🤖 How does ChatGPT fit into a UX writing practice? More than just copy/microcopy generation, we can use it for ideation, inspiration, and brainstorming.
Check out tons of use cases, including ones for research and design: usability testing, competitor analysis, generating user flows, and so much more.
📋 Here’s an intro to conceptual (or UX) grammar: an approach to organizing digital products according to the concepts users need to understand how the product works. (5 min)
🫀 What UX lesson can we learn from organ donor rates among E.U. countries? That default settings matter. Help users and businesses meet their goals with these practical tips. (5 min)
Take a few seconds and try to make sense of this drop-down menu for sorting files.
Which is it: last opened, or newest first? Turns out, the "Newest to oldest" selection isn’t about how new or old the files are—it’s how recently they were opened.
The confusion is from the difference in meaning between "newest" and "most recent." A case of poor language leading to a confusing user experience.
PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛
Community answers to trending topics. Join the conversations below.
UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS 📚
What are you doing Thursday? How about the Thursday after that, and after that! Hopefully, you’ll be joining us for these great online events.
As you’ve probably heard, AI is totally a thing now. Don’t ignore it—embrace it! Join us tomorrow for some generative-AI fun, and learn some cool tips and tricks. Generative AI for UX Happy Hour #3 (Free online event) (TOMORROW—April 13)
Get your tickets for the UX Writing Conference. Join our own Naomi Papushado, Yuval Keshtcher, and a host of other talented speakers who’ll be talking about the impact of UX writing. UX WRITING CONFERENCE ONLINE (Thu, April 27)
PORTFOLIO 🖌
Excellent site and portfolio by Aeesha McOseni, a Franglophone Content Designer based in Benin. Check out some of the great design decisions, like having the "Schedule a meet" button front and center.
And in the creepiest AI story this week, an AI version of famed quarterback Tom Brady gave an hour-long standup routine. It’s impressive,
but it's also incredibly vulgar. 🙊💩 You’ve been warned.
Finally, one of the biggest improvements in GPT-4 is its ability to generate text in languages other than English. So, will it impact localization? Yes—yes, it
will.
"GPT-4 is capable of generating highly accurate translations in multiple languages, as well as providing context-aware localization services."
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