Learn what goes into creating professional-looking books! Join India Amos, Managing Editor of Print and Digital Production at CN Times Books, and Allan Lieberman, Special Projects Manager, Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc., on Monday, June 30th, at 1:00pm EDT to discover what you need to know about production and design.
Whether you are publishing in print, digital, or both, this webinar will help you determine what choices you need to make for your book. We’ll cover:
• Fonts – what works?
• Paper stock, cost, and quality
• eBook conversion
• Print-on-Demand
• Cover design
• Proofing and galleys
By the end of this webinar, you should have the information you need to make informed choices about how your book will look on different ebook readers and on bookshelves.
A font is a graphical representation of text that may include a different typeface, point, size, weight, color, or design. The picture shows some examples of different computer fonts.
Mobile has changed the way we interact with content. As UX practitioners, we need to rethink the design paradigm for the web. Simply translating desktop designs to mobile screens is not an option. Small touch screens on smartphones, tablets, and e-readers change the way users input and interact with content. Traditional interaction elements are removed from the mobile experience, but users are now offered a new set of input methods that are not possible within the desktop environment.
Re-branding Content During a Migration with Marli Mesibov: Step 2--Finding Yo...dclsocialmedia
Every strong brand has a personality behind its voice. How do you ensure the personality remains consistent across multiple audiences, who speak with a variety of vocabularies? Brands that remain consistent across multiple products for multiple audiences encourage more trust, and result in more loyal customers.
In the second webinar of her series, content strategist Marli Mesibov will review brands with compelling personalities, and explore content strategy tools to create and enhance brand personalities and voices.
Marli Mesibov is a content strategist with passion for the user experience. Her work spans websites, web applications, and mobile for enterprise companies and startups across the country. She is an editor at UX Booth, and a frequent conference speaker. Marli can also be found on Twitter (@marsinthestars), where she shares thoughts on UX Design, content strategy, and Muppets. You can learn more about her and her work at http://marli.us
DITA 1.3 brings important enhancements to the DITA 1.2 key and keyref feature (scoped keys), improvements in filtering (branch filtering), the use of RELAX NG for document types, official integration of the MathML and SVG standards, improvements to the Learning and Training question-and-answer markup, as well as new domains and various smaller refinements that will make things generally easier for DITA authors. This webinar outlines what's new in DITA 1.3 with a focus on how DITA authors can use them, with a focus on features that make reuse easier.
A font is a graphical representation of text that may include a different typeface, point, size, weight, color, or design. The picture shows some examples of different computer fonts.
Mobile has changed the way we interact with content. As UX practitioners, we need to rethink the design paradigm for the web. Simply translating desktop designs to mobile screens is not an option. Small touch screens on smartphones, tablets, and e-readers change the way users input and interact with content. Traditional interaction elements are removed from the mobile experience, but users are now offered a new set of input methods that are not possible within the desktop environment.
Re-branding Content During a Migration with Marli Mesibov: Step 2--Finding Yo...dclsocialmedia
Every strong brand has a personality behind its voice. How do you ensure the personality remains consistent across multiple audiences, who speak with a variety of vocabularies? Brands that remain consistent across multiple products for multiple audiences encourage more trust, and result in more loyal customers.
In the second webinar of her series, content strategist Marli Mesibov will review brands with compelling personalities, and explore content strategy tools to create and enhance brand personalities and voices.
Marli Mesibov is a content strategist with passion for the user experience. Her work spans websites, web applications, and mobile for enterprise companies and startups across the country. She is an editor at UX Booth, and a frequent conference speaker. Marli can also be found on Twitter (@marsinthestars), where she shares thoughts on UX Design, content strategy, and Muppets. You can learn more about her and her work at http://marli.us
DITA 1.3 brings important enhancements to the DITA 1.2 key and keyref feature (scoped keys), improvements in filtering (branch filtering), the use of RELAX NG for document types, official integration of the MathML and SVG standards, improvements to the Learning and Training question-and-answer markup, as well as new domains and various smaller refinements that will make things generally easier for DITA authors. This webinar outlines what's new in DITA 1.3 with a focus on how DITA authors can use them, with a focus on features that make reuse easier.
This 60-minute webinar will explore the challenges, benefits and best practices of structuring your content with the DITA XML open information standard:
Efficient - Reuse content between IFUs, catalogs and data sheets
Responsive - Generate output in multiple formats and languages
Consistent - Create compliant documentation in a single source system
Envisioning the Global Information Experiencedclsocialmedia
Content is created throughout the organization by different functions on different schedules, with different tools, and by different processes. The result is redundant information that is out-of-date, inconsistent, unfindable, and often doesn’t align with business goals or customer needs. This happens throughout the enterprise and most companies have no idea of the magnitude of the problem. The challenge is figuring out how to move toward a global information experience.
