Content Designer Resources
Looking for UX writing tools, webinars, and other free ways to learn? Get the goods!
Webinars & recorded talks
UXWC: Kickstarting Your Career, Pt 1
Join Bobbie Wood and Patrick Stafford as they answer common questions for new UX writers, and outline the best ways to start your career.
UXWC: Kickstarting Your Career, Pt 2
Join Patrick Stafford as he continues answering the most common questions for new UX writers and content designers.
Bobbie Wood: Intro to UX Writing
The basics; what is UX writing? Should you consider a career in this field? And how should you get started?
Bobbie Wood: Content Research & Testing
What are the best ways to measure and test content along the entire product journey? Bobbie Wood outlines practical ways to get started.
Hillary Black: Chatbot Design Basics
Get started with conversation design. Hillary Black outlines the chatbot basics and gives you tools to get started on your own.
UXWC & Botmock: How to Build a Chatbot
Botmock is a free and easy way to get started with conversation design. Watch to see how you can use Botmock to create your own and practice your skills.
Dave Connis: Why You Should Become a Hybrid Technical & UX Writer
Learn from a hybrid technical & UX writer why you should conquer both skills – and how it will help advance your career.
Carly Gray: Content Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality User Experiences
Join senior UX writer Carly Gray as she breaks down the world of content design for A/R and V/R. Learn what it takes to work in this exciting field – and tips for finding a career in this emerging format.
Your Figma Questions Answered
In this webinar, Patrick Stafford, Sammie Spector, and Carly Gray give an overview of Figma and cover the basics for beginners.
Dave Connis: Why You Should Become a Hybrid Technical & UX Writer
Learn from a hybrid technical & UX writer why you should conquer both skills – and how it will help advance your career.
Bookmark worthy articles
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UX Writing Glossary by Roy West, Bobbie Wood, and Jasper Platz
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Content 101: UX Writing by Patrick Stafford
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What is content design? by Sarah Richards
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UX writing versus microcopy by Bobbie Wood and Patrick Stafford
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How to incorporate content design into your design system by Bobbie Wood
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Why we’re moving from content strategy to content design by Elisabeth Carr
Podcasts
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Writers of Silicon Valley by Patrick Stafford
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Content Strategy Insights by Larry Swanson
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The Content Strategy Podcast by Kristina Halvorson
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Content Rookie by Nicole Michaelis
Resource libraries & compendiums
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The UX Writing Library by Kinneret Yifrah
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The UX Writer’s Desk by Adina Cretu
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Awesome Technical Communication by Lilian Lee
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Working in Content by James Deer
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The Massive List of Content Design & UX Writing Resources by Melanie Seibert
