Xerox Publishing Standards: A Manual of Style and Design
Author: Xerox Press, Xerox Corporation
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ISBN: 0823059642
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns (December, 1988)
Sales Rank: 312,288
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Style Guide for Professional Documents
Desktop publishing has raised the bar on professional documentation. Consultants and other professionals need to be able to turn out volumes of reports, requirements documents, plans, and a variety of other professional documentation. It is no longer good enough that these materials are neatly typed on the page. Reports need to have an attractive, professional look to them. The Xerox Style Guide provides a full range of advice on layout, style, and correct usage. I found the layout portions helpful in achieving page layout that looks highly professional and improves the comprehension of the reader.
The advice on writing clear is also helpful, and more concise than many other style guides.
Rating: 5 out of 5
The Standards Manual done right.
An impressive work which has aged well. The design notes and example it sets transcend the print medium. This is the Platonic ideal of standards manuals.
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