Leon de Stadler
Lexicographyand Communication Design
Leksikografie en Kommunikasie-ontwerp

 

A book on communication design

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Communicate as a Professional, edited by Carel Jansen,
Leon de Stadler and Aline Douma,  was published recently by
Amsterdam University Press. Read more about this beautifully
designed book here.

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Hersiene Tesourus van Afrikaans

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Die nuwe hersiene weergawe van Tesourus van Afrikaans
het vroeg in 2021 sy verskyning op die boekrakke
gemaak. Lees meer oor hierdie boek hier.

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Spreekwoorde en ander segswyses

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Hierdie boek is die hersiene uitgawe van Anton Prinsloo se
Spreekwoorde en waar hulle vandaan kom. Lees meer oor die boek
hier.

 

 

 

 

 

Readings

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Some interesting articles to read:

• The document design process starts with a functional analysis of the document. Read this article to learn more.

• In this article some useful criteria for good documents are set. It highlights some of the basic concepts that we need to develop documents of quality.

• Making your documents work

• Usability testing: a report on the plain language issue

• Knowing your audience

• The cost of bad document design in internal communication

• Is this who we are? Making your documentation reflect your image

• Knowing your culture: the difficulty of measuring culture

• The reader of the text: In the text - creating personas for your readers 

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Advisory documents

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Here are some shorter advisory documents that you might find interesting:

• Argumentation

• A checklist for proposal writing

• A list of checklist questions on policy writing

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Useful websites

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• Visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab's website for a lots of advice on a variety of topics

• A very useful database on plain language

• Writing Spaces, a website with a variety of publications on writing and document design

• Color Matters, a website on the use of color in communication design.

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Also check out my blog for some useful writings on different aspects of lexicography and communication design.

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