Conceptual debt is killing your design process
Conceptual debt accrues when we take shortcuts in developing the foundational concepts behind our products.
I have blogged intermittently since the mid 90s. Thankfully, much of the early teenage angst is lost to time. This collects my writings from this site, an earlier personal website, and some newsletter projects over the years, in mostly chronological order. I also publish new writing here. I publish somewhat more formal writing about content strategy and design careers at Content Career Accelerator.
Extremely useful articles about UX content and design
A collection of articles you’ll want to send to someone else.
The UX Writing Bible
If I could nominate one book to be our UX Writing Bible, it would be the Yahoo! Style Guide.
The effortful way
Job one is doing the job.
Four tips on writing about your design work and learning
Some thoughts on producing high-quality design articles that actually get shared.
What should I put in my UX content portfolio?
Whether you’re applying to be a UX writer, content strategist, product content strategist, or product designer, your portfolio should tell a story about YOU.
Invitations
I don’t believe by me drawing a line I can make things happen. I can’t force anybody to do anything or be anyone. But we can make invitations. – David Sim, speaking in the documentary The Human Scale
How do I get started in UX?
First, it’s important to know that UX is a big umbrella term that has eaten many other disciplines. Getting “into UX” could mean becoming a researcher, or writer, or designer, or animator, or even a software developer. Companies often have some sort of UX team or department, but not every job where you’d use UX … continue
How do I get started in content strategy?
There are as paths into content strategy as there are content strategists. This is my take on getting started in the field.
How did you get started in content strategy?
I’ve worked on the content side of digital experiences since 2009. Here’s how I got started.