COMPLETE - SEC Plain English Handbook -maryann

Post by **annise** » May 5th, 2016, 3:37 pm

You mean, make the image a ferrari or a semi naked man or woman or all three just so people keep listening in case they miss the cover-relevant chapter ?

Post by **chocoholic** » May 5th, 2016, 6:13 pm

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 6th, 2016, 9:25 am

I just made what I hope is the last editing pass through a memo on an incredibly complex subject. I was thrilled to find another sentence which benefited from changing some of the nouns back into verbs. Switching the major section headings to Ariel font did make them pop.

And I ended up with a surprise project at home last night which means I didn't get the mistakes fixed. So now it will be Sunday before I have another opportunity.

MaryAnn

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 8th, 2016, 5:34 pm

Corrected section 3 uploaded.
MaryAnn

Post by **chocoholic** » May 8th, 2016, 7:16 pm

Spot check OK!

Norman · Post by **Norman** » May 8th, 2016, 10:22 pm

Amazing! That was really quick! Thanks for doing this project! I will wait to download until posted. I'm glad you found some positive examples already. I am sure it will be helpful to me and technical writers across world.

Norman

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 9th, 2016, 7:02 pm

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-plain-english-handbook-by-the-securities-and-exchange-commission/

Post by **chocoholic** » May 9th, 2016, 7:48 pm

Hooray! Congratulations!

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 9th, 2016, 8:06 pm

Thank you for your help.

I ended up copying the cover design from the SEC. Very simple and didn't think I could improve on it without making it more complex.

MaryAnn

Post by **chocoholic** » May 9th, 2016, 8:14 pm

Yes, I saw that it was the same as on the document. I like it! Very fitting.

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 10th, 2016, 8:08 am

Do you think I should give it a light blue background?

It seems to get lost with a white background.
MaryAnn

Post by **chocoholic** » May 10th, 2016, 8:17 am

Ooh, that's pretty! I usually give my solid white ones a border so they're easier to see, but I like your blue shading. It gives it more visual interest. (I'm no help -- I think everything looks good.) Is there a way to have the white part over the main title instead of in the center?

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 10th, 2016, 8:58 am

Better? [Learned a new trick on Office Publisher]

M.A.

Post by **chocoholic** » May 10th, 2016, 2:55 pm

I can't decide... this one highlights the title, but the first one was nicely symmetrical. I think either way works well, so you'd be safe going with your gut (if you're leaning one way or the other). Maybe Anne has an opinion if she's still watching?

Post by **annise** » May 10th, 2016, 4:01 pm

I think I prefer the second one but there isn't much difference. I'm glad you decided to change from the "all white" idea , I think it doesn't seem to work well on the online displays for me I've found. Kathryn often uses a very faded frame on hers I've noticed

Anne