Technical documentation and search engine optimization.

The iiRDS standard makes documentation smart – so it can be made available on portals, apps and data glasses. Case studies in the field of mechanical engineering are very often mentioned in connection with iiRDS – for example, the scenario of the service technician who uses an end-device to scan an error code on a machine that needs repairing and then receives a snippet of information on the display showing how to fix the problem. This article is about the extensibility of the iiRDS model in the automotive sector. more...

Thanks to our many years of experience in the documentation of technical standards and information architecture, we played a key role in revising the OpenSCENARIO documentation. more...

In this webinar, Kat Cassidy (Procore), Monique Semp (Write Quick Inc.), and Leonie Saremba (parson AG) discuss important questions about simplified graphics and screenshots.  more...

Graphics and screenshots are a popular way of making text-heavy documents lighter, more attractive and, most importantly, easier to understand. But does this visual information really help a user to better understand the text? more...

Digitalization is increasing the need for software documentation. This article provides an overview of the characteristics of software documentation and is geared toward beginners. We will try to give an answer to the question what good software documentation is and what technical authors need to know to create it. more...