UX Writing Weekly #137

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WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️

Issue #137 (June 23rd, 2021)

  • Get UX writing support for your company
  • Are UX portfolios passé?
  • Neurodiversity in UX
  • Upskill with online events and more



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ARTICLES 📰

🎨 The better the UX designer/writer, the better their UX portfolio will be, right? Perhaps not since today’s top talent is often too busy to create or update theirs.

Read about why one hiring manager decided to ditch portfolio requirements and how he learned to get along without them.

It’s Time to Ditch the UX Portfolio


🧠 Here at the UXWH, we’re no strangers to neurodiversity: our core team members check a few boxes. Here is some fascinating research with actionable takeaways.


UX Writing for Everyone: What Neurodiversity Can Teach Us

😌 Relax. Take a deep breath and say to yourself: “I am a content designer.” For the UX writing/content design newbies out there, here are some words of wisdom for dealing with impostor syndrome and other challenges.

You’re already a content designer



MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Need to introduce a new feature? See how Slack did it with a tooltip that leads with the benefit.




TRENDING IN UX 🐦

Keep up with industry news, or join the conversation! And join our new Telegram group for even more news and content.

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UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS & MORE 📚


Boost your UX writing process with lo-fi copy and rap (podcast episode)

👉 TOMORROW 👈 Learn about localization in UX: Localize Your Digital Assets Like a PRO (FREE! June 24th)

Learn about using inclusive language: How to get over yourself and just get started (July 8th)





UX WRITING JOBS 👔

Sweden 🇨🇭 and Switzerland 🇸🇪: don’t mix them up! The former has a UX writing position at Volvo, the latter at YouTube.

Whether you’re looking to hire or be hired:



PORTFOLIO 🎨

OK, so if you do still want to make a portfolio 😜 but are short on time, this free Notion.so template will get you there fast! Great stuff.

P.S. Thanks to Elisa Ventur for the pics. And yes, we know the flags are backward 😉


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