Homework

I’ve loved design for a long time. I’ve loved writing for even longer. That UX/UI would appeal to me makes a whole lot of sense, and I’m having more fun than I should learning about it.

I even just ordered a (printed) UX writing zine that equates the discipline with poetry. I’m amused and intrigued.

Following are more resources facilitating my brisk immersion.

Books

Cliff Kuang with Robert Fabricant’s User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work and Play

Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle’s Writing is Designing: Words and the User Experience

Sarah Richards’ Content Design

Nicole Fenton and Kate Kiefer Lee’s Nicely Said: Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose

Ellen Lupton’s Design is Storytelling

Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things

Steve Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think (Revisited)

UX Writing Library

This site is a goldmine for burgeoning content designers. It’s a vast, well-organized (obvs.) trove of links to courses, advice, thought leadership, books, podcasts, newsletters, and more.

LinkedIn Learnings

Chris Nodder’s Getting Started in User Experience

Morten Rand-Hendriksen’s UX Foundations: Content Strategy

And many more this weekend