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Dynamics in document design : creating texts for readers / Karen A. Schriver.

By: Schriver, Karen A, 1954-.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Wiley technical communication library: Publisher: New York : John Wiley & Sons, c1997Description: xxix, 559 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0471306363 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Technical writing | Graphic design (Typography) | Layout (Printing)DDC classification: 808.066 | 808.066
Partial contents:
1. What Is Document Design? -- 2. Evolution of the Field: Contextual Dynamics -- 3. How Documents Engage Readers' Thinking and Feeling -- 4. The Impact of Poor Design: Thinking about Ourselves as Users of Texts and Technology -- 5. Seeing the Text: The Role of Typography and Space -- 6. The Interplay of Words and Pictures -- 7. What Document Designers Can Learn from Readers -- App. A. Publications of Interest to Document Designers -- App. B. Common Typographic Symbols -- App. C. Guidelines for Designing Online Displays.
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Includes bibliography (p. 519-539) and index.

1. What Is Document Design? -- 2. Evolution of the Field: Contextual Dynamics -- 3. How Documents Engage Readers' Thinking and Feeling -- 4. The Impact of Poor Design: Thinking about Ourselves as Users of Texts and Technology -- 5. Seeing the Text: The Role of Typography and Space -- 6. The Interplay of Words and Pictures -- 7. What Document Designers Can Learn from Readers -- App. A. Publications of Interest to Document Designers -- App. B. Common Typographic Symbols -- App. C. Guidelines for Designing Online Displays.