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#27039

Dither Scatterplots with XSLT and SVG

Use XSLT and SVG to offset points in X-Y scatterplots so they do not plot on top of each other.

O'Reilly and Associates (2005). Articles>Graphic Design>XML>SVG

127.
#21181

Dithering: Good, Bad, and Ugly

This piece discusses dithering in the context of Web graphics, and introduces the WebScrub image optimization algorithm developed by Todd Fahrner at Verso, realized as freely-downloadable Photoshop plug-ins for Mac and Windows, as well as scripts for the image-processing program DeBabelizer (MacOS only at present).

Fahrner, Todd. Cleverchimp (1997). Design>Graphic Design>Web Design

128.
#28845

Do Too Many Graphics Reduce Sales Page Conversion Rates?

Optimizing an offer page to maximize the number of people who make a purchase or pay for a subscription is a delicate process. You need to get the balance just right.

Usborne, Nick. Excess Voice (2006). Design>Web Design>Graphic Design>E Commerce

129.
#28734

Documenting Networks

Documenting networks is playing less with words, and more with diagrams. It also requires an engineering mind, an ability to think out-of-box, and creative mind. Technical writers can rise to a new scale and expand their skill sets if they are able to document networks.

EDITsphere (2007). Articles>Documentation>Intranets>Graphic Design

130.
#22548

Doing Illustrations: A Question of Accuracy and Fairness

Does the illustration I'm creating, or using, depict that person's race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, etc. accurately?

Colon, Aly. Poynter Online (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration

131.
#23694

Don't Fool with Graphs

Most technical writers use much more care in choosing words than in presenting numbers. The writer who presents numbers poorly loses credibility. Poorly presented numbers also cause reader misunderstanding that leads to poor decisions.

Robbins, Naomi B. MetroVoice (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration>Charts and Graphs

132.
#23679

Don't Fool with Graphs, Part II

Using evenly spaced tick marks to represent different time intervals is a common error which has been repeated several times in recent STC publications and presentations.

Robbins, Naomi B. MetroVoice (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration>Charts and Graphs

133.
#25966

Don't Forget the Point-and-Shoot

When I travel, I sometimes don't want to lug around my gear bag, filled to the brim with two SLR bodies, several lenses, and accessories. Sometimes-especially at night and when I'm going to breakfast or lunch-I simply want to walk around, see the sights, and take some fun snapshots.

Sammon, Rick. Layers Magazine (2005). Design>Graphic Design>Photography

134.
#21928

Draw and Order   (PDF)

If you create technical art in Illustrator, check out these tips - in fact, check them out even if you don't.

Alspach, Ted and Jennifer Alspach. Adobe Magazine (1996). Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration>Adobe Illustrator

135.
#27213

The Draw Layer: A Metaphysical Space (And How to Bring It Back Down to Earth)

Word's draw layer is a metaphysical space where floating objects reside. It really isn't a layer, since floating objects can be sent behind the text layer or brought out in front of it. Either way, they continue to reside in the draw layer.

Rado, Dave and Bill Coan. Word MVP Site, The (2005). Articles>Graphic Design>Software>Microsoft Word

136.
#14162

Duotones

Duotones are a combination of two grayscale images, using two negatives and two printing plates. Sometimes we see super print quality using two blacks, to add midtones or highlights to an image, or to extend an image's overall tonal range. Back in the '80s the Time-Life Photography series of books used Black and metalic Silver inks to produce probably some of the best high-grade black and white photographic images ever printed. They're no longer in print, but you can find them in most better public or university libraries.

Design and Publishing Center (2002). Design>Publishing>Graphic Design>Color

137.
#20666

The Eagle Has Landed  (link broken)

To prevent the infographic artists from getting bored somebody invented the web ... But we still think like we do work for printed papers. I won't suggest that we should concentrate on entertainment, but there's a lot we can learn from game-design.

Longauer, Walter. VisualJournalism (2002). Articles>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration

138.
#27429

Easy Duotones and Silhouettes

Using the Blend If sliders in the Layer Style dialog box, you can quickly and easily create interesting duotone and silhouette effects.

Bauer, Peter. Planet Photoshop (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Prepress>Adobe Photoshop

139.
#25152

Easy Type Modification Tricks

Always use elements contained in the font you're manipulating!

Design, Typography and Graphics (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Typography

140.
#22018

Review: Easy Web Graphics   (members only)

Easy Web Graphics would be a good choice for novice or intermediate users of Microsoft FrontPage and Microsoft Photo Editor who want to make better use of those products.

