On the web you can utilize many elements found in various types of media. First, there is basic text, an element that is the main content of newspapers. You can accent text with simple graphics and photographs. You can even shift your focus to high quality photography and elaborate artwork, emulating your favorite magazines or books on visual art. Using these elements, you can simulate any variety of printed material.

In addition to text and illustration, your site can incorporate the elements of other types of media. One example is animation either vector-based or frame-by-frame (see our page on animation). You can use simple animation to draw attention to certain areas of your page. This animation can become more elaborate using increased action, text effects, and vivid images. Animation can either be created on the computer or captured live on camera in digital format. Another element to add to the mix is sound. Audio files can present music, dialog, or sound effects.

Combining text, illustration, animation, video, and sound your site can emulate any media you choose and perform a variety of tasks to serve any purpose imaginable. That being said, you can see how much can be done on the World Wide Web. But that's not all. Let's look at more areas where the web really excels.

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