This webinar looks at key factors such as:
* understanding the unique value content from each function provides
* the need to understand the customer’s perspective
* the role of information architecture
* the link between standardization and quality
* use of a common operating model to lower costs
Re-Branding Content During a Migration: Step 1 – Developing Your Storydclsocialmedia
With short attention spans and a barrage of information coming at us every day, it would be easy to assume that short tag lines are the way to go when crafting copy. But long copy has been shown to be more effective. Why? Because users love stories; that is how we as humans relate to one another and understand context.
Content strategist Mari Mesibov will explain how, through storytelling, content strategists can deliver back-stories to engage and connect with users, as we have connected to one another since the beginning of time. This webinar will enlighten you about the power of stories and give tips on how to use them in your content.
Marli Mesibov is a content strategist with passion for the user experience. Her work spans websites, web applications, and mobile for enterprise companies and startups across the country. She is an editor at UX Booth, and a frequent conference speaker. Marli can also be found on Twitter (@marsinthestars), where she shares thoughts on UX Design, content strategy, and Muppets. You can learn more about her and her work at http://marli.us
The Role of XML in an Information Society with Barry Schaefferdclsocialmedia
In today’s information world, there is a battle in progress between two opposing views of content management and use. This “data war” pits the rectangular, or database, view against the hierarchical, or XML, view. Unbeknownst to many of us, this influences virtually every decision related to the computerization of information in society, and can have a real and lasting impact on your automation and content decisions.
Join Barry Schaeffer for his informative webinar which will shine some light on this battle, its sources and its very real and ongoing impacts on our information lives.
Barry Schaeffer is Principal Consultant for Content Life-Cycle Consulting (www.contentlcc.com), a high-level consulting practice he founded in 2009, specializing in the conception and design of structured information and XML-based systems. He is a regular columnist for CMSWire and has been published in Datamation, Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News, Intranet Development Magazine and CALS Journal, among other professional publications. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and symposia. Mr. Schaeffer has previously held management and technical positions with The Bell System (Pacific Telephone), Xerox Education Division, Planning Research Corporation, U. S. News and World Report, Datalogics and Grumman Data Systems’ InfoConversion Publishing Division where he managed federal business development He is a graduate of California State University, Los Angeles and the Bell System’s rigorous Management Achievement Program.
Product Instructions: The Missing Piece of the Customer Experiencedclsocialmedia
Learn more about:
• What your customers think about your product instructions:
o 95% of your customers are using the product instructions
o 71% of your customers think if the instructions are confusing or incomplete, the overall quality of the product is poor
o 71% of your customers think clear instructions means a company cares about them
• What good product instructions include and why
• 5 signs your product instructions are hurting the customer experience and how to fix it.
DITA and Information Architecture for Responsive Web Designdclsocialmedia
Increasingly people are reading your technical content using a mobile device. How can you ensure that your DITA-based content can be read equally-well by a lineman using his weatherproofed tablet 18ft above the street, or an electronics engineer using her smartphone in a clean-room environment? The answer: responsive content. But designing effective responsive content is not just a matter of picking an HTML template and hoping for the best: you need to think about how your content will be presented, its priority to the user and how they can navigate through it. In this presentation Keith Schengili-Roberts and Phil Kneer from Yellow Pencil will talk about the information architecture considerations behind the creation of effective responsive design for technical content.
Training: A Key Component of the Global Information Experiencedclsocialmedia
Corporate training happens everywhere in the enterprise. Whenever a new employee joins the company, a new product is released to the market, or a new internal initiative is launched, there’s a need for training. And just as with other types of content, learners demand an adaptive model -- learning tailored to meet individual needs, delivered in multiple formats, and be available on demand.
“Sprinkle the Pixie Dust”: How to Sell Your Content Management Initiative Int...dclsocialmedia
You’ve recognized that your content development and publishing processes are in need of an overhaul, but getting a content management strategy approved and funded by your management team can be a tough job. In this webinar sponsored by Data Conversion Laboratory, Dr. JoAnn Hackos of Comtech Services and Suzanne Mescan of Vasont Systems will explain how you can “sprinkle the pixie dust” around your organization to move your content management strategy forward. They will explain how to:
- Find a champion or 2
- Navigate through the approval process
- Align your content strategy with your organization’s goals
- Develop a proposal for a content management strategy
- Build the estimated return on investment for your proposal
Back to Basics: Getting the Content Essentials Rightdclsocialmedia
In this session we’ll consider what we might be neglecting in our rush to be exciting and trendy. We’ll explore the content essentials, and look at how an organization can manage and plan for them.
Managing the Complexities of Conversion to S1000Ddclsocialmedia
If you've ever been faced with the challenges related to converting your data to XML, this webinar is for you! In addition to the basic challenges of converting data to XML, the conversion to S1000D has the complexity of Data Module Requirements List (DMRL), Applicability and other content driven tagging structures. Having a solid plan in place and identifying issues prior to conversion is imperative to the overall success of the project.
