Mark Your Calendar
1. 26–29 Oct The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) hosts their international conference, “One World: Connection. Community. Collaboration” at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in...
View ArticleSkeuomorphism: The Risks and Benefits of Mimetic Design
By Geoff Hart | Fellow Jon Ive, Apple’s chief designer, recently ignited a heated debate when he set out to redesign the iOS operating system that runs on Apple’s iPhone and iPad products. Contrary to...
View ArticleManaging Multiple Information Channels: Strategies for Designing Effective...
By Joseph Devney | Associate Fellow Here’s a bad idea: a grocery store that sells everything in quart-sized plastic containers. The container would be a reasonable solution for some things: a pound of...
View ArticleReminder of Deadlines for Awards and Honors
The deadlines for nominations for many of STC’s awards and honors are upcoming. Please see the STC website, www.stc.org, for more information or to find out how to nominate someone. Sigma Tau Chi and...
View ArticleSupplemental Material from Gregory Zobel’s Interview of Dr. Clay Spinuzzi
Below is supplemental material from Gregory Zobel’s interview of Dr. Clay Spinuzzi in the October issue of Intercom. See his article, "An Interview with Dr. Clay Spinuzzi with Tips for New...
View ArticleInterview with Jaap Van Der Meer
By Scott Abel In the digital age, change happens quickly. This column features interviews with the movers and shakers—the folks behind new ideas, standards, methods, products, and amazing technologies...
View ArticleAn Interview with Dr. Clay Spinuzzi with Tips for New Researchers
By Gregory Zobel Dr. Clay Spinuzzi is a professor of rhetoric and writing at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his numerous articles in technical communication journals and publications...
View ArticleEleven Tips for <em>Re</em>-Architecting Legacy Content
By Neil Perlin | Fellow This column presents overviews of new technologies that may affect technical communicators in the near future. If you have feedback, or would like to suggest topics for...
View ArticleThe Bigger Picture
Miachelle DePiano | Senior Member My whole life, I’ve had two loves: the English language and photography. As a technical writer, I get to use that love to communicate things to people in the simplest...
View ArticleFormatting EPUB files using Cascading Style Sheets
By Robert Desprez Newer Help Authoring Tools such as MadCap Flare or Adobe RoboHelp can quickly create an EPUB file that includes a title page, table of contents, and the topics that you authored....
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