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2008 December 29 • design, writing

Block reading

article: How we read on the Web. Gerry McGovern says we don't scan a page, we scan blocks or sections of it. Breaking the page up into various sections or blocks and then scan within these areas.
[credit: elearningpost]

2008 August 4 • writing

Improve your Grammar and Punctuation

article: 40+ Tips to Improve your Grammar and Punctuation.
[credit: swissmiss]

2007 September 8 • design, writing

Use Text Instead of Graphics

article: Excellent overview of why web designers shouldn't overlook the power of properly placed text. One surprising snippet... 78% of viewers are first drawn to text when a page loads.
[credit: Graphic Define Magazine]

2007 August 17 • design, writing

Copywriting is Interface Design

article: Great interfaces are written. When you're writing your interface, always put yourself in the shoes of the person who's reading your interface. What do they need to know? How you can explain it succinctly and clearly?

2006 November 12 • e-mail, writing

A Guide to Email

article: "Email is fantastic. We use it to stay in touch with friends, contact clients, and handle support requests. It’s easy to use, low cost, and less intrusive than a phone call or meeting. But with email being such an integral part of our lives, are we using it as effectively as possible? To find out, [...]

2006 October 29 • writing

Steps When You Can’t Get Started Writing

article: When you have no flow of ideas it is hard to start writing. Here is a set of steps to help.
[credit: lifehack.org]

2006 September 17 • writing

Writing, Briefly

article: Paul Graham’s Guide to Writing emphases the importance of writing well. He suggests many writing tips on cutting, removing, and triming copy. The initial step is to write everything down as a first bad version, and then revise it.
[credit: lifehack.org]

2006 July 30 • writing

The Elements of Style for Designers

article: Writing well, the 22 principles from E.B. White's classic adapted it for designers.
[credit: elearningpost]

2006 June 18 • intranets, writing

How to Write Good Intranet Content

article: Although it is aimed at intranets, many of the points outlined can be applied to web content in general. The article breaks good content down according to the following principles - accessible, usable, useful - and provides a number of points for each.
[credit: Web Design Blog]

2006 June 17 • usability, writing

Internationalization Primer

article: Demystify developing for a project that must be done in two or more languages.
[credit: Digital Web Magazine]

2006 May 8 • writing

Copywriting 101

tutorial : The basics of copywriting in ten easy lessons.
[credit: bBlog]

2005 December 16 • writing

Writing Copy for the Web

article: Some of the practicalities of writing effective copy for the web and why it is important.

2005 November 30 • writing

Resurrect Your Writing

article: Your readers might have arbitrary expectations and unreasonable hopes, but you must make an effort to meet them if you want to get into their hearts and heads. That’s why the ‘rules’ don’t always apply.
[credit: TiKouka]

2005 June 20 • design, usability, writing

Measuring Your Site's Content Pages

article: How can you be confident your content pages are understandable to users? A simple usability testing technique can help design teams quickly measure how a content page performs with users. We call it the 5-Second Test.

2005 June 18 • design, writing

Error message guidelines

article: Make error messages clearly visible, reduce the work required to fix the problem, and educate users along the way. [credit: GUUUI]

2005 June 12 • writing

3 Tips for Great Web Content

article: Improve the quality of your content by writing with links, metadata and your customers' tasks in mind.

2005 May 27 • process, writing

Content Brief

article: A formal plan for site content. The format of the brief can be whatever works best and it should be adjusted to suit your stakeholders, much like you’d do with a creative or technical brief. Includes an example.

2005 April 3 • writing

Guidelines for web content writers

article: Concrete guidelines for web content writers.
[credit: TiKouka]

2005 March 5 • writing

Words: One of Your Better Investments

article: In this high-tech medium, your low-tech words will always give you the persuasive advantage.

2005 February 28 • writing

Does Your Online Writing Have What It Takes?

article: To get the most from your online writing, make sure it's relevant, persuasive and laid out effectively.