minimalist manuals

[Joerg Linder <jl -at- aon -dot- at>]

I'm new to this list so I would like to introduce myself:
My name is Joerg Linder, I'm 28, living and working in Vienna/Austria/Europe.
Our company is specialised in usability (GUI and web, www.interface.co.at if
would like to have a look).

I'm currently writing my diploma thesis (I'm studying psychology) about
minimalist manuals (the concept by John M. Carroll) compared to "ordinary" manuals.
To be precise, I'm writing a minimal manual for Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and I will
compare learning effects between my manual and an "ordinary" manual.
I will also try to find out if there are differences when it comes to working
with a upgraded version of Photoshop (v6.0).

What I would like to know:
1)   Is minimal design discussed in this list ? Is it a topic or not ?
2)   Does anyone know of good examples of minimal manuals that can be bought or
     looked at online ?
3)   Is someone from Adobe on this list ? I'd have some questions, but couldn't
     find the right person to talk to yet...

Thanks in advance,
Joerg


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