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Subject:RE: Yahoo has no staff tech writers From:"Foster, Willow" <WFoster -at- friedmancorp -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:38:25 -0500
Andrew Plato [mailto:gilliankitty -at- yahoo -dot- com] wrote:
~>
~> If you want to shape design, you need to move into a
~> production manager or designer job. And that is a
~> different discipline than tech writing. Now, some
~> organizations will permit a writer to be involved in
~> the design process, but usually that is well after
~> that writer has already proven his/her ability to
~> produce useful documentation. Rarely is that job handed
~> over on day one.
I agree with Andrew. I'm a technical writer, not a designer. If someone
asks, I'll say what I think, but it's just my personal opinion. I like the
color blue. <g> I realize that design skills are nice to have... and I keep
meaning to take that typography class... but it's not a technical writer's
primary focus. (Obviously, IMO, YMMV, whatever)
Willow
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