Technical Illustration and Documentation Links
The following list contains links to various websites related to Technical Illustration and Documentation. If you know of other interesting sources of information which you think should be added, feel free to suggest these to inside@itedo.com.
This list is sorted alphabetically, irrespective of relevance or origin of any of the entries.
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Articles & Papers
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www.cs.utah.edu/~gooch/SIG98
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A Non-Photorealistic Lighting Model For Automatic Technical Illustration
by Amy Gooch - Bruce Gooch - Peter Shirley - Elaine Cohen
SIGGRAPH 1998
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CGM - SVG Study
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Applicability of CGM versus SVG for technical graphics
Authors: Lofton Henderson & Dieter Weidenbrueck, XML Europe 2003
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www.cs.utah.edu/~gooch/thesis/
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Interactive Non-photorealistic Technical Illustration
Author: Amy Gooch
Thesis: Master of Science, University of Utah, Department of Computer Science, December 1998
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www.cs.utah.edu/~bgooch/ITI/
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Interactive Technical Illustration
by Bruce Gooch - Peter-Pike J. Sloan - Amy Gooch - Peter Shirley - Richard Riesenfeld
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Paper by Woolsey & Jackson
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Strategies in Re-Purposing Graphics for Interactive Intelligent Delivery
by Jeremiah Woolsey & Martin Jackson
Presented at the XML Europe 2001 in Berlin/Germany
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Paper on WebCGM, D. Weidenbrueck
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WebCGM beyond the basics
Author: Dieter Weidenbrueck
The paper was presented at the XML Conference & Exposition 2002, Baltimore/MD, USA.
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Graphics - Formats - Standards
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www.cgmopen.org
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CGM Open is an international organization of vendors and users dedicated to open and interoperable standards for the exchange of graphical information. CGM Open is an affiliate member of OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium. The work of CGM Open complements that of standards bodies, focusing on making Web graphics standards easy to adopt and practical to use in real world, open systems applications.
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www.opendwg.org
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The Open Design Alliance™ is an association of software developers and users committed to promoting open, industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data.
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www.s1000d.org
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Specification S1000D
This site is the official home of the Technical Publications Specification Maintenance Group (TPSMG), responsible for the development and maintenance of ASD/AIA Specification 1000D (S1000D).
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s1000d.blogspot.com
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Blog: S1000D - "Sense out of Confusion"
This site has been set up to keep track of the world of S1000D and to explain the benefits of S1000D: news, reviews, opinion, moves or just idle gossip and rumours.
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Associations
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www.astcvic.org.au
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The Australian Society for Technical Communication (Victoria) Inc.
The ASTC is a non-profit society for Technical Writers and other professionals involved in the communication of technical information.
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www.chez.com/crt/index_en.htm
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CRT stands for "Conseil des Rédacteurs Techniques". It is a professional society established in 1992. It represents technical communicators in France as well as students enrolled in technical communication programs.
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www.fti.org.se
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FTI (Föreningen Teknisk Information) is a society for people professionally engaged in technical communication. Members range from traditional technical writers and illustrators to communicators and designers working within the electronic information society. FTI was founded in 1964 and is thus one of the oldest societies for technical communicators. FTI has over 600 members.
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www.intecom.org
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The International Council for Technical Communication (INTECOM)
INTECOM stands for international co-operation between technical communication organizations, and aims to improve technical documentation and communication. INTECOM represents approximately 30.000 technical communicators in fifteen member organizations.
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www.istc.org.uk
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ISTC - The institute of scientific & technical communicators
Established for more than 50 years, the ISTC is the largest UK body representing professional communicators and information designers. A member of INTECOM (International Council for Technical Communication), the ISTC's mission is to set and improve standards for communication of the scientific and technical information that support products, services or business.
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www.ieeepcs.org
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PCS - Professional Communication Society
The Society’s primary mission is to promote the arts and sciences of technical communication among professional communicators and practicing engineers.
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www.acm.org/sigdoc
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SIGDOC is a Special Interest Group for DOCumentation of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). It is a society of senior communication professionals. Members are from all technical and scientific disciplines, those who create documentation in the computing community and those who use of computers to create documentation in many styles and mediums.