Marketing & Publicity For Independent Authors: Get More Buzz For Your Bookdclsocialmedia
Marketing guru Penny Sansevieri and publicist Sandra Poirios-Smith offer their expertise to independent authors in this hour-long webinar hosted by DCL. We’ll cover topics such as expanding your readership, contacting media, bundling books, digital vs print promotion, the difference between advertising and publicity, and much more.
The Freedom to Grow: How Standards in Communication Facilitate Our Industry, ...dclsocialmedia
Standards – either in the XML sense or simply communication best practices – help grow, accelerate and “professionalize” an industry. Where would construction be without material standards for width and strengths, or certification for specific skills? How could we have transportation without standards for traffic and processes? Standards are what help ad-hoc processes become enterprise-class, and allow them to scale beyond our expectations.
Technical communication is in an era of rapid, disruptive and revolutionary change. The true nature of the challenge is understood by a few, and pros and cons of potential solutions by even fewer. The future therefore will require that we work together to exchange knowledge as best we can to help each other hit the many moving targets. We must do this because our old techniques and processes just can’t keep up, and no organization has the time or funds to reinvent every solution on their own.
In “The Freedom to Grow,” Noz Urbina will explain how standards can help an organization with little funds tackle larger challenges, and larger organizations implement profound change with reduced risk. The alternative is potentially getting left behind as the industry and community rush forward.
Noz Urbina is an established content strategy thought leader, consultant and trainer specializing in cutting edge, multi-channel, business-driven content projects for marketing, business, technical and omnichannel communications. He is co-author of “Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business brand and benefits”. Since 2000, he has provided customer experience focused services to Fortune 500 organizations and small-to-medium enterprises. Noz is the founder of Urbina Consulting, and since 2006 has been Events Chair and Content Director for Congility.com.
Monetizing and Marketing Digital Textbooksdclsocialmedia
One of the most misunderstood concepts about digital textbooks is the cost. Many educational stakeholders mistakenly believe that the paper, printing, and shipping make up the bulk of the cost in producing a textbook, but the real expense is in the large panel of experts at the Ph.D. level and above. These experts work even at the most elementary levels to create the content that goes into a standards-based curriculum.
This 60-minute webinar will explore the challenges, benefits and best practices of structuring your content with the DITA XML open information standard:
Efficient - Reuse content between IFUs, catalogs and data sheets
Responsive - Generate output in multiple formats and languages
Consistent - Create compliant documentation in a single source system
Envisioning the Global Information Experiencedclsocialmedia
Content is created throughout the organization by different functions on different schedules, with different tools, and by different processes. The result is redundant information that is out-of-date, inconsistent, unfindable, and often doesn’t align with business goals or customer needs. This happens throughout the enterprise and most companies have no idea of the magnitude of the problem. The challenge is figuring out how to move toward a global information experience.
This webinar looks at key factors such as:
* understanding the unique value content from each function provides
* the need to understand the customer’s perspective
* the role of information architecture
* the link between standardization and quality
* use of a common operating model to lower costs
Re-Branding Content During a Migration: Step 1 – Developing Your Storydclsocialmedia
With short attention spans and a barrage of information coming at us every day, it would be easy to assume that short tag lines are the way to go when crafting copy. But long copy has been shown to be more effective. Why? Because users love stories; that is how we as humans relate to one another and understand context.
Content strategist Mari Mesibov will explain how, through storytelling, content strategists can deliver back-stories to engage and connect with users, as we have connected to one another since the beginning of time. This webinar will enlighten you about the power of stories and give tips on how to use them in your content.
Marli Mesibov is a content strategist with passion for the user experience. Her work spans websites, web applications, and mobile for enterprise companies and startups across the country. She is an editor at UX Booth, and a frequent conference speaker. Marli can also be found on Twitter (@marsinthestars), where she shares thoughts on UX Design, content strategy, and Muppets. You can learn more about her and her work at http://marli.us
The Role of XML in an Information Society with Barry Schaefferdclsocialmedia
In today’s information world, there is a battle in progress between two opposing views of content management and use. This “data war” pits the rectangular, or database, view against the hierarchical, or XML, view. Unbeknownst to many of us, this influences virtually every decision related to the computerization of information in society, and can have a real and lasting impact on your automation and content decisions.
Join Barry Schaeffer for his informative webinar which will shine some light on this battle, its sources and its very real and ongoing impacts on our information lives.
Barry Schaeffer is Principal Consultant for Content Life-Cycle Consulting (www.contentlcc.com), a high-level consulting practice he founded in 2009, specializing in the conception and design of structured information and XML-based systems. He is a regular columnist for CMSWire and has been published in Datamation, Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News, Intranet Development Magazine and CALS Journal, among other professional publications. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and symposia. Mr. Schaeffer has previously held management and technical positions with The Bell System (Pacific Telephone), Xerox Education Division, Planning Research Corporation, U. S. News and World Report, Datalogics and Grumman Data Systems’ InfoConversion Publishing Division where he managed federal business development He is a graduate of California State University, Los Angeles and the Bell System’s rigorous Management Achievement Program.
