Tom Belskie

Writing

Three pieces from Appian's public documentation, picked to show range: an integration guide, design guidance, and a reference topic.

Connecting Appian to custom websites with Web APIs

Integration guide

Takes a builder from “what is a Web API in Appian” to a working connection with an external site. The hard part was the sequencing: what a reader needs to understand before each step makes sense.

Designing with card components

Design guidance

Turns a component’s behavior into judgment: when a card helps, when it doesn’t, and how to lay them out so an interface stays consistent. UX writing more than reference.

Localize currency display

Function reference

A narrow topic written to be scanned and applied in under a minute. Reference writing is mostly discipline about what to leave out.


Recent work at Rippling and Iron Mountain isn’t linked here yet. Ask and I’ll walk you through it.