Ep. 25. Content Design in China feat. Anna Potapova & Arnaud Frattini
Release Date: 05/16/2024
Ep. 26. Why Content Designers Make Great Leaders, feat. Aladrian Goods (Intuit)
Writers of Silicon Valley
Listen on: Do you enjoy the podcast? ! Many content designers want to be leaders. But how can they get there? Do they make great design leaders in general...and what will they struggle with when they get there? In today's episode I speak with Aladrian Goods, design manager at Intuit. We talk about her road to content design, her struggles and successes in leadership, and why content designers make great leaders - in general, not just for our discipline. If you want to be a leader, are a leader already, or work with leaders - then this episode is for you. Anna and Arnaud: ...
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Ep. 25. Content Design in China feat. Anna Potapova & Arnaud Frattini
Writers of Silicon Valley
Do you enjoy the podcast? ! Last year the UX Content Collective published , written by Anna Potapova and Arnaud Frattini. The piece surveyed several people working in China, and revealed an amazing amount of insight into a place many people don't know anything about. Today, Anna (Aliexpress) and Arnaud (Alibaba Group) join me on the podcast to talk about their survey, what it's like to work in China, and what we all can learn from the type of fast-paced business practices we see there. Given how important China has become to the world economy...perhaps there are a few things we can...
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Ep. 24. Why (and how) content designers need to change - and fast! Feat. Chelsea Larsson
Writers of Silicon Valley
The Writers of Silicon Valley podcast is back! Listen to the first new episode with Chelsea Larsson, Senior Design Director at Expedia. We discuss the future of content design, UX writing, how AI is impacting everything, and why content designers shouldn’t hang on to old definitions. And maybe…why content designers should learn Python? I’m really excited to bring the podcast back, and really excited for you to listen. Things we discuss during this episode: Generative artificial intelligence Open AI, ChatGPT, Gemini Chelsea and her stuff: Listeners get 20% off...
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Introducing: The Interface by UX Content Collective
Writers of Silicon Valley
The Interface—a podcast by content designers, for content designers The Interface is a monthly, can’t-miss group chat for everything happening in content design and UX writing. The Interface has industry updates, deep conversations, and other helpful resources. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: Spotify: Online: https://uxcontent.com/the-interface-podcast/
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Ep. 23. UX writing in the fintech industry, and how to get out of the customer's way - Yael Ben-David, UX writer at Fundbox
Writers of Silicon Valley
Yael Ben-David is one the most thoughtful UX writers in the industry. She’s written numerous blogs and has spoken at several conferences on how to make sure UX writers and content designers prove the value of their work. Today, we take a look at some of the regulations surrounding the fintech industry which make writing for it so difficult. Plus, we explore the ultimate question: how do you get out of the customer’s way? Listeners get 20% off courses and workshops at ! Just use PODCAST20 at checkout.
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Ep. 22. How can we make the content design industry...better? - UX Writer, consultant, and archeologist Jane Ruffino
Writers of Silicon Valley
Jane Ruffino is one of the most experienced UX writers in the industry, with an extensive work history. She also teaches a UX writing course and consults to companies on their UX copy. But what makes Jane even more interesting is her studies - she’s currently pursuing a PhD in digital acheology. In this episode we talk about how she bridges that world with the world of content design, and the discussion may surprise you. Listeners get 20% off courses and workshops at ! Just use PODCAST20 at checkout.
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Ep. 21. Connecting the internal and external product experience - Andrea Drugay, Slack
Writers of Silicon Valley
Andrea Drugay has one of the most experienced resumes in the content design industry. Now she works at Slack, one of the most coveted roles in all of design. In this episode, we talk about Andrea’s background, what makes Slack’s copy so special - but most importantly, how to make sure UX writers and content designers bridge the experience that’s outside the product, and the experience inside the product as well. Listeners get 20% off courses and workshops at ! Just use PODCAST20 at checkout.
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Ep. 20. How software will help UX writers democratize the design process - Jasper Platz, CEO of Strings
Writers of Silicon Valley
Last month, I spoke wth Chris Baty from Figma - and we talked about how Figma is helping UX writers enter the design process. This month we continue that conversation with the creator of a copy management system. Jasper Platz is NOT a UX writer or content designer. He says that straight up. However, he quickly discovered a love for content design when building other products. So much so, that he decided UX writers need software of their own to manage the copy process. We talk about that in this episode, but we also talk about: How software can democratize design for UX writers What would...
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Ep. 19. How Figma's Principal UX Writer (Chris Baty) is helping build design software that UX writers love
Writers of Silicon Valley
Chris Baty is the Principal UX Writer at Figma, and was previously the head of UX writing at Dropbox. He’s also the founder of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). He’s a busy guy. He’s also an exceptional champion for all types of writers everywhere. Including content designers.
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Ep 18. What we learned at the Button Conference, with Yael Ben-David, Vicki Siolos, and Duaa Osman
Writers of Silicon Valley
It’s crazy that digital conferences haven’t been a thing until now, but COVID really thrust this one upon us. Today, I’m speaking with some fantastic UX writers and content strategists: Duaa Osman from Google, Yael Ben-David from Fundbox, and Vicki Siolos from Kickstarter.
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Last year the UX Content Collective published an extensive piece about content designers in China, written by Anna Potapova and Arnaud Frattini. The piece surveyed several people working in China, and revealed an amazing amount of insight into a place many people don't know anything about.
Today, Anna (Aliexpress) and Arnaud (Alibaba Group) join me on the podcast to talk about their survey, what it's like to work in China, and what we all can learn from the type of fast-paced business practices we see there.
Given how important China has become to the world economy...perhaps there are a few things we can learn.
Anna and Arnaud:
Listeners get 20% off courses and workshops at UX Content Collective! Just use PODCAST20 at checkout.