UX Writing Weekly #85

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🙋 We’ve got another great webinar coming your way!

A good style guide helps us write better microcopy, of course, but it can be so much more. Clara Sherley-Appel of Atlassian—the company behind products like Jira, Trello, and Confluence—will show you how to create guidelines that can also be used to build relations and spread the vision of UX writing.

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🤔 When Don Norman speaks, we all listen. See his take on empathic design, why it may be an unrealistic goal, and his alternative approach.

Why I Don’t Believe in Empathic Design

 
🖥️ Developers, programmers, engineers. No matter what you call them, bringing them into the fold at the right time can be of critical importance. Here are the how’s and why’s of bringing your developers into the design process early.

How to get closer with your developer

🧘🏽 Headspace keeps the good karma flowing. They’re now offering a full year of Headspace Plus for free to the unemployed in the U.K. and U.S.A. If you’re eligible and interested, find out more.

Free Headspace Plus for the unemployed

 
MICROCOPY BITE
 
🙊 You may have heard of Muzzle, the Mac app that makes sure you don't get any unwanted notifications while screen sharing. Worth checking out if only for the creativity of the notification examples on their website https://muzzleapp.com/
PORTFOLIO
 
🎨 Suzanne Richards has some nice UX writing examples here. Pair that with a clear design and easy navigation and you get a winning portfolio.

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

 
BLAST FROM THE PAST
 
✍️ Since we first released this article with our friends at StartUpStash, UX writing has continued to grow. But the basics remain the same. Check out:

Getting Hired as a UX Writer: The 5 Step Plan

UX WRITING JOBS
 
👔 New jobs are poppin’ up fast. Apply now ‘cause they won’t last!

I love seeing new UX writing positions springing up in new countries. This week, bundle up—new positions in Finland 🇫🇮 and Lithuania 🇱🇹.

Also, who doesn’t want to work at a place called The Zebra? 🦓
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