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More Than A Screen Shot: Kwout Captures What You Want, Including Clickable Hyperlinks

Monday, January 07, 2008

There have been many times we’ve wanted to use a screen shot of a website to illustrate an article on The Content Wrangler, but we chose not to, because the image was full of hypertext links. Images that contain hyperlinks that don’t work are confusing to site ...

Filed under: Illustrations : Screen Shots : Online Help : Technical Illustration

The Cat Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting, and Advice on Lifetime Maintenance

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

It’s not often that we spot excellent technical communication products, especially not while taking our feline pal to the kitty dentist. But that’s exactly what happened on a recent excursion to our local veterinary office. While our domestic short-haired friend was ...

Filed under: Humor : Technical Illustration : Technical Writing

Scientists Use 3D Images To Look For Life-Saving Clues

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Imagine a day when a scientist can don a pair of special eye glasses and see a three dimensional view of bacteria. Sound like science fiction? It’s not. According to Science Daily, scientists at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine “are mapping parts ...

Filed under: Rich Media : Technical Illustration

[Free Book Offer] Technical Illustrations: New Efficient Ways to Visualise Your Product

Friday, June 29, 2007

Tedopres International, has produced a useful new resource, Technical Illustrations: New Efficient Ways to Visualise Your Product, a free, 113 page booklet designed to teach you on how to save cost on your translations and technical publications by using new and more ...

Filed under: Technical Illustration

Smart Interaction Design: A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Visual Literacy has produced a remarkable visualization resource you’ll want to check out. It’s called the Periodic Table of Visualization Methods, an interactive graphic that utilizes the periodic table of elements model to help you better understand the various types ...

Filed under: Experience Design : Technical Illustration : Visualization