Question

A technical writer is designing a manual to be used by technicians repairing state-of-the-art stereo systems. Repair technicians will be seated at a single-station workbench with bright lighting overhead. They will need both hands to work on the equipment while reading manual instructions. Which of the following design decisions is INAPPROPRIATE?
a. Use perfect binding.
b. Choose a 6 x 9-inch manual size.
c. Print on nonglare, tinted book paper.
d. Make the manual as concise as possible.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Use perfect binding.

Explanation:

As technicians will need to use both hands while reading the manual, the perfect binding would be extremely inadequate, not allowing the optimization of technicians' work. This is because perfect binding must be used when the manual will be used by someone who will not have their hands full, otherwise the formatting must adapt to the work of technicians, promoting speed and work optimization.