Comments on: The Anatomy of a Great Tutorial http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/ Web-Design and Development Magazine Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Further Thoughts on CSS, Experiments and Icons :: Echo Enduring Blog http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-20415 Further Thoughts on CSS, Experiments and Icons :: Echo Enduring Blog Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:03:56 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-20415 [...] be just a little more editorial on the blog posts that present these experiments to us. Like a good tutorial, point out the interesting concepts or techniques that really come out of the experiment. This [...] [...] be just a little more editorial on the blog posts that present these experiments to us. Like a good tutorial, point out the interesting concepts or techniques that really come out of the experiment. This [...]

]]> By: Cleaning Out The Design Attic :: Echo Enduring Blog http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17991 Cleaning Out The Design Attic :: Echo Enduring Blog Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:32:04 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17991 [...] you do decide to write a tutorial, please consider reading The Anatomy of a Great Tutorial, an article that I prepared for SpyreStudios a little while back. It basically goes through what I [...] [...] you do decide to write a tutorial, please consider reading The Anatomy of a Great Tutorial, an article that I prepared for SpyreStudios a little while back. It basically goes through what I [...]

]]> By: aditia http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17973 aditia Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:36:13 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17973 great tips, i'm always looking to improved my tutorial great tips, i’m always looking to improved my tutorial

]]> By: fsilber http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17711 fsilber Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:30:59 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17711 One point, often violated, is related to targeting an audience. And that is to make a list of all the technical terms and their usages you rely on, and decide up front which of these you expect the reader to already know. As for those terms you cannot assume the reader already understands in the sense you use them, do not use these terms until after you have given the reader an understanding of them. Do not use terms whose meaning will not become clear until later in the discussion. A member of the targeted audience who has a good memory should be able to read from beginning to end without ever thinking, "I wonder what this means." One point, often violated, is related to targeting an audience. And that is to make a list of all the technical terms and their usages you rely on, and decide up front which of these you expect the reader to already know. As for those terms you cannot assume the reader already understands in the sense you use them, do not use these terms until after you have given the reader an understanding of them. Do not use terms whose meaning will not become clear until later in the discussion.

A member of the targeted audience who has a good memory should be able to read from beginning to end without ever thinking, “I wonder what this means.”

]]> By: CodeMyConcept http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17688 CodeMyConcept Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:13:56 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17688 This may sound funny but after reading this... I now know why it was important to create a tutorial on writing tutorials. Thank you very much. This may sound funny but after reading this… I now know why it was important to create a tutorial on writing tutorials.

Thank you very much.

]]> By: Shane Jeffers http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17687 Shane Jeffers Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:13:21 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17687 Great post! This is a fantastic resource for any kind of blogger! Great post! This is a fantastic resource for any kind of blogger!

]]> By: Multyshades http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17686 Multyshades Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:12:03 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17686 great tutorial, it will help for G/designers and for me as well to improve my skills, thanks for share great tutorial, it will help for G/designers and for me as well to improve my skills, thanks for share

]]> By: Laira http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17681 Laira Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:39:42 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17681 Nice tutorial it discloses the important things Thanks for the post Nice tutorial it discloses the important things Thanks for the post

]]> By: Tutorial Lounge http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17668 Tutorial Lounge Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:48:17 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17668 interesting article with productive stuff. thanks for sharing interesting article with productive stuff. thanks for sharing

]]> By: Dhiraj Murarka http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-a-great-tutorial/#comment-17660 Dhiraj Murarka Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:31:23 +0000 http://spyrestudios.com/?p=8343#comment-17660 Like This One , Which u r reading Like This One , Which u r reading

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