Tag Archives: topic types

Topic Patterns vs. Topic Types

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Topic Patterns

One of the principles of Every Page is Page One information design is that an EPPO topic conforms to a type. But I have come to think that that formulation is not quite right. It should really be, an Every Page is Page One topic conforms to a topic pattern. The difference between type and pattern… Read More »

Designing topic types

Recipe example

A number of readers have asked me to write about how to design a topic type. Although it can sound complicated, especially if your bring XML schema definitions into the mix, designing a topic type is actually pretty simple. Before we begin, though, set aside all the issues around XML. XML has nothing to do with… Read More »