Communicator

Communicator is the authoritative journal for UK technical communicators. It is home to high quality, objective, and peer-reviewed features - current, relevant, and in-depth. Below you can buy online versions of the journal. Print versions are available here.

Communicator is published quarterly, and offers:

$14.00

Spring 2013 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Re-thinking what you do. Case study: stepping outside your comfort zone

  • My first year as a Technical Communicator

  • Recruit a technical communicator

  • Volunteer in a mechanical role

  • Read about MadCap Flare 9

Click here to see the contents page.

This issue was accompanied by an insert and bellyband from MadCap Software.

$51.00

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter 2012 issues of Communicator.

$14.00

Winter 2012 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Learning from the writer Mark Twain - applying his writing advice today

  • Read about Technical Communication UK 2012

  • Develop your API and SDK knowledge

  • Manage projects with Scrum and PRINCE2

  • How to apply copyright law to technical communication

Click here to see the contents page.

This issue was accompanied by an insert and bellyband from Adobe.

$14.00

Autumn 2012 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Breaking into a specialised market - learn about APIs and SDKs

  • Read the latest review of Adobe RoboHelp 10

  • Improving your customers' user experience

  • Learn about the Lean methodology

  • Translating health topics for developing countries

Click here to see the contents page.

This issue was accompanied by an insert and bellyband from MadCap Software.

$14.00

Summer 2012 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Can you measure success? - explaining the value of documentation

  • Read the latest ISTC survey results

  • Practise your accessibility skills

  • Keep up-to-date with the latest ANSI Z535.6 standard

  • Using and implementing HelpServer

Click here to see the contents page.

This issue was accompanied by an insert and bellyband from Adobe.

$14.00

Spring 2012 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Focus on social media - exploring the subject from different angles

  • Thinking of breaking into technical communication?

  • An analogy from the motor industry

  • Exploring the latest release of MadCap Flare

  • Explaining how a local authority uses scrum

Click here to see the contents page.

This issue was accompanied by an insert and bellyband from MadCap Software.

$51.00

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter 2011 issues of Communicator.

$14.00

Winter 2011 issue of Communicator with special supplement.

Includes:

  • Technical Communication UK 2011 – Read about this year's 3-day event

  • Why internationalisation is an opportunity

  • Using FrameMaker for a complex book

  • Interacting with theatre scripts

  • Creating video for user assistance

Includes special supplement containing articles about technical illustration. Sponsored by Adobe Systems.

$6.20

Special supplement containing articles about technical illustration. Sponsored by Adobe Systems.

$14.00

Autumn 2011 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Designing end-user assistance – Introducing a new methodology

  • Taking a look at the archives of technical illustration

  • How do you use colour in your documentation?

  • Learn how to create successful bids

  • Read about a company that has created help for mobiles

$14.00

Summer 2011 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Harry Beck’s London Underground – Inspiring others with clear illustrations

  • Can e‐learning replace user guides?

  • Software that could improve your writing

  • The future of machine translation

  • Reviewing web-based content management

$14.00

Spring 2011 issue of Communicator.

Includes:

  • Writing successfully for everyone – Including accessibility in your documentation

  • Reviewing Adobe RoboHelp version 9

  • Understanding effective page layout

  • Working with MadCap Flare version 7

  • Learning to use more pictures