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Dynamics in Document Design: Creating Texts for Readers (Wiley Technical Communication Library) [Paperback]

Karen A. Schriver
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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (Jan 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0471306363
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471306368
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.2 x 3.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 498,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From an international leader in document design, research–based insights about writing and visualizing documents that people can use . . .

This book is for writers and graphic designers who create the many types of documents people use every day at home or school, in business or government. From high–tech instruction manuals and textbooks to health communications and information graphics, to online information and World Wide Web pages, this book offers one of the first research–based portraits of what readers need from documents and of how document designers can take those needs into account.

Drawing on research about how people interpret words and pictures, this book presents a new and more complete image of the reader––a person who is not only trying to understand prose and graphics but who is responding to them aesthetically and emotionally.

Written by document design expert Karen A. Schriver, Dynamics in Document Design features:
∗ Case studies of documents before and after revision, showing how people think and feel about them
∗ Analyses of the interplay of text and pictures, revealing how words, space, visuals, and typography can work together
∗ A fascinating and informative timeline of the international evolution of document design from 1900 to the present

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From an international leader in document design, research–based insights about writing and visualizing documents that people can use . . .

This book is for writers and graphic designers who create the many types of documents people use every day at home or school, in business or government. From high–tech instruction manuals and textbooks to health communications and information graphics, to online information and World Wide Web pages, this book offers one of the first research–based portraits of what readers need from documents and of how document designers can take those needs into account.

Drawing on research about how people interpret words and pictures, this book presents a new and more complete image of the reader—a person who is not only trying to understand prose and graphics but who is responding to them aesthetically and emotionally.

Written by document design expert Karen A. Schriver, Dynamics in Document Design features:

  • Case studies of documents before and after revision, showing how people think and feel about them
  • Analyses of the interplay of text and pictures, revealing how words, space, visuals, and typography can work together
  • A fascinating and informative timeline of the international evolution of document design from 1900 to the present

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Great definition of the emerging field of document design, good history of the influences coming from consumerism, academia, technical writing, graphic design. Fantasic timeline of document design, 1900-1995. Rich case studies of the way documents engage readers' thinking and feeling, leading to a new way to link usability testing with your next document design. Fascinating summaries of research on typography, space, and the interplay of words and pictures.
Pluses: here's a researcher who has actually looked at real documents and real users. How refreshing! Also, she has written a usable book, one that follows her own recommendations-- another amazing feat! Practitioners and scholars alike will find this book easy to understand, wide in scope, and deep in implication.
This thoughtful book makes Wurman's Information Architects look like a fancy poster, and Mok's Designing Business look like a casual first-person narrative. Don't miss it.
--Jonathan Price
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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As a graduate student in technical communication, I've been required to use this book as a course text. I can assure you few students referred to it regularly.

As a professional tech writer, I still keep it on the shelf. For a book on document design, this does not appear to be the best example. If you want to scan for the salient points, this book is not for you. The 600 pages are very crowded and, though there is lots of good information in it, you have to do some digging. I wouldn't use this book as my only resource on the subject. If you add this one to your library, consider including books by Roger C. Parker and Robin Williams to complement to this volume.

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I read selected portions of Karen Schriver's book on document design. This is an excellent resource for those needing confirmation of design decisions or for those wanting guidance. I paid particular attention to the examples and the reviews of the impact of design and text choices. Some may be put off by parts of the book that are very academic; however, this is overshadowed by the practical information for "communications architects" (a phrase Ms. Schriver has coined to describe those of us who are both writers and designers of documents).
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