Technical writing newsletter 9: February 2005
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Industry profile
School leavers can find advice and information about working in the creative and digital industries on www.teendigital.net. TechScribe was chosen to represent the technical communication industry. [Editor's note 2009-04-05: The website is not available now.]
The Professional Contractors Group (www.ipse.co.uk) featured Mike Unwalla in the latest issue of its journal, 'Freelancing Matters'. Contact TechScribe for a copy.
Resources
New articles on the TechScribe website deal with:
- The differences between copywriting and technical writing.
- Icons for software interfaces.
- A review of the ASD (formerly AECMA) Simplified English specification (this is a set of rules for writing unambiguous technical text).