I fear the Dribbble-ification of interface content is accelerating now that everyone realizes UX writer is a hot job they can massage their resume into. I joined a bunch of microcopy and UX writing groups and its mostly screenshots of "clever" writing. Blerf.
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Creative fulfillment is unlikely to be part of your daily job as a
#UXwriter. That's what the money is for. Start a zine or go to open mics or write fanfiction or something but keep the self-satisfying cleverness away from my finance and healthcare interfaces please, thanks.1 reply 13 retweets 84 likesShow this thread -
If you're coming from advertising and agency copywriting land to
#UXwriting, hello, welcome. A tip: the snarky/cheeky/clever writing that made your favorite ad campaign "pop" and "feel fresh" is likely to "annoy the shit out of" users of your company's product.1 reply 27 retweets 121 likesShow this thread -
Your first job, always, is to write user-centered content. If it's not helping someone understand something, use something, learn something–if its sole function is to "express the brand", you have likely erred. Doesn't mean you can't have fun, or add delight, but it's secondary.
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If you're not user-centered you're missing the "UX" part of UX writer. UX writing, if it's anything, is a specialization of the (user experience) design role wherein words are your primary design material. The things you write are part of the product, not the packaging.
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