Comments on: Starting Points with Quick Reference Guides: Gathering Before Designing http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/ Technical Communication Blog / Technical Writing Blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ivan Walsh http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/comment-page-1/#comment-140272 Ivan Walsh Sun, 24 May 2009 01:33:50 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3539#comment-140272 Hi Tom, The The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house is a must. This is where Beethoven, Mozart and others all played. Was v lucky to get tickets here about 15 years ago where Carreras was singing La Boheme. Real old world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_State_Opera The other is Kunsthistorisches Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunsthistorisches_Museum The Gustav Klimt paintings are stunning. Just for these I'd go. By the way, if you have time, you can get the train down to Venice. It goes over the mountains. Only Highway 101 outside SFO is more scenic, imho. Enjoy the trip. Ivan PS - lovely chocolate shops there. REAL chocolate! Hi Tom,

The The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house is a must. This is where Beethoven, Mozart and others all played. Was v lucky to get tickets here about 15 years ago where Carreras was singing La Boheme. Real old world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_State_Opera

The other is Kunsthistorisches Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunsthistorisches_Museum

The Gustav Klimt paintings are stunning. Just for these I’d go.

By the way, if you have time, you can get the train down to Venice. It goes over the mountains.

Only Highway 101 outside SFO is more scenic, imho.

Enjoy the trip.

Ivan

PS – lovely chocolate shops there. REAL chocolate!

]]> By: Tom http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/comment-page-1/#comment-140233 Tom Fri, 22 May 2009 14:15:57 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3539#comment-140233 Hi Eddie, Thanks for adding your feedback about the post. I've found that following this process does make the whole process of creating quick reference guides a lot less frustrating. Do you create a lot of these types of documents at your work? Hi Eddie,

Thanks for adding your feedback about the post. I’ve found that following this process does make the whole process of creating quick reference guides a lot less frustrating. Do you create a lot of these types of documents at your work?

]]> By: Tom http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/comment-page-1/#comment-140232 Tom Fri, 22 May 2009 14:14:53 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3539#comment-140232 Hi Ivan, thanks for the comment, and sorry for my slow reply. Asking programmers to draw diagrams of what they're explaining is a great tip. I'll keep that in mind the next time the discussion goes over my head. Sounds like you've been to Vienna. Do you recommend any essential sites to see? Hi Ivan, thanks for the comment, and sorry for my slow reply. Asking programmers to draw diagrams of what they’re explaining is a great tip. I’ll keep that in mind the next time the discussion goes over my head.

Sounds like you’ve been to Vienna. Do you recommend any essential sites to see?

]]> By: Eddie Gear http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/comment-page-1/#comment-140079 Eddie Gear Fri, 15 May 2009 17:36:45 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3539#comment-140079 Hi there, This is a very informative post. I've been looking for information on this topic for a while. As I technical writer I always found this a bit of a confusing process :). Thanks for sharing your knowledge and shedding some light on the topic. Cheers, Eddie Gear Hi there,

This is a very informative post. I’ve been looking for information on this topic for a while. As I technical writer I always found this a bit of a confusing process :) . Thanks for sharing your knowledge and shedding some light on the topic.

Cheers,
Eddie Gear

]]> By: ivan walsh http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/comment-page-1/#comment-140075 ivan walsh Fri, 15 May 2009 15:47:23 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3539#comment-140075 First! Hi Tom, There's alot of good sense in here. I've always found the sketching things out helps, especially when you want to get the bigger picture or when doing process design work. Also, when interviewing programmers, I often ask them to draw me a diagram when they get stuck or when we get bogged down. Having pictures at hand helps kick-start the overall discovery process. Enjoy Vienna when you get there. Great place. Ivan First!

Hi Tom,

There’s alot of good sense in here. I’ve always found the sketching things out helps, especially when you want to get the bigger picture or when doing process design work.

Also, when interviewing programmers, I often ask them to draw me a diagram when they get stuck or when we get bogged down.

Having pictures at hand helps kick-start the overall discovery process.

Enjoy Vienna when you get there. Great place.

Ivan

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