The Blog for Content Designers
Read the latest on content, craft, and community from working UX writers and content designers in the field.
- Career ·
Why UX writers should learn Figma
Figma is a critical tool for design collaboration. UX writers and content designers need to jump in, too.
- Techniques ·
11 key content design considerations
Content design is complex. Erica, Senior UX Content Designer at Microsoft, offers up key considerations to keep in mind while doing the work.
The Dash: Your Figma questions answered!
This week's Dash includes your Figma questions answered, recipe for accessibility testing, and 5 design portfolio mistakes. Take a peak!
The Dash: What do GPT-3 and Kafka have in common?
This week's Dash includes how GPT-3 is getting smarter, key Confab takeaways, and tips for designing more inclusive conversations.
The Dash: How to be a better UX manager
This week's Dash includes a look into different perspectives behind product management roles and how to improve your forms. Take a peek!
The Dash: Let’s make more mistakes!
This week's Dash includes a behind the scenes of Twitter's prompt copy, the value of making mistakes, and what you should consider when making user-friendly documentation!
The Dash: Apple sued over the word “buy” 🍎 💵
This week's Dash includes a UX writing shoutout from the Wall Street Journal, hyperautomation, and Apple getting sued for their "buy" button!
The Dash: Have you ever been roasted by your bank? 🔥🏦
This week's Dash includes the best way to improve your writing, the new whiteboarding tool from Figma, and a fintech's fiery AI chatbot that exudes Gen Z energy.
The Dash: 5️⃣ UX writing job trends
This week's Dash includes revealing 2021's biggest job trends, what it takes to be a responsible designer in the 21st century and more content strategy insights!
- Career ·
Five UX writing job trends to look out for in 2021
Gordon reveals the hottest UX writing job trends to look out for this year!
The Dash: What makes a font really suck?
This week's Dash includes dissecting what makes a font bad, usability test documents, and building an accessibility library.
The Dash: How would a dog write error messages? 🐶
This week's Dash includes error messaging tips, Confab announcements, and more exciting updates about AR with Apple!
The Dash: The design process ≠ a process
This week's Dash includes rethinking the concept of processes and ways to design your toolkit.
The Dash: Content design for A/R & V/R 👓
This week's Dash includes design content for A/R and V/R experiences!
- Learning ·
Exciting new material for our courses
Today we wanted to let you know about some exciting new material just added to the UX Writing Fundamentals and our CX Writing for Marketing Engagement courses.
The Dash: Your astrology sign as a designer
This week's Dash includes your 2021 design astrology predictions thanks to Pablo Stanley.
- Career ·
Pitch Portfolio: Create a UX writing job where there is none
Uzoma shares her tips on how to create a UX writing position where positions are scarce or don't exist by creating a pitch portfolio!
The Dash: Good design = good communication
This week's Dash includes a recap on a hybrid writer webinar, perfection paralysis, and why good design means good communication.
- Learning ·
Course Preview: UX Writing for Tech Writers
It’s time technical audiences got some UX writing love. Are you a technical writer looking for ways to level up…
The Dash: $500 million lesson in UI design
This week's Dash includes why you should become a hybrid technical & UX writer and a mistake that cost Citibank $500 million dollars.
- Inspiration ·
Getting started with growth content design
Jason lays out the basics of growth content design in this beginner's guide to core principles, frameworks, and craft-level considerations to act on growth content opportunities.
The Dash: Why are UX writing roles & titles so freaking confusing?
If you’re confused by the roles and different titles, don’t worry. You’re not alone. This week, we’ve rounded up a podcast episode featuring Jane Ruffino to break it down.
- Techniques ·
Do in-app marketing right: Remove the friction
No one likes to constantly be bombarded with "buy me!" messages all the time. Sasha goes over the right and wrong ways to do in-app marketing so that your users don't get frustrated or annoyed.
The Dash: Why is “Learn more” everywhere?
“Learn more” is not enough yet it's everywhere on the internet. So what makes a CTA actually helpful? This week’s Dash explores just that.
