Instr: Dave Clark
Office: CRT 582; 229-4870
e-mail: dclark@uwm.edu
Office hours: TBA
Course Information: R 5:30pm-8:10pm; CRT 127
This course provides professional writers with a practical and theoretical overview of document design. We will begin with examinations of document design theories and conventions coming from graphic artists, usability experts, cognitive psychologists, and technical communication scholars, and then critique those theories and conventions as we apply them to the analysis and creation of technical documents. Topics include typography, color, text and page layout, data displays (e.g., tables, charts, graphs), diagrams and illustrations, and overall document design. Throughout, we will focus on document usability and print and online production. This course is appropriate for all students with an interest in document production or who see themselves producing professional documents for a future workplace. Students from all plans and majors are welcome.
