UX Writing Weekly #193

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵?
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We’re very pleased to announce our partnership with Uranus Academy in Lagos. 

WHAT’S INSIDE ✍


Issue #193 (July 20th, 2022) 

  • Bee-centered design (no, really!)

  • A day in the life of a solo UX writer

  • Autocomplete: in-depth analysis

  • 35 years of experience?

ARTICLES 🗞

🐝 Product designer and behavioral scientist Jesse Weaver thinks human-centered design is overrated. Instead, he proposes bee-centered design


Is Jesse just a misanthropic bee-loving apiarist? Or is there something to this macro approach that’s focused on outcomes rather than processes? Food for thought. 


Human-Centered Design Is Broken. Here’s a Better Alternative

🛩 Always wondered what it’s like to fly solo as a UX Writer? Check out this play-by-play from 8:30 AM tea to signing off. Spoiler alert: there are meetings! 


A day in the life of a (solo) UX writer
 

🛒 For e-commerce sites, autocomplete messages are a bigger part of the UX than one might assume. Here’s a quick yet thorough look at some best practices. 


Baymard Cliff Notes: Autocomplete Suggestions or Predictive Search

MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Yahoo mail gives you a helpful option when you star a message. And if you’re concerned about the lack of an ‘X’ or another way to close this pop-up, note that this is a toast aka snack bar, and will disappear after a few seconds. Nifty!


PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛


Community answers to trending topics. Join the conversations below.

UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS & MORE 📚

Podcast:


Jane Portman, CEO at Userlist and UI Breakfast presenter, has tons of advice on how to write lifecycle emails for SaaS. From the user journey to segmentation and implementation.


Writing Effective Emails for SaaS with Jane Portman @Userlist


Free live event:


Is your team craving growth? Learn about creating a simple growth framework in your team and more with Kate Mas of Preply. (Aug 18th)


Register now for free

JOBS 💼

Livez, a small and ambitious health and preventative medicine startup, is looking for a well-rounded UX writer. Tel Aviv or remote. Contact Anat.


Health and wellness-focused SimplePractice is looking for a senior content designer in sunny Santa Monica. (Open to Remote)


The German strategic design agency Iconstorm is hiring a UX writer (German/English) in Frankfurt. (Hybrid)


Many more positions on the job board: 


UX WRITING HELP! 🚀

Give your company a UX writing boost with our UXW Accelerator program. Work with talented and dedicated UX writing students and experienced project managers. 


Apply today

PORTFOLIO 🖌


Ian Bamford is a UX writer living in LondonMunich Oslo (he gets around). Great layout and minimalistic design—great projects too.


http://ianbamford.com/index.html

VOX POPULI 🗣️

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