Not here much anymore. I wrote @designerswrite. I publish @uxwritingevents. Chaotic neurotic queer. 
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Someone DM'd to ask about books for each of these areas. I'll share some recommendations in a moment. First, I want to say that by no means do you need to develop expertise in all of these areas to practice any one of them. Tons of skill overlap in each discipline.https://twitter.com/scottkubie/status/1315800963660341248 …
I also want to say that these distinctions are not always *important*, just that they exist. They are, in a way, all facets on the larger diamond of Design. All of the work a CS or IA does or a UX writer does can be understood as design. Even the writing. Especially the writing.
Understanding the reason our industry has developed these distinctions can help you understand your own work better, and help you anticipate the full breadth of content, design, and strategic considerations you might need to make for any sizable design undertaking.
Individuals who loudly ask (complain) "Aren't all these things the same? Isn't it all just [copywriting/strategy/design/technical writing/UX]?" tend to be incurious people with large gaps in their understanding of even the "one thing" they think it all "is".
Diamonds are just rocks. We cut and shape them and polish the facets to help the diamond shine more brilliantly. That's all that these various distinctions are doing for us, adding a surface that makes that diamond sparkle in a new way.
If you "don't care" and think it's all a bit silly, bully for you. Maybe your diamond won't shine as brightly. It's still a diamond. Great! Go do some good work and shush up. These distinctions help others find their people, conferences, books, career inspiration, mentors, etc.
Ok, books! If you don't have any sense of these disciplines at all, start with some classics: ~~Content Strategy~~ Content Strategy for the Web The Elements of Content Strategy Content Strategy at Work
~~UX Writing~~ Writing is Designing The Yahoo! Style Guide Strategic Writing for UX ~~Information Architecture~~ Everyday Information Architecture How to Make Sense of Any Mess Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond
~~Content Design~~ *This is trickier as there are some distinct, consultant-driven flavors of content design. The gist is: apply user-centered design to your writing. So any text on UCD or writing can help. Content Design The User's Journey Letting Go of the Words
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