Hudak-David, Ginny. Technical Communication Online (2002). Articles>Reviews>Graphic Design>Web Design

141.
#21611

La Ecología del Color

En el número 126 nos preguntábamos ¿existe el color?. Ahora, dos revisiones de la literatura que cubren cien años de investigación sobre el factor humano del color revelan cómo y dónde existe el color, y cómo los diseñadores pueden hacer mejor uso de él en entornos reales y simulados. Jim Wise nos lo explica.

Wise, James A. InfoVis (2003). (Spanish) Design>Graphic Design>Usability>Color

142.
#21640

La Edad de Oro de la Visualización

Después de repasar la semana pasada los inicios de la visualización en este artículo veremos el arranque de los gráficos modernos, la edad de oro de la creatividad gráfica y los avances previos al actual momento de explosión creativa.

Dursteler, Juan Carlos. InfoVis (2003). (Spanish) Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration

143.
#25771

Editing Techniques

Unsharp masking, density masking, de-screening etc. Filter formula/ATS filters.

AIM for DTP. Design>Graphic Design>Image Editing

144.
#30488

Effective Technical Graphics   (PDF)

This presentation examines ineffective technical graphics with problems in simplicity, orientation, and scale. It identifies principles of effective graphic communication that could prevent such problems, and clarifies objectives and techniques in designing editing and preparing technical graphics for printed documents and briefing materials. Graphics principles illustrated by transparencies include avoiding clutter, orienting properly, controlling scales, checking the content, and avoiding extraneous graphics. message, and that the table title or figure caption focuses clearly on the subject of the graphic.

Samson, Donald C., Jr. STC Proceedings (1993). Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration>Visual Rhetoric

145.
#21494

Electronic Catalogs: Graphics   (peer-reviewed)   (members only)

A compilation of the most frequently asked questions about graphics in electronic catalogs. You will find answers to general as well as to technical questions.

ITEDO Software (2003). Design>Documentation>Graphic Design>Online

146.
#30489

Electronic Image Manipulation - Technological Advances and Ethical Considerations   (PDF)

Electronic imaging has enabled the desktop publisher to capture and manipulate images to produce documents that are both attractive and cost-effective. In addition to making basic corrections such as balancing colors and improving highlight and shadow detail, the desktop publisher can retouch photographs and other artwork to repair damaged areas, eliminate distracting elements, or alter composition. However, the ease of manipulation has, in some cases, overshadowed the many ethical issues that desktop publishers need to consider. Integrity of the image, ownership of artwork, and copyright laws are some of the issues that desktop publishers must confront.

Adams, Rae and Stephanie S. Babbitt. STC Proceedings (1993). Articles>Graphic Design>Image Editing>Ethics

147.
#27092

Electronic Reporting of ANSYS Results

This documents several ways to get ANSYS plots into your reports without getting out of your chair.

Bright Path Solutions (2005). Design>Graphic Design>Technical Editing

148.
#24160

Empirical Proof for Presenting Screen Captures in Software Documentation   (peer-reviewed)   (members only)

None of the previous studies on screen captures addressed the functions in the framework. There was no empirical research on any of the four functions of screen captures. This article presents our research on these functions. Each section starts with a brief explanation of the function. Next, we illustrate the screen capture designs used to test the function. The remainder of each section explains the setup and results of the empirical study. The article ends with some general conclusions about the functions of screen captures.

Gellevij, Mark and Hans Van Der Meij. Technical Communication Online (2004). Articles>Documentation>Graphic Design>Screen Captures

149.
#21634

Entrevista a Jacques Bertin

Jacques Bertin es una de las figuras fundamentales de la visualización de Información dado que fue el primero en articular una teoría coherente y razonada para el análisis de la representación cuantitativa en forma gráfica. En este artículo contesta a nuestras preguntas.

Dursteler, Juan Carlos. InfoVis (2003). (Spanish) Design>Graphic Design>Technical Illustration

150.
#22014

Review: Envisioning Science: The Design and Craft of the Science Image   (members only)

As an accomplished photographer of science and engineering research, Felice Frankel knows how to capture her readers' attention—her exquisite images in Envisioning science communicate their amazing power, by her design, and ultimately 'teach us to see' science in a different way. We are witnesses to the excitement of discovery represented in such images as cadmium selenide nanocrystals, self-assembled polyhedra, yeast colonies, and mouse embryo lungs, thereby illustrating the book's educational value.

Winn, Wendy. Technical Communication Online (2002). Articles>Reviews>Graphic Design>Scientific Communication



 
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