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> What I'm doing these days in the office is morphing from strict
> technical writing into technical communication. Am I doing information
> design, or information development?
>
> Information Design seems to be its own discipline, you can find it on
> Wikipedia. But not so Information Development.
>
> Any opinions, folks?
Ah, the perennial topic "What can I call myself that suggests more breadth/depth/prestige than 'technical writer'?" -- didn't we revisit it at length just a few weeks ago?
Shouldn't there be a discussion of certification/licensing again before we return to this topic? ;-)
Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-903-6372
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