The Language of New Media

"The Language of New Media," by Lev Manovich, explores how digital technology transforms communication and culture. It explains that media like images, text, and videos are now created, stored, and shared through computers, changing traditional storytelling and artistic methods. The book identifies key concepts such as modularity (building blocks), variability (customization), and automation (computers doing work), which shape digital content. Overall, it offers a framework for understanding how new media reshapes our ways of expressing, consuming, and interacting with information in the digital age.