This essay originally appeared as Issue 102 of the UX Writing Events newsletter on September 26, 2022. I’ve written…
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Learn thinky things
Folks seem to like my latest bit of advice for aspiring designers: Learn Thinky Things. I coined this advice…
Seven lessons from publishing 100 issues of a weekly UX newsletter
This excerpt originally appeared as part of Issue 100 of the UX Writing Events newsletter on September 12, 2022.…
On Kimi, microwork, unions, and tech jobs
This was originally shared as Issue 099 of the UX Writing Events newsletter on September 5, 2022. It’s Labor…
Oh, to be unreachable
I would have a healthier relationship with technology and social media — and be healthier in general — if…
To respond or not to respond? Tactics for responding to UX job recruiters
I’ve seen some recent discussion about whether and how to reply to messages from recruiters, especially if you’re not…
Five Questions About Content Strategy, Answered
Five questions about content strategy, answered. Marketing language versus usable language, key skills, iterating your strategy, and more.
You can’t convince everybody
Making content and design equal partners? It’s doable or it’s not. It’s fixable or it’s not. Or it might be fixable, in the future, if X Y or Z things change — things that are always going to be out of your control.
Introducing Content.Events
I started the UX Writing Events newsletter shortly after COVID swept the world, sweeping me right out of full-time employment. While some…
Where and How to Find UX Writing, Content Design, and Content Strategy Jobs
Your search for a UX content job may not resemble any of your prior job searches, especially if you are trying to transition from a professional background outside of product and UX. You’ll need to look and read more carefully, search more deeply and creatively, and, in some cases, work quite a bit harder than you might have to work for another kind of job.