary depending on the form of media (auditory, visual, print, etc.), and many digital writings will combine two or more of these media formats. Students of technical writing may be taught specific techniques for different types of media in order to become proficient multimedia writers.{{sfn|Garrand|2006|p=23}} Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen in their book ''Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design'' | Best practices for tone, grammar, and style can vary depending on the form of media (auditory, visual, print, etc.), and many digital writings will combine two or more of these media formats. Students of technical writing may be taught specific techniques for different types of media in order to become proficient multimedia writers.{{sfn|Garrand|2006|p=23}} Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen in their book ''Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design'' introduce the concept of visual grammar, which relates to multimodality that helps with complex ideas in visual grammar. Kress and van Leeuwen suggest that visual elements should follow a set of grammatical rules to construct visual designs.{{sfn|Kress & van Leeuwen|2020|}} | ||
==='''Breaking and Building''' === | ==='''Breaking and Building''' === | ||