Product Instructions: The Missing Piece of the Customer Experiencedclsocialmedia
Learn more about:
• What your customers think about your product instructions:
o 95% of your customers are using the product instructions
o 71% of your customers think if the instructions are confusing or incomplete, the overall quality of the product is poor
o 71% of your customers think clear instructions means a company cares about them
• What good product instructions include and why
• 5 signs your product instructions are hurting the customer experience and how to fix it.
DITA and Information Architecture for Responsive Web Designdclsocialmedia
Increasingly people are reading your technical content using a mobile device. How can you ensure that your DITA-based content can be read equally-well by a lineman using his weatherproofed tablet 18ft above the street, or an electronics engineer using her smartphone in a clean-room environment? The answer: responsive content. But designing effective responsive content is not just a matter of picking an HTML template and hoping for the best: you need to think about how your content will be presented, its priority to the user and how they can navigate through it. In this presentation Keith Schengili-Roberts and Phil Kneer from Yellow Pencil will talk about the information architecture considerations behind the creation of effective responsive design for technical content.
Training: A Key Component of the Global Information Experiencedclsocialmedia
Corporate training happens everywhere in the enterprise. Whenever a new employee joins the company, a new product is released to the market, or a new internal initiative is launched, there’s a need for training. And just as with other types of content, learners demand an adaptive model -- learning tailored to meet individual needs, delivered in multiple formats, and be available on demand.
“Sprinkle the Pixie Dust”: How to Sell Your Content Management Initiative Int...dclsocialmedia
You’ve recognized that your content development and publishing processes are in need of an overhaul, but getting a content management strategy approved and funded by your management team can be a tough job. In this webinar sponsored by Data Conversion Laboratory, Dr. JoAnn Hackos of Comtech Services and Suzanne Mescan of Vasont Systems will explain how you can “sprinkle the pixie dust” around your organization to move your content management strategy forward. They will explain how to:
- Find a champion or 2
- Navigate through the approval process
- Align your content strategy with your organization’s goals
- Develop a proposal for a content management strategy
- Build the estimated return on investment for your proposal
Back to Basics: Getting the Content Essentials Rightdclsocialmedia
In this session we’ll consider what we might be neglecting in our rush to be exciting and trendy. We’ll explore the content essentials, and look at how an organization can manage and plan for them.
Managing the Complexities of Conversion to S1000Ddclsocialmedia
If you've ever been faced with the challenges related to converting your data to XML, this webinar is for you! In addition to the basic challenges of converting data to XML, the conversion to S1000D has the complexity of Data Module Requirements List (DMRL), Applicability and other content driven tagging structures. Having a solid plan in place and identifying issues prior to conversion is imperative to the overall success of the project.
Marketing & Publicity For Independent Authors: Get More Buzz For Your Bookdclsocialmedia
Marketing guru Penny Sansevieri and publicist Sandra Poirios-Smith offer their expertise to independent authors in this hour-long webinar hosted by DCL. We’ll cover topics such as expanding your readership, contacting media, bundling books, digital vs print promotion, the difference between advertising and publicity, and much more.
The Freedom to Grow: How Standards in Communication Facilitate Our Industry, ...dclsocialmedia
Standards – either in the XML sense or simply communication best practices – help grow, accelerate and “professionalize” an industry. Where would construction be without material standards for width and strengths, or certification for specific skills? How could we have transportation without standards for traffic and processes? Standards are what help ad-hoc processes become enterprise-class, and allow them to scale beyond our expectations.
Technical communication is in an era of rapid, disruptive and revolutionary change. The true nature of the challenge is understood by a few, and pros and cons of potential solutions by even fewer. The future therefore will require that we work together to exchange knowledge as best we can to help each other hit the many moving targets. We must do this because our old techniques and processes just can’t keep up, and no organization has the time or funds to reinvent every solution on their own.
In “The Freedom to Grow,” Noz Urbina will explain how standards can help an organization with little funds tackle larger challenges, and larger organizations implement profound change with reduced risk. The alternative is potentially getting left behind as the industry and community rush forward.
Noz Urbina is an established content strategy thought leader, consultant and trainer specializing in cutting edge, multi-channel, business-driven content projects for marketing, business, technical and omnichannel communications. He is co-author of “Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business brand and benefits”. Since 2000, he has provided customer experience focused services to Fortune 500 organizations and small-to-medium enterprises. Noz is the founder of Urbina Consulting, and since 2006 has been Events Chair and Content Director for Congility.com.
Monetizing and Marketing Digital Textbooksdclsocialmedia
One of the most misunderstood concepts about digital textbooks is the cost. Many educational stakeholders mistakenly believe that the paper, printing, and shipping make up the bulk of the cost in producing a textbook, but the real expense is in the large panel of experts at the Ph.D. level and above. These experts work even at the most elementary levels to create the content that goes into a standards-based curriculum.
