UX Writing Weekly #208

A look inside their minds 🧠
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Collins Dictionary has announced its word of the year for 2022: the portmanteau permacrisis.

Oh, for the days when the "😂" emoji was the word of the year. Simpler times.


WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️


Issue #208 (Nov 2nd, 2022)

  • Pitch your ideas like a PM

  • The 80/20 rule of tacos

  • Work with UX writing students

  • Figma Happy Hour recording

ARTICLES 🗞

📣 You’re a writer, a creative person. You’re full of ideas about how to create great features and better digital products. But before you share your latest stroke of genius, are you sure you can communicate its value in a way that your PM will understand


Peek inside the mind of PMs in another great article from Indeed.


Pitch Your Design Ideas Like a PM

📋 Who doesn’t love a good listicle? Not only will you learn about the "One user a week" project and the UX Quality Program, you’ll get some solid career advice too.


6 top ways to elevate your role as a UX Writer
 


🌮 Speaking of portmanteaus, if you’re feeling a bit hangry lately, no worries! Learn about the Laws of UX through food metaphors. It’s the 80/20 rule of tacos!


Visualising 12 laws of UX & psychology through food metaphors



MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Nice new feature in YouTube. Still not sure what to make of the copy, but it does get the job done. Thoughts?

PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛

Community answers to trending topics. Join the conversations below.

UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS 📺


Live event:

At the roundabout, take the third exit and join Yossi Nachemi, a UX Writer at Waze!


He’ll be helping us all take better care of our copy after it’s been released into the wild. Join us on November 17th for this free live event:


Don't forget to be good! Track and evaluate your copy


Figma Happy Hour #2:

While we’re waiting for Figma Happy Hour #3 to be announced, check out the recording of #2. And hey, it’s a happy hour—bring booze. 🍸


Figma Happy Hour #2


PORTFOLIO 🖌


We’re digging into the archives to bring you some of our favorite UX writing portfolios from past issues. 


Say hello to Suzanne Richards, UX writer — writing the fintech they want to read since 2015.


https://www.suzanneorichards.com/ux-writing

UX WRITING ACCELERATOR 🚀🧑‍🚀


Times are tough, but if your company could use a UX writing boost, consider joining our accelerator program.


Work with talented, dedicated UX writing students like these, who brought UX writing to an online meetings platform.

JOBS 💼


Get a combo of B2B and B2C experience at BT Group as a content designer in England (hybrid in London, Manchester, Birmingham, or Bristol). Check the job board for more details or use their application form


Interested in an internship? Many a great UX career began at DropBox, who’s looking for a content design intern for the summer of ‘23. 


New positions at Airbnb, Google, and more on the job board.

VOX POPULI 🗣️


Join our online communities, and take part in the discussions and debates that are shaping the field.


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