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Subject:RE: Are Tech Writers Valid anymore Re: ghost town From:"Janoff, Steven" <Steven -dot- Janoff -at- ga -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, Chris Despopoulos <despopoulos_chriss -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:10:55 -0800
On Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:30 AM, Chris Despopoulos wrote:
> ... Again, companies know they need a viable GUI -- contribute to that! ...
Does anybody else get the sense that GUIs are fast approaching a brick wall? I mean, there are thousands of reconfigurations of check boxes, drop-down menus, text fields, etc., and you just relabel to suit your needs.
Where are the innovations in Web design these days? That aspect too has almost hit the wall.
I think the whole UX/CX field is approaching its limit and won't show a significant break until somebody leaps out of the point-and-click interface world.
I'm not saying a writer shouldn't contribute to the GUI or that this isn't a valid area of skill. But it's getting such a "been there, done that" feel and I have to say it's almost been like that since the 90's or certainly since the early 2000's.
Steve
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