What are the advantages of typesetting before publishingMPS Limited
Typesetting is part of the publishing process. It comes after manuscript editing and before printing. The process allows you to create a fine balance between layout, design, and content to produce a print-ready product.
Presentation by Cory Rogers with Copy Craft Printers given to Texas Tech University AD/4304 - Advanced Creative Strategy class on Feb. 9, 2010. 5 basic need to knows when working with commercial printers. Size, Color, Images, Fonts, Paper
HICap talk is to inform others of the necessary steps in creating a website and understanding the importance of UI (User Interface) + UX (User Experience) design.
These steps may seem tedious, but as you dive into the design or even the development stage, you’ll quickly find out that this process will help to diminish problems that could occur down the road.
These are the UI slides
About Kathryne Sakata
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Kat received her graphic design degree from the New Media Arts Interface Design Program at Kapiolani Community College. She is currently a Graphic Designer and Web Developer at Design Asylum, Inc. and the Lead UI Designer at Undefeated Games, Inc. Kat enjoys engaging with new people and sharing her enthusiasm for design. She is an active member of AIGA Honolulu, HI-Capacity and Alakai Young Professionals and participates in various events including Startup Weekend, HNL New Tech Meetup, and WetWare Weds.
Event info: http://www.hicapacity.org/2013/05/23/ui-ux/
This presentation was provided by Tino Fleischer of Atypon Systems, Inc., Anne Orens, an Independent Consultant, and Sue Polanka of Wright University during the NISO event, "E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving Marketplace," held on August 12, 2009.
How To Get Published Technical Subjects Isaca Presentation July 2009William Yarberry
Practical Advice for would-be authors who want to publish technical material. The examples relate to IT and auditing but could be applied to any non-fiction topic.
Attend this webinar as DCL & Comtech Services review the results of the 2016 Industry Trends survey. Learn innovative approaches to development/delivery and more.
Minimalism Revisited — Let’s Stop Developing Content that No One Wantsdclsocialmedia
Dr. JoAnn Hackos, Comtech President and Director of the Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM), demonstrates how using a minimalist approach in developing content is more relevant today than ever before. Busy customers simply want simple help on performing a task and getting a job done. Learn what minimalism really feels like. Learn about designing minimalist information that gets your customers coming back for more.
Converting and Integrating Legacy Data and Documents When Implementing a New CMSdclsocialmedia
If you are in the Insurance and Financial industries, attend this webinar and learn the roadmap for implementing a content management system with a customized conversion process.
Is Your Enterprise “fire-fighting” translation issues? Optimize the process w...dclsocialmedia
Join Scott Carothers, Senior Globalization Executive at Kinetic the Technology Agency for an overview of specific translation metrics that will assist your enterprise in optimizing the translation process, and assist you in leading your organization as an advocate of continual process improvement.
In this DCL Webinar, long-time DITA champion Don Day will talk about the basic principles of lightweight structured authoring and the current work of the OASIS Lightweight DITA Subcommittee along those lines. And since this is a work in progress, Don will lay out some practical steps you can take today to start taking advantage of some of these principles as we anticipate the Subcommittee's eventual recommendations.
Content Engineering and The Internet of “Smart” Thingsdclsocialmedia
The Smart Ass™ Fan is the latest ceiling fan from Big Ass Fans®. Smart products are everywhere now, and they’re connected. Imagine a family of smart products and how much content could be/should be shared. These products can include mechanical, electrical and software parts AND content.
How will you deal with this explosive content requirement? This webinar takes a tour of the problem and explains what content engineering is …and how it can be used to create a sustainable content life cycle. Smart products need smart content.
DITA for Small Teams: An Open Source Approach to DITA Content Managementdclsocialmedia
Eliot Kimbler describes a general approach to using common and easily-available open-source tools to provision an authoring and production support system suitable for small teams of authors.
Managing Deliverable-Specific Link Anchors: New Suggested Best Practice for Keysdclsocialmedia
This webinar presents a general approach that uses keys on navigation topicrefs to determine the anchors in deliverables, giving more control to map authors and removing dependencies on the behaviors of specific deliverable generation systems. This way of using keys also addresses challenges inherent in doing cross referencing within a single publication when topics are used multiple times in the map.
In this webinar, I will showcase scenarios in which content analysis and design were more collaborative endeavors, and advocate for getting designers and content experts in conversation early on. The result is a better product and less stressful releases.
This session, targeted at decision makers, consultants, and information professionals, introduces the concepts behind structured content and discusses the benefits and challenges to adoption.
Attend this session and explore the unseen world of metadata. Learn essential concepts about metadata and taxonomies used to organize metadata. Discuss the role standards play in the design of metadata and controlled vocabularies. Start to formulate strategies and tactics to take control of your metadata.
Content Conversion Done Right Saves More Than Moneydclsocialmedia
Can you significantly reduce your conversion costs – by 25% or more – without sacrificing quality? The answer is a resounding yes, and this webinar will review the proven methods and best practices for achieving that goal.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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Making Beautiful Books
1. India Amos, Managing Editor of Print and Digital Production, CN Times Books
Allan Lieberman, Special Projects Manager, DCL
Making Beautiful Books
June 30, 2014
2. Experience the DCL Difference
DCL blends years of conversion experience with cutting-edge technology and
the infrastructure to make the process easy and efficient.
