UX Writing Weekly #103

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WHAT'S INSIDE

Issue #103 (Oct. 28th, 2020)
  • The UX Writing Talent Pool
  • Microcopy for loading states ⏳
  • Logogram writing systems in the digital world 🀄
  • Title case vs. sentence case smackdown 👊
UX WRITING TALENT POOL

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TOP ARTICLES & DISCUSSIONS
⏳ Loading states are an oft-overlooked component of an app or website. Yet, they give us an excellent opportunity to enhance the user experience through creative design and copy.

Thanks to Andrew Carney for writing/posting this great article with some practical exercises to boot.

Loading animations — a UX writing exercise

 
🀄 In this fascinating article, Inbar Kofman walks us through the world of logogram writing systems in the digital world, with a focus on the UX of the Chinese writing system. That old-school Chinese typewriter alone is worth checking out.

From Writing to Typing to Writing: The UX Evolution in Language Interaction

 
❓ At some point in every job interview, the tables are turned and a question is posed: “So, do you have any questions for me?” Don’t just ask where the coffee machine is — dig a bit deeper with questions that make an impression.

The 40 Best Questions to Ask in an Interview — How to Go Deeper Than “What’s the Culture Like?”

😠 Nothing seems to rustle our collective jimmies and rouse a heated debate quite like sentence case vs. title case. And while sentence case seems to be the crowd favorite, note that two out of the three titles from the articles above were in title case. Hmm...

So, what’s your take? Have your say in:

The Great Case Debate The great case debate


MICROCOPY BITE


✅ Who else ends up with tons of different tabs and windows open every day? Manage tabs with ease using the genius Chrome extension Workona that lets you group tabs together for easy opening, closing, and reopening.
 


PORTFOLIO
🎨 Impressive stuff from recent UX Writing Academy grad Sarah Kessler. Check out the great work she and her classmates did at Localize.city, along with some other nice case studies.

https://sarahrkessler.com/localize.html#abtest



BLAST FROM THE PAST
💬 Remember that time we were lucky enough to interview the uber-talented UX researcher Erika Hall? We do! So if you missed it the first time around, now’s your chance:

How to plan design research | Interview with Erika Hall, author of Just Enough Research



KICKS 'N' GIGGLES

😂 Punctuation. It’s pretty important sometimes.



UX WRITING JOBS
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