Why marketing should make the user manuals

Milan Davidovic shl_ctf at yahoo.ca
Fri Sep 1 07:27:59 MDT 2006


--- Bill Swallow <techcommdood at gmail.com> wrote:
> It all comes down to purpose and execution. User
> guides are not
> intended to wow anyone. They're meant to educate.

Well, as I read the blog entry in question, this
separation of educating and wowing is at the heart of
the blogger's argument.

> And, a B&W layout is
> as appealing or as dull and boring as the designer
> wants it to be.

No argument from me. But I think some folks will argue
that, all other things being equal, colour beats monochrome.

Milan
http://altmilan.blogspot.com
http://www.terminus1525.ca/studio/view/2758

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