UX Writing Weekly #202 – UX WRITING HUB

You’ve probably heard the BIG news story by now—Merriam-Webster added “pumpkin spice” to its dictionary. 🎃🍂

Oh, and also, Figma was bought by Adobe. More below.

WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️

Issue #202 (Sep 21st, 2022)

• Figma is dead. Long live Figma!!

• A fresh look at friction in UX

• 10 tips for n00bs

• When Yuval almost got arrested in Berlin

ARTICLES 🗞

😭 So, how far along the five stages of grief are you about the Figma news? 

If you’ve made it past “acceptance” to the forgotten sixth stage of “memes,” then perhaps you’re also ready for some well-informed
speculation about where this is all heading.

Mourning Figma: the end of a chapter

UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS 📚

Podcast:

Yuval chats with UXcel co-founder and CEO Gene Kamenez about the pros and cons of traditional design education, how to teach yourself the skills you need, and how to get into the field of UX and design.

Self-Taught UX Education and Career Tips with Gene Kamenez @ UXcel

Figma happy hour (free):
The truth is, Figma
probably isn’t going anywhere for a while—it’s still the toolsmost companies will be using for the foreseeable future. 

So it’s still a good time to sharpen your skills. Join our Figma happy our session #2 on Oct
26th. Session #1 is already at max capacity!

PORTFOLIO 🖌

Craig Playstead is a multi-talented writer: copywriting, satire, and of course UX. Great site, and check out that banner shortcut to the content design/UX writing section. 

https://www.craigplaystead.com

THAT TIME WHEN … 🕰️

To help celebrate 200 issues, we’re looking back at the early days.

Yuval is currently on the road at UX confrences in Berlin, NY, and Bogota—and things are going swimmingly! But it wasn’t always smooth sailing.

Way back in Dec 2018, Yuval recounted his run-in with German police and the UX lesson it sparked.

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