Meet the god of writing. I found him in the Cairo papyrus factory years ago. I bring him to every new job site, where hits on my desk??as my personal?Technical Writer’s Muse. See the small pictures around him? Each one contributes to his story. I consider these icons?Egyptian tweets. Imagine if we in the 21st […]
Choosing fonts your client will see
Oh, No My Web Design instructor sent me this link when I asked why our lesson denigrated a font I like and use often. http://www.johnnyflash.net/the-ten-most-overused-fonts-in-graphic-design That article rules out the fonts frequently required by?corporate publications style guides, as well as two I love, Comic Sans and Papyrus. Web designers use font families from the CSS […]
I-ads –Introduce yourself to the world
You’ve got a business or a skill. You want to attract customers.? Yesterday’s paper ads (mail campaigns, magazine ads) have low ROI for you. How do you attract today’s techno-savvy market?? Go where they gather: Create your social media presence. Create a Facebook page. Ask folks to you so every post to your page appears […]
So much to learn, so little time
I’m looking for a job. So I search Monster, Indeed, Dice and even Google for “Technical Writer” in various places where I might like to live. The results return. If I’m lucky, the jobs listed will actually be for technical writing in the area I searched for. Too often I look for work in Florida […]
Purpose
I have many years experience as a technical writer. In this blog, I hope to explore and share the new short-topic world of tweets and blogs. I also want to peer into tools such as DITA and Madcap Flare. How do these differ from the good old tools we love– RoboHelp, raw XML, Dreamweaver (HTML/CSS) […]