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www.sqrp.org
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SQRP (Société québécoise de la rédaction professionnelle) - The Society of Quebec Professional Writers was officially established in 1993 by small group of technical writing professionals from various fields. Today, it has over 60 members.
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www.stc.org
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STC (Society for Technical Communication) is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 25,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it.
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www.stc-aus.org.au
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Society for Technical Communication Australia Chapter
The Australia Chapter of the STC was formed in 2001, with the goal of providing Australian STC members with an opportunity to initiate and become involved in local activities and to discuss local issues.
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www.stc-europe.org
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The joint website of the STC chapters in Europe, containing links to and information on the Belgium, France, Israel, Netherlands, Nordic, Transalpine, and UK chapters.
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www.stc.gr.jp
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STC東京支部は､1987年に設立されたSTCの日本支部です。
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www.stic.nl
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STIC - Studiekring voor Technische Informatie en Communicatie
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www.dokumentoijat.net
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The Finnish Technical Communications Society (Suomen tekniset dokumentoijat ry) aims to enhance the development of the field of technical documentation and communication. It is intended for those who work in technical communication: including writers, translators, illustrators, people in localisation, editors, managers, teachers, students and others working in the area. Presently the society has approximately 300 members.
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www.tcanz.org.nz
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The Association was formally established in Auckland in 1997 as the New Zealand Technical Writers Association (NZTWA) by a group of technical writers who had been meeting informally for some time. The NZTWA was renamed TCANZ in August 2002 to reflect the broader role performed by technical communicators.
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www.tceurope.org
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TCeurope was founded as a European umbrella organisation for technical communicators integrating most of the national organisations in Europe.
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www.tecom.ch
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TECOM Schweiz is the Swiss association of technical authors, illustrators and other communications specialists. Tecom was founded in 1987.
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www.tekom.de
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tekom is a non-profit, membership technical society and is a member of INTECOM, the international umbrella organization for Technical Writers. With about 4,500 members tekom is Europe’s largest association for technical communication. Several working groups are dealing with e. g. education and training of technical writers/authors, terminology, safety aspects, usability testing, standards & guidelines.
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Portals & other sources of information
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tc.eserver.org
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The goal of the EServer TC Library is to provide access to the best resources for people who produce, manage, archive, and distribute technical information. The TC Library is based in the English Department at Iowa State University and was first founded in 2001. It offers a vast catalogue of articles, periodicals, links to relevant websites, and miscellaneous other materials of importance to the field, including information about Technical Illustration.
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http://www.ams.mod.uk
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Technical Enabling Services - Technical Information (TES-TI) Policy and Advice Website (TI P&A Web)
The purpose of the TI P&A Web is to act as a 'one stop shop', providing detail on UK MOD Technical Documentation policy, giving access to the current, emerging and legacy standards that underpin that policy and offering advice and guidance on the practical, pragmatic application of such standards.
TES-TI function as part of the UK MOD, Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) and through TI P&A Web we provide information that helps to promote both a good understanding of and a common approach to the Technical Documentation process. Within these pages you will find (freely available) sample Documentation Management Plans, Business Rules, Data Modules, Style Sheets and anything else we you think of that will contribute to successful delivery and through life maintenance of UK MoD Technical Documentation.
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www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl
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TECHWR-L, the Internet Forum for Technical Communicators
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Education
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www.connexions.gov.uk
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Job Description: Technical Author
Connexions Direct is an information and advice service for young people in the UK which includes a career portal with job desciptions.
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www.city.sdccd.net
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San Diego City College, CA
This page also lists general information on the profession of the Technical Illustrator, such as an overview of the qualifications and a salary range.
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Publishers
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www.beuth.de/index_en.php
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Beuth Verlag, founded in 1924 in Berlin as a subsidiary of DIN, is one of the largest publishing houses in Germany for technical and scientific literature. It differs, however, from other such publishing houses in that the surplus income it earns is used to finance the standards work undertaken by DIN.
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Miscellaneous
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www.guru.com
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Guru.com - Technical Illustration
Guru.com is an online marketplace for freelance talent.
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www.darrenbarefoot.com/hall
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"The Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness"
On his website, Darren Barefoot from Canada hosts a list of wacky, bizarre, surreal and otherwise strange examples of technical documentation, particularly illustration.
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