| EN 6960 |
| In this List of Resources |
Assigned Readings |
| Assigned Readings |
Listed in alphabetical order, by author's last name.
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| Supplemental Readings | Listed in alphabetical order, by author's last name.
The Purpose of Technical Communication The Information Design and Development Process Principles of Technical Communication Carliner, Saul. How to Prepare Front and Back Matter, and Other "Book" Elements (links to the Information Design website) Prepare the components of a communication product for production Prepare the master copy Duplicate the master copy Distribute the communication product to users How to Set Editorial and Other Product Guidelines How to Set Project Guidelines How to Set the Schedule for a Technical Communication Project How to Set the Budget for a Technical Communication Project Name the Project Team and their Responsibilities Loop. Interview with Rick Robinson |
| Worksheets and quick references | For preparing content Design-o-rama (from the Information Design website) Storyboard (from the Information Design website) Style-o-Rama (from the Information Design website) The Slot: A Place for Copyeditors (copyediting guidelines for the web) "Named colors" you can use on the web (that is, colors you can refer to by name in your HTML code rather than stating a hexadecimal value) Web Color Visualizer, which lets you pick a color and automatically update the instructions in the HTML code Software for automatically generating MLA-style bibliographies For planning design and printing projects Form for preparing a brief project description Worksheet for Preparing a Full Information Plan (from the Information Design website) Worksheet for Setting Editorial and Production Specifications (from the Information Design website) Worksheet for Preparing a Budget (from the Business and Management of Information Design website) Worksheet for Preparing a Schedule (from the Business and Management of Information Design website) |
| Cases | Example
of an information graphic (from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts website) Another example of an information graphic (integrated into an online article) |
| Learning activities in visual communication | "Art Safari (a learning activity in art appreciation from the Museum
of Modern Art website) Peter Halley's Exploding Cell (a learning activity in color from the Museum of Modern Art website) |
| For your enrichment: Links to websites on information design and visual communication | On information design: On graphic design and related tools:
On design for the web:
Publications
Museums on design and art
Some of the many professional organizations for information designers and developers
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