Technical Writing Blog

Studies show that people easier perceive picture instructions than text. I often notice things like that: you may have a brilliant cookbook, but you don’t use it if it contains text only. You are looking for a how-to video or a simple step-by-step instruction with pictures. They are more efficient. The same happens when we…

What Is Technical Communication and Who Is a Technical Communicator? The definition of technical communication is the following: it is a type of communication that is aimed at providing readers with clear and accurate information on how to use and maintain products, complete tasks, operate equipment, etc. It is a means of conveying technical information…

Technical writing is an occupation that requires new skills and knowledge update all the time. Sometimes, such simple things as sharing experiences or answering questions from colleagues can help to solve a lot of problems. That’s why professional communities for tech writers are still highly popular. We’ve already posted an article that tells about professional…

Last year has drastically changed our reality, and a lot of companies still work remotely. They’ve managed to establish their processes online, which is a miracle. Hiring and onboarding new employees has gone online as well, and it requires a new way of organization. Let’s see how to succeed in this latest virtual process to…

It’s hard to imagine our lives without the Internet here and now. It is our go-betweener in communicating with those far away; watching movies, listening to music, playing games on the web, and even reading technical documentation. Virtual reality absorbs us so much that it makes sense that such technologies as AR, VR, MR, and…

A QR code or a Quick Response code is a type of matrix barcode first designed in 1994 in Japan to track vehicles in the automotive industry during the manufacturing process, not as a helpful marketing tool we see today. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label with information about the item to which it…

This is the second part of our introduction to the “Markdown universe”. In our previous post, you can learn more about Markdown history. Today we are talking about the variety of editors for Markdown. Variety of Markdown Editors Nowadays, Markdown comes all-in with tools that don’t demand you to learn the syntax instantly, so even…

Do you know that 90% of users prefer instructional videos when they want to learn something? Just imagine how many people watch YouTube every day looking for How-to videos to say nothing about those who choose video courses. Not only individuals tend to learn by watching video content, but even companies also instruct their employees…

As everyone says today, 2020 has drastically changed everything: our private lives, hobbies, relationships, habits, and careers. Technical writing is no exception. Unexpectedly, the pandemic has brought so much new in this sphere that we all need to figure out what is going to be a trend next year. More User Guides! Yes, in 2021,…

Agriculture was the key element in the development of our entire civilization. It started thousands of years ago with gathering wild grains and later planting them. A lot of significant inventions were happening around agriculture and that enabled countries to grow and prosper. And up till this day, we feed on the same basic things….