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Self-paced course

Error Messages for UX

A practical course for designing effective product content in modern product teams. Learn how to develop high-quality judgment and work alongside AI tools.

  • Created and graded by working content designers
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Bobbie Wood

UXCC, Google

Bobbie Wood is the founder of UXCC, a former technical writer, and previously Head of UX Content for Google Payments.

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“Everything was super helpful and actionable, from the writing principles to the analyzed examples.”

Cyril Léton

Content Designer, Sendinblue

“My overall experience with the UX Content Collective have given me great confidence in my abilities as a UX Writer.”

Antonio Mendez

Senior Content Design Lead, Wells Fargo​​

Who is this course for?

Content designers

UX writers and content designers looking to improve their error messaging​

UX designers

Designers who collaborate with content teams

Product teams

Product teams aiming to standardize and improve their user-facing error messages

Content pros

Content strategists working on UX systems and patterns

What will you walk away with?

Our courses are created by experts, informed by hiring managers, and reflect industry best practice.

5,000+

Students trained

200+

Teams trained

100+

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A clear framework for writing user-centered and effective error messages

02

Best practices for creating error messages that reduce friction and confusion

03

Techniques for scaling error message standards across products and teams

04

Confidence in designing messaging for error states

Everything you need to master error messages

A complete system for learning, practicing, and proving your skills.

10 hours

Self-paced learning that fits your schedule. 

Expert feedback

Get feedback on exercises at the end of each unit.

Certification

Earn a certificate when you pass your final project.

The full syllabus

A comprehensive education in writing content for product interfaces

Writing Effective Error Messages

  • Error Messages: Introduction
  • Lesson 1: Foundations
  • Lesson 2: Form fields
  • Lesson 3: Systems
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Our graduates are everywhere

A UX writer course graded by experts

Get feedback on every assignment from working content designers at top companies.

Olivea McCollins

Content Designer, Microsoft

Jenny Cowan

Senior Content Designer

Daree Allen Nieves

Content Designer

Casey Webb

Casey Webb

Senior Content Designer
Snap Finance

Sammie Spector

Head of UX Content Design, Angi

Catherine Bryce

Senior Content Designer, Canadian Red Cross

Frequently asked questions

Is a course the best way to learn UX writing?

Not everyone needs a course to learn UX writing. But a course like ours can offer you the fundamentals in a structured way, without having to search and collect all the resources yourself. 

Plus, you’ll get feedback from real people who work in the industry. That’s worth a lot when it comes to finding mistakes or things you might miss on your own.

Yes, we think UX writing is important to learn even when using artificial intelligence. Although AI can be a great tool when writing for user interfaces, you still need to know what separates “good” UX writing from “bad” UX writing.

There are a lot of great courses out there. Courses from UX Content Collective are different because we’re a training provider created by content designers, run by content designers, for content designers. 

We also combine the benefits of self-paced learning, along with real feedback from real people. You can learn according to your own schedule.

Yes! The Error Messages course offers a certification in UX writing, once you successfully complete the final project.

The Error Messages course offers personal written feedback on assignments at the end of each unit. We also offer a separate coaching service if you want to meet with a mentor.

Have questions? We’re here to help.

We can combine self-paced courses, workshops, or create custom sessions for your team based on unique needs. Get in touch – we’d love to speak with you.

Dhanushka

Customer Success Manager

Craft · Strategy · Systems

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