Abstract: Various systems and methods for performing attribute binding are disclosed herein. As one example, a method for binding entities is provided that includes identifying two entities that are each include attributes. An attribute of the first entity is bound to an attribute of the second entity, and a rule is defined to govern the interaction between the two entities. A request is received to modify one of the entities, and the rule is accessed and forms at least part of a basis for modifying the other entity.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for re-purposing content objects are described herein. As just one example, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a content element and reducing the content element to a maintenance form. The content element in the maintenance form is a content object and the maintenance form can be either an extensible form or a semi-extensible form. The content object is stored to a computer readable medium. A request for the content object is received that indicates the medium in which the content object will be portrayed, and the content object is provided consistent with the indicated medium.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for preparing, planning, creating, designing, and/or distributing media publications and processes related thereto are described herein. As just one of many examples, a system for facilitating media production is disclosed. The system includes a computer readable medium that includes instructions executable by a microprocessor to graphically portray a composition zone in accordance with a composition zone definition. Such a composition zone definition may include a location intent and a layout geometry.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for re-purposing media productions are disclosed herein. As just one example, a system is disclosed that includes a computer readable medium with computer executable instructions maintained thereon. The instructions are executable to display a medium independent authoring space, and to receive a command to display a content object at least partially within the authoring space. This content object forms at least part of an initial layout, and the instructions are executable to export the initial layout as a layout in a first medium and as a layout in a second medium.