Re. Specialisation is for insects?

[geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA]

     Michael Maloney raises the issue of how we'd feel, as writers, if the
     graphistes asked what tools other artists used to do their technical
     writing. Michael, point well taken; we'd probably feel slighted too.

     As an editor, I'm fortunate to be in a job where I work with writers
     and designers so that each of us does what we do best, but not without
     consulting the others. Then we combine the results to get some neat
     design synergies.

     However, not everyone's so lucky. In this age of [oxymoron alert]
     "rightsizing", many companies try to get one body to do three or more
     roles. That makes the question of what graphics tools we use perfectly
     appropriate. The question doesn't denigrate trained illustrators at
     all, in my opinion; it merely recognizes the unpleasant reality that
     most writers work for companies who will accept lower-quality results
     than they could obtain by hiring a good editor and graphiste.

     --Geoff Hart     @8^{)}     geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
     Disclaimer: Speaking for myself, not FERIC.

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