Fenrir Cerebellion

technical writing

alt text / manuals / wikis

Fenrir is a technical writer of alt text, instruction manuals, and wikis. They're available to write alt text for books, websites, or social media images. Their work includes digital and audio renditions of non-fiction books, instructional videos and promotional graphics on social media, and digital arts exhibitions.Contact at: [email protected]

What is alt text?

A text description of an image, for those who cannot view the image. Alongside screenreader users, this includes audiobooks and when an image is incapable of loading on a website.Alt text varies to suit its purpose. A graph is more technically described than a painting. A painting can be technically described if it's in an instructional or critical context. Depending on the role of the image, how it is described and the description's level of detail changes to suit its context.

Alt Text Example

Here are examples of varied alt text to suit different purposes, as well as a sample of my work.

A fairy slipper orchid rises high above low leafy ground cover, its bright pink petals a flared crown over the yellow-haired petal and dark striped pouch of the flower.

General Description

A fairy slipper orchid rises high above low leafy ground cover. Its bright pink petals form a flared crown over the yellow-haired and dark striped pouch of the flower.

Scientific Description

A fairy slipper orchid, calypso bulbosa variety occidentalis, in early bloom with its lateral petals unfurling outward. The pouch of the labellum is a darker striped pink that continues flecked around the yellow patch and hairs at the lower lip of the pouch.

General Description

A bar chart showing the number of farms producing peaches in Canada, as well as the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario individually, in the years 2011, 2016 and 2021. Total farms producing peaches in Canada rise from 911 in 2011 to 964 in 2016, then drop to 819 in 2021. British Columbia and Ontario similarly rise and fall, though less dramatically in British Columbia. British Columbia's farms rise from 593 in 2011, to 608 in 2016, down to 557 in 2021. While Ontario's farms rise from 268 in 2011, to 302 in 2016, and drop to 216 in 2021.

Technical Description

A bar chart titled "Number of Farms Producing Peaches". The vertical axis shows zero to a thousand in increments of two-hundred and fifty. The horizontal axis shows the years 2011, 2016, and 2021. Red bars show the number of farms producing peaches in Canada was 911 in 2011, 964 in 2016, and 819 in 2021. Blue bars show the number of farms producing peaches in British Columbia was 593 in 2011, 608 in 2016, and 557 in 2021. Yellow bars show the number of farms producing peaches in Ontario was 268 in 2011, 302 in 2016, and 216 in 2021.