When you give an expensive toy to a child it is not unusual to find that they are more interested in the packaging than the gadget inside. This can be quite depressing, except if they are interested ...

Consider the challenges facing technical communicators (i.e., technical writers) who design and produce medical device user manuals: First, their work must address the needs of an especially diverse ...

You might think of instruction manuals as too dry and too technical, a necessary evil that’s in the way of what you really want to interact with: the purchase itself. But instruction manuals don’t ...

Some user manuals are a frustration, some are a pleasure – and all reveal more about us than we might think. Maybe you diligently read an instruction manual from cover to cover before you even turn on ...

In 1987 as I bought my first Haynes instruction manual, I was quite unprepared for the look of respect that I got from the mechanic who sold it to me. At the age of 18 I was only used to looks ranging ...

One of the last reliable supporters for the concept that video games should have instruction manuals appears to be backing off. Nintendo has released its first games on its new console without ...