January 2012

January 2012 | By Manfred Siemoneit 

Creating a good impression with the title page

Many people pay special attention to how an object appears when they take it in their hand for the first time. This also applies to an instruction manual or guidebook. The title page has a great impact on your first impression. There are specific guidelines for its typographic design.read more...

January 2012 | By Marc Achtelig 

Setting up a comment feature for online Help

Involving and connecting users is a trend that software manufacturers should not ignore while designing online Help. Although many Help systems are no longer stored in an isolated manner on the hard disk, but are currently available on the Internet, only a few authoring tools provide true Web 2.0 support. However, integrating a comment or evaluation feature is not rocket science and can be...read more...

January 2012 | By Sandeep Nulkar 

India offers new business opportunities

India stood tall amidst the financial ruins of 2008 in the company of only a few other countries. A gross domestic product growth rate of 6.7%, braving global recession, had a subtext that not many in the language industry seem to have understood. For one thing, this growth was achieved backed by a strong domestic demand, not to mention the demographic composition of the consumer.read more...