Newly-Published Book by Rebecca Gallagher

Exploring Motion Graphics
Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007

Motion graphics surround us in the digital age. Prof. Rebecca Gallagher's new book, co-authored with Andrea Moore Paldy, shows how to apply the design elements of color, typography, movement, and sound to a full range of digital media -—from film and television to the Web, DVDs, and newly emerging technologies. Readers are inspired to experiment with motion graphics while expanding their vision to include such non-traditional media as the interactive menus of cell phones and digital billboards. Extensive coverage of the design process develops a sound understanding of the principles of motion graphics whatever the media in which they appear.

Rebecca Gallagher is currently a deputy chair of desktop and web publishing and computer science at Touro College in New York City, as well as a freelance web designer. As former Chair of Digital Media communications at Katharine Gibbs School, she was an integral part of curriculum development for the design department and taught classes on the principles and theories of motion graphics and typography. Ms. Gallagher has also worked in the graphic design and web design divisions of such world-renowned companies as TV Guide Online and Associated Press. She received her M.F.A. in Fine Art Photography from the State University of New York at New Paltz.