A designer who writes.
This essay originally appeared in Issue 085 of the UX Writing Events newsletter on May 9, 2022. Holy fucking shit do I feel old. I’m back in Minneapolis, visiting, after a year away and three-ish years after the pandemic started. That’s around when I got laid off from Brain Traffic, and also stopped being able … continue
Content design is more than writing. Please send us your writing samples. Content design is more than writing. Please take this UX writing test. Content design is more than writing. Take ten minutes to review this and then provide feedback on the writing. Come on now. Do I even have to explain myself here? Bringing … continue
It’s not easy to build a complex set of interrelated, esoteric skills in an ever-evolving landscape of people and technology and business. But it would be weird if it were easy.
This originally appeared in Issue 037 of UX Writing Events. Do you think non-native speakers of a language can be good UX writers in that language? I sure do. I get asked some version of that question fairly often. Someone asked again just this weekend! So I thought I’d expand what I shared with that person and … continue
Semantic soup, jargon mismatches, imposter syndrome, and more can all conspire to suck your confidence heading into an interview for a new content strategy, UX writing, or content design job. I’ve got some tips to help you get through it. Video Links Content and UX Slack Community UX Writing Events Put the Work Before the … continue
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