Re: The Writer's Toolkit

Subject: Re: The Writer's Toolkit
From: Graham Tillotson <graham -at- MEGSINET -dot- NET>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 12:07:35 -0600

I am confused by Mary Durlak's comment that--if I am reading
it correctly--graphic designers might as well generate copy
since they are doing the bulk of production work anyhow.
Somehow this smacks of the same absolutist reasoning that
creeps into the list with the FrameMaker/Word debates.

Writing is a profession just as graphic design is a
profession, and they work together. Jane's point that tech
writers need to know the "principles of DTP" is a good one,
because in the modern, fast-paced world of today (as college
freshmen are wont to write) writers and designers need the
ability to communicate. If you know principles, you can most
likely communicate with designers (graphic, Web, etc.) about
layout, colors, typography, and all the other fascinating
elements that are so often abused in modern media.

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