🫢 Here are five common mistakes that junior UX writers (and some seniors) are apt to make and how to avoid them. Pro tip: watch out for flaming-haired developers!
💊 Marketing copy bringing you down? Try prescription strength MARKETOL and tell that guilty conscience to take a hike! That, or maybe become a UX writer.
When’s the last time you spruced up your portfolio? Whether you’re past due for an update or not, this NN/g article has some great approaches to keep your portfolio in tip-top shape.
And check out the self-assessment—whether you have a portfolio or not.
First the robots came for our art jobs. (Midjourney) Then they came for our writing jobs. (ChatGPT) Then our voiceover jobs! (VALL-E) Guess all that’s left for us humans to do is to make video game music.
OK, upon listening, it’s pretty bad—unless you like cacophonous jumbles of highly-vocoded electronic nonsense. Musicians, you’re safe … for now.
COOL TOOLS 🧰
Do you ever find yourself wondering if a certain word is common enough to use in an interface? Try this handy tool from Tigim. Just pop in a word, and it’ll give you its usage and level.
VOX POPULI 🗣️
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