The back issue of this journal is available to ISTC members as a PDF file (8MB).
This issue was accompanied by a bellyband and insert from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Features
ISTC news
- From the editor
- Business affiliates
- Area groups
- President’s view
- ISTC Survey 2017
- Event news
- Your ISTC directory
Articles
- A marathon or a sprint?
Andy Healey
Comparing the methods used to train for a marathon and how they can be applied to technical communication. - From tech writing to UX-based UI design
Maja Engel
Moving into UX and UI design using technical communication skills and a flare for graphics. - Paperweight to conversation piece
Chris Hester
Building a portfolio you will love (and love to talk about). - Introduction to a consultancy model
Erika Norton
What do consultants do? How do they work? Imparting knowledge gained from a training course. - Industrial revolution in Fleet Street
Hugh Dawson
Helping the Daily Mail to change from a hot-metal factory to a digital office in the 1980s. - Creating compliant manuals for the EU
Ferry Vermeulen
Selling your products on the European market? Offering guidance for creating compliant user assistance. - A checklist for translation projects
Maxwell Hoffmann
Recommending a common-sense checklist for technical documentation translation projects. - The art of process narrative
Carmel Murphy
Considering the role of narrative in effective process documentation. - Contextualisation and molecular content
Andy McDonald and Toni Ressaire
Looking at creating user journeys. - Paligo: structured content made easy
Craig Wright
Sharing his experience of using Paligo, a cloud-based XML component content management system. - ST4: create and organise content
Phil Lane
Proving an insight into how SCHEMA ST4 helps you to stay organised.
Regular columns
- Word VBA tips – Mike Mee
- Adobe tips – Jake Cahill
- Editing – John Prendergast
- MadCap tips – Matthew Ellison
- Ethical dilemmas – Warren Singer
- Book review – Modern Technical Writing by Andrew Etter. Reviewed by Marjorie Jones.