1. DVD MENU DESIGN
COMPOSITION OF A MENU

3. DVD MENU’s Created to allow accessibility of the DVD
In terms of composition they are made up:
Text objects
Graphics
Audio
Buttons
Highlights

4. TEXT OBJECTS Allow us to know what film we are about to watch
Allow us to read what a link is called
The same font should be used throughout the entire design process

5. TEXT OBJECTS

6. GRAPHICS Graphics are used to make up the background of the DVD menu
Sometimes video backgrounds are used
For this graphics are still created to mask off the video to allow accessibility
Graphics should tell the user what they’re about to watch
Stylisation/Colours

7. AUDIO Menu’s usually have a soundtrack
Sometimes a collection of sound bites of the film
Occasionally a sound effect remix – Disneys “WallE”
More often than not the main soundtrack to the film

9. BUTTONS A button is any interactive element of the DVD menu.
Each link you click to navigate the DVD is a button.
A hidden link is also a button.
Effectively, replace the word LINK with BUTTON and you’ve got the right jargon.

10. HIGHLIGHTS On a PC you know where the mouse pointer is.
No mouse pointer on a DVD player
Highlights allow you to know what button you are about to select.
Without highlights users can get confused/lost
Highlights are critical for navigation

11. HIGHLIGHTS