Well hello, 2022! What do you say we shake things
up a bit?
WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️ Issue #165 (Jan 5th, 2022)
UX Writing vs. Content Design: setting the record straight
What NOT to put in a UX writing job post
Live event with a Norman Nielsen Group expert
Two separate Klingon references in the resources (Find ‘em both!)
ARTICLES 📰
🆚 UX writing and content design: separate terms, but is there any real difference between them in
practice? This comprehensive and controversial article/podcast sets the record straight and drops some bombshell revelations along the way. ⚠️ You’ve been warned:
UX Writing vs. Content Design ⚠️
👔 OK, so you’re ready to hire that UX writer/content designer. Now what? Here are some handy tips on what not to ask of your candidates, by UXWA mentor Bala Meenakshisundaram.
MICROCOPY BITE 💬 This modal pop-up from Signal (Elon Musk’s preferred alternative to Whatsapp)
breaks microcopy rule #1: clarity. What’s a “Sustainer?” What does “powered by people like me” mean? What would I be contributing?
(Next week, we'll feature an example of good microcopy from Signal.)
PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛️ Hot topics and trending posts
from community members. Join the conversations below!
UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS & MORE 📚
Free event: Imagine a user survey. Now imagine one created by experts from the Norman Nielsen Group.
Join User Experience Specialist Alita Joyce and take your survey game to the next level.
Sign up early and save with a 10% discount code: UXWritingHub10.
UX WRITING ACCELERATOR 🚀
Do you want to improve your company's UX writing, microcopy, and content design, but aren't sure where to start? Get free support from talented, dedicated UX writing students.
Check out the full job board for more positions for UX writers, content designers, or whatever the cool kids are calling it these days. Or, upload a position and get featured in next week's edition.
PORTFOLIO 🎨
Looking for a writer and design thinker who creates velvety customer experiences with words? Look no further than Sarah Ann.
