Published inDropbox Design·Sep 1, 2020Member-onlyTake back your day with a meeting manifestoWhat an interesting six months it’s been Due to the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve worked from home for more than 100 days in a row. And during this time, videoconferences have sometimes wreaked havoc on my sanity. Does that sound familiar? Here’s what I did about it and how you can control your own meeting madness. All with…Meetings6 min readMeetings6 min read
Published inDropbox Design·Feb 3, 2020Member-onlyHow to mock up UX writing for better collaborationA picture is worth a thousand UX words. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That holds true for words in UX writing, too! Yes, if you’re a UX writer, your expertise is words. But you work in a visual medium. Customers will see your words in the…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inDropbox Design·Sep 24, 2019Getting a seat at the table as a UX writerIt’s time to pull up a chair. Do you sometimes feel a little invisible as a UX writer? Like you don’t have a seat at the table? Getting a seat at the table means two things to me: Being seen and treated as an essential member of the project team …Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published inDropbox Design·Oct 30, 20184 ways to show the value of UX writingWhen user testing isn’t an option — It happened last year, when I was interviewing for a UX writing position. After I presented a writing sample in front of a room of people, the sole researcher in the group asked, “Did you test your copy in front of users?” I winced. No, I didn’t, I had to…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inDropbox Design·Apr 4, 2018My tips for getting hired as a UX writerWith feedback from the Dropbox team — A little intro Back in August 2017, I was a content designer at Intuit. I wasn’t unhappy, just a little restless. I started looking for other UX writing jobs. I ended up interviewing with a handful of companies. And in the end, I happily accepted a UX Writer position at Dropbox in San…Design10 min readDesign10 min read
