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#28891

Communication Through Imagery (link broken) (peer-reviewed) (members only)

The field of technical communication focuses on the ability of the author to gather information, interpret it, and then present the necessary items to the reader in a clear and concise manner. This article serves to briefly outline several of the key factors involved when deciding how to include imagery in technical materials.

Higgins, Phillip. International Journal for Technical Communication (2007). Articles>TC>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration

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#29127

Illustration and Language in Technical Communication (peer-reviewed) (members only)

Many technical documents present information both graphically and verbally. While much is known about the verbal tools of technical professionals, technical graphics have been less fully examined. Here the drawings of a United States patent are examined revealing a system for organizing and presenting visual information that is analogous to commonly-used models for organizing and presenting verbal information.

Donnell, Jeffrey. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (2005). Articles>TC>Technical Writing>Technical Illustration

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#24270

Visualization in Technical Communication and its Cultural Differences: Building Better Communication Bridges across the Pacific Ocean (PDF)

The advent of multimedia technology has made 'visualization' a hot topic in technical communication. This paper classifies visualization into three categories, referring to differences in visualization between Western culture and Japanese culture.

Moriguchi, Minoru. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>TC>Technical Illustration>International

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#32172

The Google Chrome Comic: Why it Didn't Work

I'm amazed with the Google project, because the lack of narrative seems like a basic omission from such a high profile project.

Porter, Alan J. Content Pool, The (2008). Articles>TC>Technical Illustration>Web Browsers

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#36098

Comics Can Make You A Better Communicator

Comics are a medium. Just like film, theater, prose, poetry or any other process of telling stories comics can be used to convey all sort so information about a wide variety of subjects to multiple audiences. Comics can make you laugh, cry, gasp in wonder, shake in terror and they can also make great instruction manuals, training aids, white papers, or any other type of business or technical communication you can think of.

Porter, Alan J. Content Wrangler, The (2010). Articles>TC>Technical Illustration>Graphic Design