UX Writing Weekly #125

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WHAT’S INSIDE

Issue #125 (March 31st, 2021)

  • Become a UX writer for a day ✍️
  • I’m a UX usability interaction engineer. And you? 🤷
  • Pickup lines from the minds of a robot 🤖💞
  • If you’re feeling burnt out, you’re not alone 😔



ONLINE UX WRITING WORKSHOP

✍️ Exciting news! We’re launching a new UX Writer for a Day workshop!

Join me, Yuval Keshtcher, founder of the UX Writing Hub, for a 5-hour workshop where you’ll get a taste of what it’s like to work as a UX writer. You’ll work on real assignments, just as if you were working as a UX writer in a real company. You’ll work in groups, and, together with your teammates, you’ll rewrite and design a new digital experience for a neo banking app.

The workshop includes:

  • Working in small writing teams on UX writing exercises
  • Personal guidance from an industry expert
  • Four fun and challenging exercises that you can add to your UX writing portfolio
  • Meeting and connecting with peers from around the globe




ARTICLES & VIDEOS

🤷 Jakob Nielsen is a legend of product design/usability engineering/user-friendly systems/MMI/UCD/HCI/UX/BLT/MMA/ETC …

And he wants you to know that that’s too many names! In this 13-minute video, Jakob addresses the problem of “vocabulary inflation” in UX.

Vocabulary Inflation in UX




🤖💞 “Your eyes are like two rainbows and a rainbow of eyes. I can't help but stare.”

In the latest installment of robots are taking our writing jobs, GPT-3, the AI model that produces human-like speech, is writing pickup lines, and it’s as weird as you might imagine.

Check out the article for more sweet robot nothings beeping gently in your ear.

GPT-3 tries pickup lines




😔 Pandemics, layoffs, remote work, lockdowns… If you’re feeling overwhelmed and burned out, you are definitely not alone.

Here’s a candid look at recognizing and dealing with burnout from a user researcher.

Dealing with Burnout as a User Researcher



MICROCOPY BITE

Remember to make sure your dual CTAs are clear. These two were confusing for some users.



PORTFOLIO

🎨 Marie-Anne Chaloupecky is a UX writing powerhouse offering a wide range of services to individuals and companies, all from the comforts of her Mercedes van. Check out her excellent site.

https://waysofwords.com/about/




KICKS 'N' GIGGLES




UX WRITING JOBS

👔 UX writing jobs, content design jobs, heck, there may even be a man-machine interface designer position in there. Check out all the latest posts on our job board.

Whether you’re looking to hire or be hired:




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See you next week!

Yuval



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