The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Communication Studies Resources

Communication Studies/Digital Media Resources
Compiled and edited by Karla Tonella

Multimedia Production Digital Media Index Communication Studies Resources

  Digital Media:  • Cyborgs  •  Communities  •  Gender  •  Hypertext  •  People  •  Nets & Industry
 • News & Zines  •  Production  •  Systems  •  Technology  •  VR  •  Other Sites
  to Communication Studies & other media     •  to Journalism & Mass Communication
A List Apart
An online managine "for people who make Websites"
Adobe Expert Center
Useful information from the horses' mouth for Illustrator, Photoshop, inDesign, Premiere and other Adobe multimedia applications.
Audacity Tutorial
Audacity is a free multitrack audio software, available for all popular platforms including Linux.
Copyright and Multimedia Law for Webbuilders and Multimedia Authors
Introductions and explanations, other copyright resources and "hardcore" documents.
Edward Tufte on Web Design
A summary of a one-day course taught by Tufte, author of The Visual Display of Quantative Information, Envisioning Information and Visual Explanations as well as a great little pamphlet: The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint.
The Elements of Digital Storytelling
Nora Paul and Cristina Fiebich of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Institute for New Media Studies and New Directions for News produced this site. 5 parts: Taxonomy of digital storytelling, analysis of current practices, clearinghourse of effects research, sowcase of innovative story forms, and forum for discussion.
Java World
Tutorials, tips, tricks, beginner and expert - Applet reviews, tools, newsgroup summaries - Deals, opinions, trends, real-world Java
Position Is Everything
Using CSS instead of tables for layout
Ultimate Compendium of Photoshop Sites (Designer Today)
This site will be very helpful for anyone (just about everyone in multimedia) using Photoshop.
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
One stop shopping -- but it's all free for the reading.
Web Developer's Multimedia FAQ
The basics of multimedia for the WWWeb with links to more detailed information.
Webmonkey: The Web Developer's Resource
An extensive library of solid advice, references and how-tos.
WWW Multimedia Law site
This site organizes a number of WWW resources focused on the protection of intellectual property, copyright, and trademark in the networked environment. It has a particular focus on developers of multimedia products including portions of the Multimedi a Law Handbook and pointers to John Erikson's Interactive Media Lab.
  Digital Media:  • Cyborgs  •  Communities  •  Gender  •  Hypertext  •  People  •  Nets & Industry
 • News & Zines  •  Production  •  Systems  •  Technology  •  VR  •  Other Sites
  to Communication Studies & other media     •  to Journalism & Mass Communication