• World-Class Services
• Leading-Edge Technology
• Unparalleled Infrastructure
• US-Based Management
• Complex-Content Expertise
• 24/7 Online Project Tracking
• Automated Quality Control
• Global Capabilities
3. Valuable Content Transformed
• Document Digitization
• XML and HTML Conversion
• eBook Production
• Hosted Solutions
• Big Data Automation
• Conversion Management
• Editorial Services
• Harmonizer
7. Let’s Talk About Formats
• Print
– Hardcover/Paperback
– Trim Size
– Paper Stock
– Binding Type
– Layout
– Fonts
– Design Elements
8. Let’s Talk About Formats
• Digital
– Fonts
– Layout
– Design Elements
– Responsive Design
– Different File Formats for Different E-Book
Vendors/Apps/Devices
9. You Get What You Pay For
• “Begin with the end in mind.”
• —Brian O’Leary
10. Some Types of Cases and Bindings
• Cases
• Paperback
• Hardcover
• Rounded or flat spine?
• Printed paper case wrap (aka paper over boards)
• Stamped paper or cloth case wrap
• Jacketed
• Bindings
• Perfect-bound
• Tape-bound
• Smyth-sewn
• Spiral
• Wire or Wire-O
• Comb
11. Can I Lay Out My Book in Word?
• Sure, if you don’t mind your book’s looking like it was typeset in
Word.
• Other software that has been used to lay out books (sometimes
to vile effect):
– Adobe Illustrator
– Adobe InDesign
– Adobe PageMaker
– Adobe Photoshop
– Apple Pages
– Microsoft Publisher
– QuarkXPress
– TeX
– Ventura
21. Fonts – What Works?
[sound of needle scratching across a record]
HOLD IT.
We are nowhere near ready to go there yet.
22. Text Design ≠ Picking the Font
• An appealing page = font choice + font size +
line length + H&Js + leading + page depth +
margins.
• Good book design starts in your word-
processing program—no, actually, it starts in
your seventh-grade English class.
• It takes years of deliberate study and practice to
become a skilled book designer and typesetter.
Unless you have a lot of time on your hands,
hire a professional.
23. Some Words Used to Describe Fonts
• Foundry – Adobe, Bitstream, Emigre, FontFont, Monotype
• Family – Adobe Garamond, Garamond Premier Pro
• Character Set – Minion Standard, Minion Pro, HeitiSC, HeitiTC
• Case – Lowercase, Caps, Small Caps, Unicase
• Weight – Hairline, Thin, Ultra Light, Book, Medium, Semibold,
Bold, Heavy, Black, Extra, Ultra
• Style – Roman, Italic, Oblique
• Width – Narrow, Condensed, Extended, Wide
• Serifs – Sans-Serif, Semi-Serif, Serif, Swash, Slab Serif
• Optical Size – Poster, Display, Subhead, Small Text, Caption
• Classifications –Transitional, Geometric, Humanist, Modernist
• Figure Style – Old-style, Lining, Tabular
27. Good fonts are worth paying for.
• High-quality fonts are extremely challenging and labor-intensive
to create. The humans who do this work deserve to be paid for
it.
• Well-made OpenType fonts will save you time.
• Most of the free Google Web Fonts are garbage. Sorry.
• Most of the fonts that come with your operating system or with
MS Word are inadequate for typesetting.
• Some Adobe programs come with good and useful fonts. Which
ones you get depends on which application and version you buy.
• If you use Adobe CC with Typekit fonts, your printer must accept
PDFs. You cannot package Typekit fonts for output.
28. Some Fonts I’ve Used Often
• Arno Pro
• Karmina and Karmina Sans
• FF Meta
• Minion Pro
• Myriad Pro
• FF Scala and FF Scala Sans
• Adobe Text Pro
• Warnock Pro
29. Artwork
• 300dpi at print size is fine for most images
• Scan line art at 1200dpi
• Vector images do not have a fixed size
• Image formats your printer may accept:
– Hard copy
– JPG
– PDF
– TIFF
– EPS
– AI
30. Paper Stock – Cost and Quality
• Paper choices will depend on the country you print in, the trim size, the print
run, the type of printing press, and your budget. If you’ve chosen a
nonstandard book size, ask your printer if tweaking it slightly might lower the
cost.
• If printing POD, you don't have a lot of choices; 2 colors (white, natural) and
2 finishes (coated, uncoated) is a typical set of choices. Coated paper will
probably be available only in white. Your choice of trim sizes will be limited
to what fits most efficiently on the paper.
• If using a full-service printer, ask your customer service rep to guide you.
They can tell you what paper is most common for the type of book you’re
printing, as well as what some more luxurious or cheaper options would be.
