UX Writing Weekly #142

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Writing tips from 1982 that still resonate -
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WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️


Issue #142 (July 28th, 2021)
  • Legendary words of wisdom
  • Landing a job in UX
  • 4-word horror stories
  • A rockin’ role for UX writers

ARTICLES 📰

✍️ In 1982, David Ogilvy, aka the "Father of Advertising," sent a memo to his employees. It contained ten bullet points on how to write better that are still remarkably applicable to writing in the digital age. Don’t skip this gem of bygone wisdom.

10 Writing Tips From the World's Best Marketer
👩‍💻 Transitioning to UX. It’s all the rage. Here’s how UX designer (and talented writer to boot!) Dana McGinnis made it happen. These words of wisdom apply to anyone on the job hunt in any field. Great stuff here from a UXWA alumna.

3 things that helped me get a job in UX (and 3 that didn’t)

💡 When the content writers at OutSystems figured out that what they called “helping teams out” was actually UX writing, they took action. See their road to developing a functioning UX writing practice.

Writing the Words That Matter: Establishing a UX Writing Practice




MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Nice one SoundCloud. Thanks, Brandon Crooks, for the find.





TRENDING IN UX 🐦
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UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS & MORE 📚

New to UX writing and content design? We’re happy to announce the release of our updated free course: A Taste of UX Writing (Free course)

Becoming a UX Writer from Scratch with Sarah Kessler of Gympass (Podcast)

Design for Cognitive Bias: Using Mental Shortcuts for Good Instead of Evil (Aug 12th)



JOBS 👔

Here's a rockin’ role for UX writers. 🤘😝🤘🎸 Dice, a platform that connects fans to the best live shows in the world, wants you to join their product team as a UX writer.

And as always:





PORTFOLIO 🎨

Mike Atherton: Product Design, Research, Content Strategy. He makes products make sense for the people who use them. Less, but better.

https://uxfol.io/mikeatherton




KICKS ‘N’ GIGGLES 🤣





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