Talk:Rhetoric and Composition/Writing for the Web

Ideas for this section:


 * blogs
 * wikis
 * discussion boards
 * social networking sites (facebook, myspace)
 * social bookmarking, tagging
 * emails
 * layouts and usability testing

I think it should be mentioned somewhere the difference between serif and sanserif fonts, if only briefly to explain how they create readability for the web.

I just wrote that thing about the font. I forgot my name. --Brttnyrhea 19:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

video and sound as writing
Should this section include a conversation about audio and video as "web writing?" One place the web has helped change concept about writing is that writing is not always based on written or typed word.
 * Podcasts
 * Viral Video

This list of visual/audio writing could be extended. A good book to mention is Robin Williams' The Nondesigners Design Book.

--Klka0701 03:57, 15 November 2007 (UTC)Karl

Good work
This page is really coming along. I agree that we should talk about podcasts, not so much about the equipment and such, but how they can be planned and scripted (there is quite a bit of editing involved, naturally). Might have something about links, too--too many make a document hard to read. I agree that Williams' book would be useful here, as would the infamous Don't Make Me Think. --Mattbarton.exe 20:06, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Teaching writing for the web
Please look at the Teachers Handbook: Writing for the web. Should the teaching concepts listed be hidden on that page? Or should some of the principles of web writing be moved to the main book?--Klka0701 (talk) 15:40, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Ideas for Editing this Paper: ENGL 656
I like what I've seen so far on this page. However, I think it is missing some important sections, in addition to those already mentioned in this discussion page. I am interested in working on this page because I bring previous knowledge from my master's work in information media as well as what I am learning from my current class ENGL 530, Principles of Document Design. In this class, one of our textbooks is Don't Make Me Think, which Dr. Barton had mentioned would be a valuable contributor. We are also reading Designing Visual Language, which would also prove valuable for this page. In addition, I have had some first-hand experience with usability testing and of course with designing a variety of web documents.

I would love to add the following sections to this wiki page:


 * Navigation
 * Usability Testing (critical for any online document)
 * Creating a Home Page (an important element in web design)

I would also love to ellaborate on the following sections:


 * Visual Appeal (including how users typically scan vs. read content, making it obvious what's clickable, Gestault principles of design, etc.).
 * Readability
 * Useful Links (useful links for this page would be very important)
 * Social Networking Sites (including how to market your organization, keeping users engaged, etc.)

Finally, I am also interested in completing the missing sections of this page:


 * Bulleted list item Conventions Unique to the Web (abbreviations, leet, smilies)
 * Purpose, Relevance and Exigency
 * Use of Archives
 * Copyright

Please let me know what you think of these ideas; I welcome feedback. --ErinSchaefer (discuss • contribs) 21:00, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Erin. I think these are good ideas. I think one big change we need to make it split this page up into separate pages. I don't want it to get too technical with how-to's for particular software, but at the least we should have sections on blogging, micro-blogging (Twitter), wikis, etc. --Mattbarton.exe (discuss • contribs) 20:23, 26 September 2012 (UTC)