• Some paper comes in rolls (for large-run “web” printing), some in sheets (for
“sheet-fed” printing). The paper you want may not be available in both
formats.
• Paper has grain; ignore it at your peril.
36. Print On Demand
• If you plan to use POD, it’s best to choose the printer before
you start designing your book, so that you can work with their
particular limitations—trim sizes, safety margins, bleeds, color
quality, binding types, cover finishes. For example, if images
or tints bleed across an spread in your book, some POD
printers may require you to leave a white gap along the gutter.
• You will have extremely limited or no choice of paper stock,
end sheets, case wrap, headbands, ink colors, textures,
laminates, and so on. Short print runs are economical only
when the printer can gang-run multiple titles. They can only
do this if the specs are uniform.
• Check your files very carefully BEFORE you upload,
especially if you’re using LightningSource.
37. Don’t Let Your Sister
Design Your Cover…
…unless she’s an experienced
graphic designer.
38. Cover Design Tips
• Hire a professional.
• Look at other books that are similar to yours, to see how they are
presented.
• Find covers you like, find out who designed them, and ask if the
designer does freelance work.
• Typography is VERY important on covers. Not all designers who are
good with images understand how to use type.
• Remember that your cover has to work in many digital contexts, at
thumbnail size.
• If you are planning a series, even if the later books are not written
yet, let your designer know so they can plan ahead for a series
design.
• Hire a professional. No, really.
• Expect cover design to cost real cash money.
39. Proofing and Galleys
• What kind of proofs do you need? Options include bluelines, full or
partial color proofs, electronic (soft) proofs, plotters, and more.
• Checklists, checklists, checklists.
• The homelier your galley is, the less likely it is that someone will try
to resell it. But they might not want to review it, either.
• Sterling Pierce is the galley printer I use. If you’re planning to do
POD anyway, however, your POD printer may end up being
cheaper.
• For color books, a printed blad + an e-galley may be sufficient.
• NetGalley, and other galley distributors.
40. Resources for Learning More
Websites
• Adobe.com – Training and support for all Adobe software.
• DesignerInsights.com – Lots of useful illustrated explanations of binding
types, typographic elements, and more.
• Lynda.com – Video Instruction in InDesign, Quark XPress, Apple’s Pages,
and much more.
• InDesignSecrets.com – Excellent nitty-gritty information. See also
ePUBSecrets.com.
• Printindustry.com - Has lots of educational resources, an e-mail newsletter
about printing, and an online form you can use to request quotes from
multiple printers at once.
• Typedia.com – A crowdsourced encyclopedia of typographic information.
41. Resources for Learning More
Books
• Anton, Kelly Kordes, and John Cruise. Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book (2014
release). Berkeley: Adobe Press, forthcoming July 18, 2014. If you’re really learning from
scratch.
• Bringhurst, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style: Version 4.0: 20th Anniversary
Edition. Vancouver, Canada: Hartley & Marks, 2013.
• Felici, James. The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type. 2nd
edition. Berkeley: Adobe Press, 2012. InDesign-focused, covering both theory and practice.
• French, Nigel. InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign. 3rd Edition.
Berkeley: Adobe Press, 2014.
• Lupton, Ellen. Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, &
Students. 2nd ed. Princeton: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010.
• Spiekermann, Erik. Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works. 3rd ed. Berkeley:
Adobe Press, 2013.
• University of Chicago Press Staff. The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 2010. Also available as an online subscription at
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/. Even if you don’t want to subscribe, poke around on
the website for resources such as the “Art Submission Requirements” guide and the often
salty Q&A section.
42. Resources for Learning More
People
• Do not be afraid to ask your printer’s customer service representative for help in
figuring out what kind of paper, cover material, and binding you need. When you
receive estimates, ask your rep to explain anything that is unclear.
• Print brokers can be particularly helpful, as they work with multiple printers and must
understand all of those companies’ varying capabilities. At CN Times, we’ve received
excellent service and prices from Ron Glick of NJ Printing, njprinting.org.
• The Editorial Freelancers Association maintains a directory of copyeditors,
proofreaders, and other editorial professionals at http://www.the-
efa.org/dir/search.php.
• BiblioCrunch.com is a service that connects authors and publishers with book
publishing professionals of all kinds.
• Your local InDesign User Group: indesignusergroup.com.
43. About Our Presenter
Allan Lieberman is Special Projects Manager for Data Conversion
Laboratory, Inc., and a PMI-Certified Project Management
Professional (PMP). With a deep and comprehensive technical
background in both computer software production and large scale
database design and applications, Allan specializes in eBook
conversion projects for DCL, providing technical consultation and
guidance for clients, while overseeing DCL's eBook production
processes.
Allan joined DCL in 2012, following 25 years with the Information
Systems department of Davis Polk & Wardwell, a leading global law
firm, where his most recent position was Manager of Software
Design and Systems Development. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics
from City College of New York, and an M.S. in Computer Science
from Polytechnic University of New York.
