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From lead plane to pixels — the history of digital mediaHistory · 9 minDigital media is a young trade but it is built on a long tradition of putting text image and sound together so a message gets through. Follow the path from book printing and analog film through desktop publishing and the breakthrough of the graphical user interface to today's web social media and interactive surfaces.A working day in digital media — from brief to finished product...Weekday · 8 minThe media designer's day is an alternation between listening to a client, sketching ideas, building in programmes and revising based on feedback. Here you get an insight into the workflow from brief to delivery, and why structure and communication are just as important as technical skills.Tools, file formats and colours in digital mediaTools and equipment · 9 minIn digital media the choice of file format, resolution and colour space is just as important as the idea. Here we go through the difference between raster and vector graphics, the common file formats, what resolution means, and why RGB and CMYK are not the same — so your product looks right where it should be used.Copyright, accessibility and quality in digital mediaSafety and rules · 8 minIn digital media the most important rules are not physical, but legal and ethical: who owns the image, can you use it, and can everyone use your product? Here we go through copyright, use of others' material, personal data and accessibility — and what quality assurance means in practice.Specialties and career in digital mediaCareer · 8 minDigital media is broad and it gives you the opportunity to specialize. Here we look at some of the directions the trade can take — from graphic design and layout through web and user experience to video and animation — and what it takes to build a sustainable career in a trade that constantly changes.The education's structure from basic course to final exam.Education · 10 minDigital media is a vocational education where you alternate between school and training at a company. Here you get an overview of basic courses 1 and 2 the structure of the main program the total duration the two specialties and how you are admitted.PLACEHOLDER_13Job and career · 8 minAs a digital media trainee you are in the main course employed in a company and receive trainee wages while you learn. Here we look at how trainee wages typically increase through the course what a collective agreement means what adult trainee wages are and what conditions apply when you are fully trained.Rules, copyright and rights in mediaRules and legislation · 9 minDigital media is not a trade requiring authorization but it is heavily regulated by rules on copyright personal data and usage rights. Here we look at your final certificate what copyright means for your work and what rules you need to know when you produce content for others.Work environment ergonomics and digital health in depthSafety · 9 minDigital media is a sedentary screen trade and it places completely different demands on the working environment than heavy crafts. Here we go in depth into ergonomics at the screen eye strain the psychological working environment and how you take care of yourself in a trade with deadlines.The industry today — workplaces, job opportunities and futureJob and career · 8 minDigital content is everywhere — on websites social media in games advertisements and product visualizations. Here we look at the many types of workplaces what drives demand and how new technology like AI shapes the trade's future.Further and continuing education – what you can build onEducation · 9 minYour certificate as a digital media graduate is not the end of the line — it is a springboard. Here we look at AMU courses, academic degrees like multimedia designer, professional bachelor's degrees and how EUX can open doors to higher education.Typography, hierarchy and readability in digital mediaDesign · 8 minTypography is much more than choosing a pretty font. Here we go in depth into font families, kerning and line spacing, how you build a visual hierarchy, and why contrast between text and background is a requirement, not just a matter of taste.UX, wireframes and user testingUX and design · 9 minUser experience (UX) is about making a digital solution easy and enjoyable to use, not just nice to look at. Here we go through the journey from wireframe to prototype, why you should test with real users rather than guess, and what methods exist to uncover where a solution is problematic.Web development's basic principles — HTML, CSS and CMSWeb and technology · 9 minYou don't need to be a developer to work with web, but you can't design well for what you don't understand the technology behind. Here you get the basic concepts of HTML and CSS, the difference between a static website and a CMS, and why semantic, fast code is part of a good product.Video and motion production — from storyboard to finished clipVideo and motion · 9 minVideo and motion graphics demands different things than still images: you work in time, not just space. Here we go through the path from storyboard through recording and editing to the technical choices about codec, resolution and frame rate that determine whether the finished clip works where it needs to be shown.3D graphics and animation — from model to rendering3D and animation · 9 min3D graphics and animation is one of digital media's most technical specialities. Here we go through the journey from modelling via rigging to animation, the classical principles behind believable movement, and what happens when a 3D scene is finally rendered into an image or video.Freelance, project management and business in the media industryCareer and business · 9 minMany in the trade end up with their own business or workshop. When you are skilled and have a couple of years of experience, you have both the craft and customer contact to stand on your own feet. It is one of the classic paths in installation: from apprentice to journeyman to master with your own sign on the door.