Writing the User Experience [in-person & online]

From Writing is Designing:
"When you write the words that appear in a piece of software, you design the experience that someone has with it."

In this meetup we turn the spotlight on one of the most undervalued tools in the designer toolkit - writing.

Words can be inclusive, or exclusive. Good writing is beneficial when communicating our designs to colleagues and collaborators. Our typography choices can make or break the success of an interface.

📙 GUEST AUTHORS 📙
Joining us by video from the U.S, we are delighted to welcome Andy Welfle and Michael J. Metts to UX Belfast.

Accomplished professionals in their own right, Andy and Michael came together a couple of years ago to show that writing is part of the design process - and that writers are designers.

Andy is a content designer and writer currently leading the content design team at Adobe.
https://www.andy.wtf / @welfle

Michael is a trainer and content designer, and Principal Content Designer with the Expedia Group
https://mjmetts.com / @mjmetts

“A book that treats writing for products as a design practice that has tangible, lasting impact on the user experience. Andy and Michael don’t just help you write better—they help you design better products.”
- Jonathon Colman, Senior Design Manager, Intercom

The book can be purchased directly from publisher Rosenfeld: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/writing-is-designing/

🎉 Rosenfeld have also been kind enough to provide a fantastic 30% discount on the paperback or ebook when purchased through the Rosenfeld site.

👉 Just add the code uxbelfast30oc20 at checkout.

🗣 GUEST SPEAKER
Jill Spratt has an active and varied career in graphic design. Jill is Course Director of BDes Hons Graphic Design and Lecturer in Advertising, Design and Branding at Ulster University, Belfast. She has worked for two decades in Ireland and internationally for agencies such as AV Browne, Rehab Studio and Gamut, her own consultancy. Her work has focused on branding, graphic and digital design for clients such as Bild, Vodafone Germany, BBC, Invest NI and Tourism Northern Ireland. She is Head of Education, Board Memberg and Fellow of the International Society of Typographic Designers, ISTD.

Jill will be providing insights into design for print, interaction and more, showing how integral elements such as typography and content are to the user experience.

You can follow Jill on Twitter @jillspratt

🏢 VENUE INFORMATION
We will be hosted by the lovely folks at Puppet, in their excellent offices in Belfast.

• Spaces are limited to 50 attendees on the night. Due to no-shows, we do over-allocate spaces. Please accept an in-person space only if you are confident you will attend 🙏

• We will have food & drink available courtesy of Puppet before the discussion starts at 6.30pm 🍕

• If you would like to attend online, please indicate your preference during registration 💻

• Please note the online meeting begins at 6:30pm

👏 CHARITIES
As is customary, we have made a donation to charity to thank our guests for their time.

Andy and Michael have selected Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico a non-profit organization that seeks to eradicate hunger in Puerto Rico.

Jill has selected Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke, a charity that will be familiar to many people locally.

You can learn more and consider donating here:

• Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico
• Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke

-----
If attending, please refer to our code of conduct.