Week 3 : The UX Writer’s toolkit
Every profession has its tools and the UX Writer is no different.
From drafting content to organizing and even fixing the content within a design, there are lots of amazing tools UX writers work with.
Luckily for us all, these UX writing tools have already been compiled by some awesome UX writers — who also did an excellent job writing about it!
(Here’s week 2 if you missed it)
- For a list of UX writing tools with their features and prices, check out
Top 12 prototyping tools for UX Designers and UX Writers by UX writing hub
- For a list of UX writing tools and how they are used, check out
Top-notch tools for UX Writers & Content strategists by The style of elements
(if you have any more to add, I’d love to hear it :) )
Figma for UX Writers
Yes, Figma.
As a user experience writer you may not need to know how to design a product within Figma that’ll give UX designers a run for their money, rather a basic understanding of the ins and outs would be great!
Since it’s a FREE collaborative tool that allows everyone on the design team work together, knowing your way around it and being able to add copy directly to the designs is a huge advantage.
Also, understanding how it is used to build products will give you confidence as well as help you to give feedback and contribute to the overall design.
Right now, only a few UX Writer job ads list having a basic understanding of design tools (such as Figma, Sketch, etc) as a requirement, while many list it as an added advantage. But as time progresses, we may see it become more of a requirement for UX Writers. So get ahead of the curve!
Figma sounds difficult but is it?
Over the last 2 years, learning Figma has been made a lot easier for writers and non-designers.
Figma itself consistently uploads tutorial videos on their YouTube channel showing how to use their application. With about 200 uploaded videos you can find tutorials on anything and everything you need. Don’t know how to draw a rectangle in Figma? There’s a tutorial for that!
It’s no surprise really that the best place to learn Figma is from Figma itself.
A Figma tutorial just for writers
Yup. You read right.
Thanks to UX Writers who put out content that make it easier for people to get into the field, there are now Figma tutorials specially designed for writers.
This helps cover the important things you need to know while using Figma like how to add your copy directly to designs, how to give feedback within Figma and basically what you need to know to be a badass UX Writer.
One such tutorial is the ‘Figma for UX Writers and content designers’ recently done by the founder of UX writing hub; Yuval Keshtcher.
To dive right in, skip to 15:30s.
Let’s Practice! 👩💻
Hi guys! Hope you enjoyed this week’s topic. Leave a clap if you did :)
At the end of every week, there are challenges for us to complete. You ready?
Week 3 Challenge
Purpose: To give you an advantage working with Figma as a beginner user experience writer
- Sign up on Figma here, then head on to Figma’s Getting started tutorial for all you need to know about setting up your account.
(You can skip this if you already have a Figma account.)
Later on we’ll get to work within Figma as the publication progresses.
3 UX writing resources you should check out!
Five UX writing job trends to look out for in 2021 — UX Writers Collective
How to become a better UX Writer in 2021 — CareerFoundry
The ultimate UX writing process — Writers in Tech (Podcast)
Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of the first milestone. One down, seven to go. Super proud of you! 🥳 🕺
See you next week!
Hey there! Do you want to contribute to UX Writers Learn by sharing your experience or insight on any area of UX writing? Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn here. I’d love to hear from you.