44. Agenda
• Intro to eBooks
• What are EPUB and MOBI?
• Conversions from print
• Limitations of automated conversions
• Things to keep in mind with special content
• Things to keep in mind when converting for Kindle
• Importance of viewing on actual devices
45. Intro to eBooks (fixed vs. reflowable)
• Reflowable formatting
o Suitable for most books, not just for plain text
o Does not retain formatting of source
o Advantages
o “page” changes based on size of the screen
o Compatibility across eReader devices
o Text search
o Accessibility
o Lower costs
o EPUB vs MOBI formats
o MOBI/KF8-Amazon Kindle Family
o EPUB – all others
46. Intro to eBooks (fixed vs. reflowable)
• Fixed layout mimics look of the source
o Ideal for children’s picture books
o Appropriate where print page layouts must be maintained
• Fixed layout is proprietary for each device.
o Separate conversion necessary for the Kindle and iPad
o Sony reader does not support fixed layout
o Nook supports fixed layout, but through Barnes & Noble
o Higher Conversion Costs
47. eBook Design
• Professional design
• Design issues
– Mostly for reflowable eBooks
– Texts on top of images or layered elements
– Tables with many columns/ data
– Captions for images, figures or tables are not always on the same page
– Line breaks for contents like poems/songs
– Layout of eBook not exactly as the contents design for prints
48. eBook Production
• “GOOD” Output
– No typos
– Special characters captured correctly in Unicode
– No errors on EPUB check
– Links are working
– Images are clear
– Consistency of formatting throughout the book
49. eBook Production
• Print vs eBook
• Automation Concerns
• Device limitations
• Multiple formats
• Highly stylized for print
Free (or cheap) conversions are generally worth what they
cost!
50. Things to Keep in Mind When Converting from
Print
• Smaller screen size
• Large tables may not fit
• Not all Character Sets supported by all devices
• MathML is requires EPUB3, which is not universally supported
51. Handling of Objects Mid-Paragraph
Converting exactly per source may
lead to problems …
52. Things to Keep in Mind When Designing
an eBook
• Page layout concept
• More than one column
• Index – is linking necessary?
• Objects mid-paragraph
54. Example #1
• Chapter header found mid
paragraph
• Multiple links to the same chapter
heading
• Emphasis not retained
• Paragraph breaks do not match
source
• Lots of extraneous data
55. Example #2
• Missing random characters “ex” vs.
“exact”
• Emphasis not retained
• Footnote Linking Character
captured as plain text
• Indented formatting not retained
56. Example #3
• Extra spaces around punctuation • Missing spaces between words
57. Example #3 (cont’d)
• PDF repeating header captured as
plain text repeatedly
• Merged paragraphs
• Unnecessary hyphens
64. Some Notes on the Kindle
• Designed for reading long documents
• Designed for simplicity
• Has some features that others don’t
• But also missing some features that others have
• Therefore, need to design the conversion differently
70. Kindle for PC
Actual Kindle Device
Importance of Viewing on the Actual Device
(cont’d)
71. What We Learned
• Automated conversions don’t necessarily work even for simple
materials
• Since different devices render differently, multiple outputs are
recommended
• Special content requires special attention
• It’s your book – is it worth the effort to make it come out right?
72. Q&A
Linda Cassola
Senior VP of Sales and Marketing
LCassola@dclab.com
Laura Dawson
Product Manager, Identifiers
Laura.Dawson@bowker.com
Editor's Notes
Less real estate…multi-column or large tables become an issue
Not all character sets within unicode are supported…may need to capture them as images if you want them to look the same.
Currently supported by EPUB3 but not devices except for the ipad
Page layout: No such thing as a page in an ebook…defined by font size user chooses as well as how the ereader renders it. Not the same as a physical page in a book that is static nor will it appear the same on any two devices.
Column: ebooks are in a linear format not the same layout as a printed book. Better to format to one column vs multiple.
Index: Indexes are not necessarily needed in an ebook as they are searchable. If you decide you must have one you need to consider how to include it. For example at DCL we imbed original page numbers & link to the content from the original page. EPUB3 allows you to retain the original hardcopy page numbers if that is really necessary for you.
On the flip side…The table of contents becomes important in an ebook & should be linkable.
Objects: Table is technically in the middle of the paragraph. You may not want to put it in the same place in your ebook. Need to decide best place to display it.
Tested this book through multiple commercially available automated converters (PDF>EPUB)…here is what happened
Here are the issues that occurred…this is an example of free software
And via paid software…
Another paid software…
The same file is going to render differently depending on the reading software & device
Here are both Kindle but one is for PC (white text on black background) & the other is for the kindle (heading text does not appear at all)
There are many idiosyncrasies that are unique to individual ereader devices. Any complexity in the content is going to add to the issues that can be experienced. Therefore, by employing experienced ebook designers they will utilize techniques to avoid these issue as much as possible.
The same file is going to render differently depending on the reading software & device