UX Writing Weekly #198

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WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️

Issue #198 (Aug 24th, 2022)

• Nudge nudge, wink wink …

• Perfect your elevator pitch

• This just in: TikTok is still shady AF

• UX Writing Hub in NYC

ARTICLES 🗞

😉 Sometimes we all need a little nudge in the right direction, including while navigating and making decisions in a user interface. 

UXWA student Andrea Migliorini shares some valuable UX writing lessons based on the best-selling book Nudge.

Nudging: 6 key takeaways for aspiring UX Writers

MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Overcast.fm is a podcast player and got a bit cheeky with this one. Thanks, Jake Dragash, for the find.

PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛

Community answers to trending topics. Join the conversations below.

UPSKILL: WORKSHOPS & EVENT 🙋

September is shaping up to be a busy month! Meet Yuval in Berlin, NYC, and online in these events.

Live events:

Keynotes and workshops from UX industry experts in Berlin. Online tickets are still available.  

HATCH CONFERENCE (Sep 8th)

UX/product teams and legal departments: do they have "irreconcilable differences" or can they find common ground? 

UX Content Design NYC joins forces with the UX Writing Hub to bring you a live panel event on collaborating within legal constraints. Join us live in NYC, or online. 

Content Design + Legalese: Creativity and collaboration within constraints (Sep 14)

Workshop:

Curious about UX writing? Join this interactive online workshop and learn what it’s like to be a UX Writer for a few hours.

UX Writer for a Day: Online Workshop

JOBS 💼

Wonderful new positions in wonderful cities this week.

• Do you love both UX writing and food? Of course you do. So join the team at Tastewise in Tel Aviv and help craft this SaaS platform’s tasty voice. Send an email to:  [email protected]

• Bolt is looking for an experienced UX Writer to join its team in Tallinn, Estonia.

• Sprichst du Deutsch? Kaufland needs a junior UX-copywriter in Köln / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf / remote. 

• Springer Nature is hiring a content designer for its UX team in London.

Much more on the job board:

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PORTFOLIO 🖌

Brian Iniguez is a Bay-area content designer, reader,  gamer, and dreamer. Check out his excellent work and Total Brain, a mental health and fitness platform.

https://brianiniguez.com/portfolio

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