by Guiseppe | Jun 3, 2015 | Education, Technical Communication, Usability, UX, Writing
Susan Tacker is User Experience Manager for Teradata Applications in Raleigh, NC, and holds degrees in English, Journalism, and Human Factors in Information Design. She founded the Houston, TX chapter of UXPA in 2013 and served as Executive Director. She is currently...
by Guiseppe | May 20, 2015 | Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, Education, Technical Communication, UX
How do I learn about UX design? This is a question I get frequently from students, clients, and fellow practitioners alike. With UX becoming an increasingly hot field in the last five years–and with related fields like technical communication, digital marketing,...
by Guiseppe | May 6, 2015 | Technical Communication, UI, UX, Visual Design
I recently gave a presentation for the Write Now! 2015 Triangle Area Freelancers Annual Writers’ Conference with Rick Evans of RoleModel Software about visual design vs UX. Our main argument was: sometimes they overlap and sometimes they don’t. It was an...
by Guiseppe | Apr 29, 2015 | Blogging, Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, Education, Technical Communication, Writing
This is a guest post by Connor of FirstSiteGuide. Connor is a professional writer and blogger. He’s passionate about helping other writers take their craft to the next level. It’s Not Too Hard My blogging tips for beginners always start with a sort of disclaimer: you...
by Guiseppe | Apr 15, 2015 | Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, Education, Technical Communication, UX, Writing
I have encountered a belief amongst some members of the tech sector that jobs in technical communication are “going away.” The reasons for this are variously cited as: changes in technology, the growing pervasiveness of user-generated content, and the...
by Guiseppe | Feb 11, 2015 | Content Strategy, Education, Technical Communication, UX
User experience design (or UX), technical communication, and content strategy are three interrelated disciplines involving communication and digital technologies. And they are all set to grow by leaps and bounds over the next decade. According to a recent CNN...