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Setting ABLAZE the creative side of technical communication

Is our strength our weakness too?

Traditional versus Technology – Who wins the game now?

A drop of design and a bottle of creativity!

What do we need? Instructions and Entertainment!

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CREATIVELY designed technical documentation – possible?

The determination to do things differently

An insight into possible design scenarios

Vibrant ideas to bring color into technical writing

Creativity in Print Documentation

Creativity in Online Help

Successful implementation from a visual perspective

Small things do matter!

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Our heart belongs to

the soul of writing,

Is it time to change?

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The creative side of a “TOC”

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A “VISION” unfolds to learn and remember…

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The growth of TECHNICAL DESIGNERS

As you sow so shall you reap!

Creating designers for documentation

The development of technical writers and technical designers

Collaborative mix of writing and design

Designer’s role with the writers

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Is it innovation combined with intelligence?

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A new hope into the art of innovation and creativity

Advantages of having a designer in documentation

Knowledge required to be a technical designer

Overcoming the hurdles of a technical designer

Cost effectiveness and flexibility

Plan the time frame and implementation

The growth of Technical Designers – UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE

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How important will technical designers be

in our field?

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A FRESH BEGINNING in the art of writing

Making documentation shine in the industry

Joy of reading from a visual perspective

Add value to Online Help

Introduce new techniques in documentation

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Shall we start visualizing thought provoking ideas?

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The MYSTERY behind a non-design documentation

Hindrances of design in technical writing

Will design hamper the main purpose of a guide?

Too many cooks spoil the broth – is this applicable for writers and designers?

Will we have a similarity with other forms of design and learning?

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Will designing technical documentationbe an oxymoron statement?

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Print Documentation – The creative side (Example 1)

Different approach in the table of contents

An illustrative Caution

A narrative Note

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Print Documentation – The creative side (Example 2)

Step by step illustrative procedure

A mascot representing the user guide

Graphical representation of note and caution

Depicting page numbers differently

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Online Help – The creative side (Example 1)

Chapter names with respective thumbnails

Direct link to glossary and index

A picture frame for figures and tables which can be enlarged

Audio option to hear the procedure and content in online help.

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Online Help – The creative side (Example 2)

A captivate/flash video that displays an animation of the procedure involved for the chapter.

Note and caution displays a video of the content in the form of animation or narration.

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ILLUMINATING the art of design in documentation

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ERROR 404 – What happens when you click the wrong button?

An online troubleshooting guide:

A conversation about the problem and why it happened

How to overcome this problem

An option to learn more about the software or go back

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