Know the five principles of design: balance, alignment, grouping, consistency, and contrast. There is a very slim chance that your readers will read your document word for word. Rather, they tend to scan your documents at various levels, skimming some and paying closer attention to others. …

Collaboration is the key to success The function of a technical writer is one of collaboration and interaction. Traditionally, technical writers worked on one product from start to finish. In other words, it involves putting together an outline first, then developing content, then formatting it. In the absence of collaboration…

Logo, Typography, Colors, Iconography, Photography, and Graphic devices. What is the definition of a brand library? A brand library (also known as an Asset Library, a Digital Asset Library, or a DAM (Digital Asset Management) library) is a digital repository for all of your company’s or brand’s assets. It’s part of a larger digital asset management system. It…

Make yourself more efficient and productive What is productivity? Productivity is both a philosophy of life and a mental condition. Being efficient implies doing what we deliberately choose to do at all times, rather than what we feel compelled to do by circumstances. Adopting a mindset of continuous development is what productivity entails. …

1. STC Membership (STC — Society for Technical Communication) What Society for Technical Communication (STC) is the oldest and biggest body that is dedicated to improve and reform Technical Communication, spread across 43 countries with chapters in major cities, of which I indulge in India and Chennai chapters as an…

The most popular answer when you ask a technical writer what they do is that they “simplify complexity.” Technical writers find out user goals and create clear guidance about how users can achieve the goals in complex systems (supporting multiple activities, choices, functions, and information). …