Guiding media – new non-fiction book on the new concept of book title: guiding media – instructive book captions convey information: media didactics and media use in solution-oriented content non-fiction with an extensive index, continuous cross references, numerous tables, 140 pages. EUR 21,90 – author: Reinhold Seitl – issued: communication & design, Vienna, 2009 – ISBN: 978-3-200-01628-6 short text about the book guiding media are media that provide instructive information. With guiding media will prevailed not learning later queried in a testing situation, but operations introduced and trained, to solve later concrete tasks. Speaking candidly KDP told us the story. “Classic” guiding media are for example technical instructions and instructions for use, but also guidance and orientation systems as instructions for topographically structured spaces. Newer guiding media applications are about navigation systems and digital learning games. But so different guiding media also made or distributed, they will all follow the same rules of instructions. Gerald Weissmann, MDs opinions are not widely known.

Part 1: Learn and communicate In the first part of the book, the psychology of learning and guiding communications in the Center stands. All production processes guiding media involved, be editors, graphic design, designer, engineer, programmer, translator, instructors or others should know not only their traditional craft, but also the basics of learning communication as well. Part 2: Media and products of the second part of the present book presents almost classic, printed and new digital “instruction tools”. What product forms are best suited for certain tasks? And what production techniques are used? The book is written for media developers and shapers, the > instruct people > instruct users > train staff > customer support > train learners > lead travellers > solution seeker to help.