from crafting headlines to designing experiences: a discussion of the writer's role in ux
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Launched in 2003,the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)
is a member-supported organization dedicated to the discipline of interaction design.
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James Martin
Golli Hashemian
Lon Taylor
Irena Svidovsky
Sam Dietz
Sam Spicer
Jayne Spottswood
Richard Verne
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From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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Interaction designers come from specific places, right?
Some of our peers matriculated from an undergraduate or graduate program specific to experience design.
Others made their way to the discipline from psychology, library science, graphic design or software development.
That’s where experience designers come from!
We often see this in job postings
Or feel it at industry events
Which is why tonight is all about the love for wordsmiths
Who think deep thoughts about both style guides & AP Style
About content docs & creative briefs
user flows &
sentence diagramming
About content docs & creative briefs
interactive prototypes &
the inverted pyramid
user flows &
sentence diagramming
About content docs & creative briefs
interactive prototypes &
the inverted pyramid
table of contents &
site maps
user flows &
sentence diagramming
About content docs & creative briefs
About information architecture & the Oxford comma
And express themselves through Microsoft Word, GatherContent & Axure
Gonzo SchexnayderUXMC and Senior Product Manager,"
Crain Communications
Christopher TurnerIndependent UX Consultant"
Published Author
Our Panel
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Donna AreyIndependent UX Consultant
Stephen RynkiewiczWeb Producer,"
American Bar Association
Michael CookFormer User Experience Manager, Walgreens"
Published Author
Alicia HallIndependent UX Consultant
From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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How does your degree or job experience as a writer (i.e., journalist, creative writer, editor, copywriter) help with your current role?
What are your thoughts on the unique POV writers bring to experience design (e.g., content strategy, taxonomies, SEO, brand voice/tone, storytelling, creation of reports or presentations)?
From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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To what degree must writers understand code and graphic design?
From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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Can you offer pro tips for collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, especially when it comes to working with copywriters and content strategists?
From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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What advice can you offer writers interested in UX, IA or content strategy?
From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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Will UX as an independent/separate discipline disappear as everyone becomes responsible for ensuring a positive experience?
From Crafting Headlines to Designing Experiences: A Discussion of the Writer’s Role in UX
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— Questions from the audience —
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