Who are the Word Wizards?
Word Wizards is an organization of experienced and talented technical writers, marketing writers and graphic artists. Years of experience in services and project management are represented in the Word Wizards name and logo. Additionally, to ensure technical accuracy and adherence to current standards, Word Wizards consults with a cache of engineering and business professionals who provide reference services as needed.
Current and past clients include:
Broadcom Corporation (Irvine, CA)
M-Audio, Inc. (A division of Avid, Irwindale, CA)
OK International (Garden Grove, CA)
Inter-M Electronics, Inc. (USA/Korea)
Takagi Industrial, LLC (Japan)
DHL, Inc. (Canada)
Swatch, Inc. (Sweden)
Atlantic Records, Inc.
Elektra Records, Inc.
Who is JD Mars?
While Senior Technical Writer at M-Audio from 1999 to 2004, JD Mars created end-user manuals, marketing copy, highly technical documentation for both product development and engineering departments, Web content/editorials, FAQs/tutorials, and company newsletters. Mr. Mars was also responsible for the functional design of the M-Audio FireWire product line, as well as many other products including the award-winning Omni Studio.
JD Mars was the producer and managing editor of Digital Pro Sound (www.digitalprosound.com), an online technical magazine serving the pro audio industry with a readership of 50,000. Digital Pro Sound carries editorial content by JD Mars and other well-known industry writers, and has included content from Mix Magazine and Electronic Musician in a publishing agreement with Primedia/Intertec Publishing.
Additionally, JD Mars is an acknowledged audio engineer, arranger/composer and musician. During the 1990s he was chief engineer for Duplex Sound in NYC, owned by world renown Brazilian producer and composer Deodato. Mars engineered and mixed records for Roberta Flack's Grammy-nominated "Roberta" CD, Chaka Khan, Deodato, Luiz Bonfa, and a number of major label recording artists. Mars' commercial mixing and arranging includes DHL and Takagi corporate videos, and Swatch European television ads.
What is Information Design?
The Information Design Special Interest Group of the Society for Technical Communication (www.stc.org) defines information design in this way:
"The field of information design applies traditional and evolving design principles to the process of translating complex, unorganized, or unstructured data into valuable, meaningful information. The practice of information design requires an interdisciplinary approach which combines skills in graphic design, writing and editing, instructional design, human performance technology, and human factors.
Although its reach extends far beyond traditional communication, the essentials of information design profoundly affect our work. The products of information design occur in any domain in which clear communication is essential, from those familiar to technical communicators, such as reference manuals and online help systems, to those outside the traditional realm of our work, such as public signage in public building, insurance and tax forms, and user interface design."
Click HERE for JD Mars' Resume.
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2004 Mars Communication