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Here are some links to resources
that we hope will be of help to you as you take this course.
- Illustrating Computer Documentation
By William Horton
1991, 313 pages
ISBN: 0-471-53845-0
Published by: John Wiley & Sons
E-mail: compbks@jwiley.com
Individual book sales: +1-800-225-5945
Price: $39.95
This is an "idea" book for documentation specialists who need
to communicate difficult technical information clearly through the use
of graphics.
- Designing
and Writing Online Documentation
By William Horton
1994, 439 pages
ISBN: 0-471-30635-5
Published by:John Wiley & Sons
E-mail: compbks@jwiley.com
Individual book sales: +1-800-225-5945
Price: $29.95
This is a high-level look at designing electronic information.
It provides a set of universal principles that can be applied to any
form of online documentation--from messages, menus, and help files,
to computer tutorials, hypertexts, and WBT. This is a primer for anyone
designing electronic documents.
- The
Icon Book
By William Horton
1994, 417 pages
ISBN: 0-471-59900-X (paperback) 0-471-59901-8 (book/disk)
Published by:John Wiley & Sons
E-mail: compbks@jwiley.com
Individual book sales: +1-800-225-5945
Price: $29.96 (paperback), $39.95 (book/disk)
In this book you'll find heavily illustrated, research-based
accounts on every aspect of the icon design process--from initial planning
to refining and testing techniques--plus real-world insights for avoiding
problems that can occur in translation to international markets. Icons
are a little dated, but the information is sound.
Policies and rules
Useful information
 Discussion
group thread summaries
 Chat
transcripts
 External
resources
Newsgroups
Lists
- Book-Talk
Discussion of books, CDs, and video titles about to be published, including
electronic publishing.
- Copyediting-L
List for those interested in the fine points of English.
- DIGERATI
Mailing list for writers publishing their work directly on the Web.
- EPUBS-MG
For discussion of the many facets of electronic publishing, with particular
interest in those creating and distributing publicaitons meeting ES/CES
standards.
- Framers
Place to share information about FrameMaker.
- GOVDOC-L
Focuses on dissemination of information through Federal Depository Libraries
and includes discussion of electronic dissemination policies for the
Government Printing Office.
- Graphuk
For discussion of computer graphics.
- Index-L
Forum for indexers, librarians, hypertext and database developers.
- Ingrafx
Discusses broad range of images termed graphics.
- Litho-L
Discussion list for desktop publishing, printing, photocopying, and
binding, and includes access to LITHOBID, a tendering system for obtaining
printing estimates from subscribed printers on the list.
- Metatools
For discussion of plug-ins for a broad range of graphics programs.
- PDF-L
For discussion of Adobe Acrobat software applications in all areas,
including publishing.
- PHOTSHOP
List stresses efficient and imaginative use of Photoshop.
- Protocol
For discussion of all kinds of computer protocols for transmitting data
over communications devices.<
- TECHWR-L
For discussion of issues related to technical communication.
- TYPO-L
Discussion of type and typographic design.
Document design Websites
Journals, white papers, and articles
- Communication
Art magazine
A beautiful journal that can help designers keep pace with trends in
graphic arts and typography.
- The Desktop Publishing Journal
Covers the best graphics and desktop publishing programs, reviewing
hardware, software, books, and electronic publishing tools.
- Digital
Media Monthly
Online journal published by Michael Kleper and Scott Kleper, a father
and son team, which will bring news and comment on the proudcts, services,
and events shaping production of print, CD-ROM, and Web publications.
- Journal
of Electronic Publishing
Archive of works reflective of current issues and trends in electronic
publishing.
 Course
materials for downloading
Class project documents
These are the sample documents you will need for all the lesson projects.
Tools, templates, and viewers
- Adobe
Acrobat Reader
You will need this browser plugin in order to view and print those reference
materials that are in PDF format (Portable Document Format).
- Starter
clip art gallery (750K, ZIP)
Feel free to use these graphics as a starting point for some of your
own. You will need Adobe Photoshop to open them.
- Project
form bundle (395K, PDF)
These are the project design forms you should use to document your class
project.
- Color
palettes for Photoshop (89K, ZIP)
Place these palettes in the Color Swatches folder of the Presets Directory.
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