I've been spending quite a bit of time lately on graphic panels - those flat boards with words on that explain what a museum exhibit actually is. And, do you know, it's a pleasure.
Because, when you're writing plain text, there's just you and your ability to string a sentence together. You don't have to write for characters, you don't have to set it to music or make it run to 30 seconds. You just have to make it clear, concise and understandable to a bright 11-year-old. Which, since I happen to have a bright 11-year-old to hand, isn't that hard.
It's rather like writing history essays at school; there's you, your vocabulary and a big pile of facts to communicate. You have to structure it and make it clean and clear... and that's it.
If only everything were that simple. Mind you, if everything were that simple, I'd be out of a job...
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