Multimedia ComponentsIn the era of globalization, multimedia has become a widely used tool in education, business, entertainment and much more. In simple terms, multimedia can be considered as a composite of various media elements. Multimedia is a powerful instrument consisting of a combination of different types of media that involve a process of human-machine interaction (Gunasekaran and Love, 1999). In general, multimedia components can be classified into five broad classes: text, audio, video, graphics and animation (see Figure 1 in Appendix 1). First of all, text is a classic multimedia element in multimedia applications. In recent decades, text has evolved vigorously in human civilization, from artistic sketches on cave walls to readable words on printed media or electronic devices. According to Estrella (sd), “the text is the graphic representation of speech. However, unlike speech, text is silent, easy to store and manipulate. Nowadays, text is an excellent tool for articulating a concept because it is itself a visual image. Mai and Neo (1999) stated that “text cannot be used alone in a multimedia application” (p. 43). Although text can convey direct messages to the user, it must be integrated with other multimedia elements in order to achieve a better presentation result. So, the type of fonts and the size of the text contribute a vital aspect to the visual appeal of text apps. Serif fonts are designed with small tick marks at the bottom of each character, but vice versa for Sans Serif fonts (Estrella, nd). Times New Roman and Arial are the popular fonts used in the body of an article. Bold, italic, underline are some examples of text styles. Furthermore, the text is also a basic media since it is the foundation...... middle of paper ......d ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Shoaff, W.D. (2002). Transformation into infographic. Retrieved from http://cs.fit.edu/~wds/classes/graphics/Transform/transform/transform.html Smith, S. (nd). 5 components of multimedia. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/5-components-multimedia-28279.htmlSteinmetz, R. and Nahrstedt, K. (2002). Multimedia fundamentals: multimedia coding and content processing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Vaughan, T. (2011). Multimedia: Making it Work (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Watson, L. (March 25, 2010). What is audio description? Providing a User Experience Design Solution [Blog Post]. Retrieved from http://www.nomensa.com/blog/2010/what-is-audio-description Yager, T. (1993). The multimedia production manual for PC, Macintosh and Amiga. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press Professional.