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Subject:Re: Summary of examples of GOOD Technical Writing From:"Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:01:33 -0400
jsokohl -at- mac -dot- com wrote:
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>Hi all,
>Well, my request for examples of really good tech writing elicted only four
>responses:
>
Sorry, I meant to submit this last night but I forgot. I ran across an example of GREAT technical writing this weekend.
Go to the kitchen remodeling center at Home Depot and pick up their planning kit. It has catalogs from a few cabinet makers. One of them stands out, and it is helpful to have the others for comparison so you can see just how good it is. I believe the brand is Schwenk or Schenk (sorry, I don't have it in front of me). In any case, their logo is an Amish-style horse and buggy silhouette; so that should narrow it down.
At the back of the catalog is a planning guide that walks you through EVERYTHING you need to think about in planning a kitchen and getting it installed. My SO was thinking about cabinet styles and floor plans, perusing all the other catalogs, and I just stayed fixated on how well this document was written and presented. The others (including better known brands) paled by comparison.
Kudos to whoever wrote it!
Dick
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