by Adina Solutions | 9 Jun 2020 | content strategy, Laura ponders, strategic planning
Hands up, if you’ve heard “nobody reads manuals anyway” or “the guide is just a necessary evil” or “our product is so easy that it doesn’t need documentation”. OK, I see hands in the air. No, no, and no. User guidance is part of the product and has an impact on the...
by Adina Solutions | 20 May 2020 | DITA, information architecture, Laura ponders
Two weeks ago I wrote about information design and information architecture. That leads us quite nicely to today’s topic, which is Darwin Information Typing Architecture or DITA and taking it into use. If DITA is totally new to you, this paragraph is for you. DITA is...
by Adina Solutions | 6 May 2020 | information architecture, information design, Laura ponders, usability
I’ve explained what I do for a living to my friends and relatives since 2001. I studied “English translation” or Translation Studies and majored in English, but instead of doing advanced studies in translation I did them in technical communication...
by Adina Solutions | 26 Aug 2019 | content, Laura ponders, learning, studying, teaching
Some weeks ago, I visited Visuon to talk about virtual reality and Visuon’s tools for producing VR content. I was naturally interested in Visuon’s VR CMS, as all sorts of content management systems are my bread and butter. After talking and demoing, we...