Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network

Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Oral history refers to the recording of information through interviews with people having firsthand knowledge of past events.

It might be said that we have an almost instinctive desire to pass on our knowledge to future generations and to receive the acquired wisdom of our elders. We have all had the experience of listening to someone tell an interesting story and thought, “Someone really should record this.”

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide the user with the basic vocabulary needed to develop design projects as well as a checklist of the key elements necessary to complete a project. It will also provide a guide to the ethics and protocol of design and content sourcing which will include the issues of copyright restrictions and giving due credit.

SHOMI Design Guide - Glossary of Terms

[no-glossary]
AIFF (Audio Exchange File): This is an audio file format which was developed by Apple primarily for storing sound files on Macintosh computers. It is a larger file of higher quality than a compressed file such as an MP3.

ASCENDER: This is the part of a letter character that extends above the baseline.

BITRATE: A ‘bit’ is a small unit of data and ‘bitrate’ is the amount of bits processed during a given period of time. It can also be written as ‘bit rate.’

SHOMI Design Guide - Free Online Resources

Introduction

The internet is a wealth of resources for any designer. There is so much information online that it can be overwhelming when searching for something in particular. A selection of links has been provided to serve most of your basic design and tutorial needs. This list is not conclusive so feel free to also do your own independent searches.

Free Software Tutorials

Lynda.com http://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk3=true
Tutorial Index http://tutorial-index.com/

SHOMI Design Guide - Copyright, Royalties and Permissions

Introduction

Never before has the public had such easy access to media components such as images and audio files. It is a common misconception that files found on the internet are there for general use. Certainly, some are put there by generous donors but many are copyright protected and are only for your viewing or listening purposes. Appropriating these files for your personal use would be a breach of copyright law and can result in prosecution.