Re: document title usability

Subject: Re: document title usability
From: "Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- net -dot- au>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 07:56:02 +1000


From: "Lurker writer"



> I would invest my time in assuring that the content is accurate,
> reliable, and complete rather than burning daylight worrying about whether
> the product name comes before or after the "title" of the document.


I certainly agree, but is that really what the question was about?

Choosing titles is not a trivial issue. You cannot focus clearly
until you've decided who your audience is and what your purpose
is. Book titles must communicate this focus. You will find a very
high correlation between vague titles and vague content.

If this really is a question about whether the product name
comes first or not, my suggestion is that it doesn't matter
much. As long as the product name is highly visible on the
cover and spine, it doesn't even need to be part of the
title at all.

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Michael West
Melbourne




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