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Re: STC Letter to the Editor

Subject: Re: STC Letter to the Editor
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 10:12:43 -0800


Jason Willebeek-LeMair wrote:


True. But, I have heard users say "I can't find the information that I am looking for", even when it is there, buried somewhere in a mass of 10 point Courier.

I firmly straddle the fence in the discussion of content and style (which may explain that itching,burning sensation. Never mind).

On the one hand, it seems self-evident to me that a writer of any sort needs content,and no amount of design excellence makes up for content.

On the other hand, I have studied typography reasonably extensively. I doubt that I'm up to professional levels, but I do routinely incorporate my knowledge into my work for clients. I don't know how many times, after I've been told that the design doesn't matter by a client that the first comment I've received on the deliverable is some variation of "Wow! That's impressive-looking."

This scenario has happened so many times that I can only conclude that even those who say that they don't care about design can still be swayed by good design.

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