You might think of instruction manuals as too dry and too technical, a necessary evil that’s in the way of what you really want to interact with: the purchase itself. But instruction manuals don’t ...

I've lived through three eras of instruction manuals for physical products. The first stage saw every product come with a detailed physical instruction book. My experience with that was that males ...

credit Photo: Dan Winters 1966 NASA Project Gemini Familiarization Manual description How do you run the A/C on a spy plane? Where’s the Start button on a nuclear power plant? Don’t try to wing ...

Since becoming a father a few months ago, I've been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often discarded: instructional manuals. Parenthood requires a lot of ...

Building a piece of flat-packed furniture from IKEA can be an emotional rollercoaster. It is all worth it in the end, but the process can often seem like cruel and unusual torture by design. In a ...

Video game manuals provided essential information beyond just instructions, including lore tidbits, helpful tips, and original artwork. Modern games have replaced instruction manuals with tutorials, ...

You can look up just about any instruction manual online, but since many products come with a printed copy consider keeping them in a binder for easy reference when needed and in case you ever want to ...

When you last bought a new electronic device did you look at the instruction manual? If your answer is a resounding “no”, then you are not alone. Studies show that many of us don’t bother to read the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Is the grand tradition of colorful video game manuals coming to a close? It is for Ubisoft, as the company launches an initiative to replace ...