Are you humorous, formal, respectful, or enthusiastic?
I am a long-time fan of both Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman, so it was exciting to do a workshop from the …
You’ve Got Some Explaining to Do
You’ve Got Some Explaining to Do: Advice for Neuroscientists Writing for Lay Readers (available free as a PDF) comes from The Dana Foundation, …
Exhibit Style Guides: They’re More Than You Think! — Handouts
We had such a great turnout for our session, we didn’t have enough copies of some of our handouts. Here they are: …
Do your labels suffer from “The Curse of Knowledge”?
In this article on the source of bad writing, Steven Pinker advocates for formative evaluation, without ever using that phrase. http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-cause-of-bad-writing-1411660188
Don’t Move!
Please don’t move? Why not? Are the rocks going to… Oh! Don’t move the rocks! So many signage style guides seem to insist …