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Pegg, Barry – Technical Writing Teacher, 1990
Notes that, although unillustrated text has changed from a string of unseparated words to the paragraph system, text-image relations present a continuous pattern of different degrees of interpretation and structuring for visual understanding. Suggests that human cognitive needs caused an adaptation in unillustrated text and that text illustrations…
Descriptors: Technical Illustration, Technical Writing, Text Structure, Writing Research
Killingsworth, M. Jimmie; Sanders, Scott P. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1990
Outlines two rhetorical principles for producing iconic-mosaic texts--the principle of complementarity and the principle of compensation. Shows how these principles can be applied to practical problems in coordinating the writing and design processes in student projects. (RS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Desktop Publishing, Rhetoric, Technical Illustration