Session Summary-MobileUsability

LavaCon Session Summary: Marta Rauch on Mobile Usability

Mobile technology is big business, and it is important to design applications that fit the form factors for various mobile devices. Marta Rauch guides us through the seven important mobile usability guidelines that technical communicators must be aware of when designing for operating systems such as Android and iOS. Continue reading ...

Change UI small teams

Tips & Tricks: Small Teams and Documenting a Changing UI

A user interface can change as quickly as the sand that shifts under your feet when you’re on a beach close to the shoreline and a strong wave rolls in. The feeling can be quite similar, too. One moment you’re standing firmly on your own two feet. The next, you’re losing your balance and scrambling to find better footing. Continue reading ...

Change UI large teams

Tips & Tricks: Large Teams and Documenting a Constantly Changing UI

Working on a large development team with multiple writers, provides some clear advantages over the lone writer. At the same time, a large team presents some unique challenges. Here are seven tips for managing the tech comm effort when the UI is a constantly moving target. Continue reading ...