stylebook
Grammar authority reference
A stylebook is a reference guide establishing standards for writing, formatting, and usage within an organization or field.
Newspapers follow the AP Stylebook; academic writers use the Chicago Manual of Style.
A stylebook settles questions of punctuation, capitalization, and preferred spellings: Check the stylebook—do we use the Oxford comma?
Written instructions for use
- handbookCompact reference guide
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
grammar · punctuation · syntax · usage · diction · consistency · clarity · coherence
Who someone is
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- typographyArranging letters for display
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
consistency · visual language · layout · graphics · aesthetics · composition · mockup · wireframe
Paved path for planes
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- lookbookCurated fashion photo collection
- collectionGathered set of items
- designerOne who plans appearances
silhouette · tailoring · garments · apparel · ensemble · accessories · textiles · wardrobe
manual
Written instructions for use
- handbookCompact reference guide
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
formatting · grammar · punctuation · syntax · usage · diction · consistency · clarity · coherence · copyediting
identity
Who someone is
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- typographyArranging letters for display
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
guidelines · consistency · visual language · layout · graphics · aesthetics · composition · mockup · wireframe · templates
runway
Paved path for planes
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- lookbookCurated fashion photo collection
- collectionGathered set of items
designer · silhouette · tailoring · garments · apparel · ensemble · accessories · textiles · wardrobe · elegance
- journalism termsheadline, headlines, byline, bylines, lead
- Style GuidesStrunk and White, editorial guidelines, grammar rules, punctuation rules, capitalization rules
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
stylebookdictionary
Alphabetical word reference
thesaurus · lexicon · corpus · encyclopedia
stylebookexperimental writing
Unconventional literary form
artistic freedom · stream of consciousness · improvisation · free verse · free expression
stylebookinconsistency
Lack of steady pattern
disorder · chaos · anarchy · idiosyncrasy · irregularity