Welcome to The Interface! A monthly, can't-miss chat with the UX Content Collective crew, and friends.  Do you need a content design portfolio? Do they stop disadvantaged people from getting jobs? What if you don't have time to make or update one...and do they really matter all that much? All that and more in today's episode.  Resources discussed:  Scott Kubie's content.events  UX Writer's Guide to Figma  State of UX in 2022  How Firefox Updated Content Design with Figma Button Conference  JOIN OUR FIGMA WORKSHOPS!    Advanced Figma: August 22  Intro to Figma: September 7  Advanced Figma: September 19  Featured on this podcast: Patrick Stafford, Co-founder and COO of UX Content Collective Daree Allen-Nieves Daree Allen Nieves is an award-winning technical writer, UX writer, speaker, podcaster, voice actor, and author in Virginia. She has volunteered, freelanced &amp; contracted her writing talents for over 20 years with various companies, including the UX Content Collective.  She’s also written three personal development books (2 for youth), and started the personal development podcast “Kickin’ it with Daree” in 2015. And as a voice actor, Daree narrates corporate &amp; explainer videos, commercials, and training courses. Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/dareeallen  Voiceover: https://DareeVoiceover.com  Podcast &amp; personal dev freebies: http://KickinitwithDaree.com/resources/Cara Lam Cara is a content designer at Instagram and loves to blog on the side. She's based in New York City but has also spent slices of her life in Hong Kong, Australia, Los Angeles, and Japan. When she's not writing, you'll find her hiking in national parks and planning for the next roadtrip. Occasionally, she organizes workshops and teaches different aspects of UX writing. It's her passion to share her journey and knowledge with people who are looking for a career in content design. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-lam/  Blog: https://thecaradventures.wordpress.com/

Welcome to The Interface! A monthly, can't-miss chat with the UX Content Collective crew, and friends.  Do you need a content design portfolio? Do they stop disadvantaged people from getting jobs? What if you don't have time to make or update one...and do they really matter all that much? All that and more in today's episode.  Resources discussed: <ul> <li><a href="https://yep.so/p/contentevents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Kubie's content.events</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.figma.com/best-practices/the-ux-writers-guide-to-figma/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UX Writer's Guide to Figma</a></li> <li><a href="https://uxmag.com/articles/the-state-of-ux-design-in-2022-what-lies-ahead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> State of UX in 2022</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/firefox-ux/how-weve-used-figma-to-evolve-our-content-design-practice-9edf494b3ffe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How Firefox Updated Content Design with Figma</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buttonconf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Button Conference</a></li> </ul> JOIN OUR FIGMA WORKSHOPS!  <ul> <li><a href="https://uxcontent.com/workshop-advanced-figma-for-content-designers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Advanced Figma: August 22</a></li> <li><a href="https://uxcontent.com/workshop-intro-to-figma-for-content-designers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Intro to Figma: September 7</a></li> <li><a href="https://uxcontent.com/workshop-advanced-figma-for-content-designers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Advanced Figma: September 19</a></li> </ul> Featured on this podcast: Patrick Stafford, Co-founder and COO of UX Content Collective Daree Allen-Nieves Daree Allen Nieves is an award-winning technical writer, UX writer, speaker, podcaster, voice actor, and author in Virginia. She has volunteered, freelanced &amp; contracted her writing talents for over 20 years with various companies, including the UX Content Collective. She’s also written three personal development books (2 for youth), and started the personal development podcast “Kickin’ it with Daree” in 2015. And as a voice actor, Daree narrates corporate &amp; explainer videos, commercials, and training courses. Linkedin: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/dareeallen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://linkedin.com/in/dareeallen</a> Voiceover: <a href="https://dareevoiceover.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://DareeVoiceover.com</a> Podcast &amp; personal dev freebies: <a href="http://kickinitwithdaree.com/resources/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://KickinitwithDaree.com/resources/</a>Cara Lam Cara is a content designer at Instagram and loves to blog on the side. She's based in New York City but has also spent slices of her life in Hong Kong, Australia, Los Angeles, and Japan. When she's not writing, you'll find her hiking in national parks and planning for the next roadtrip. Occasionally, she organizes workshops and teaches different aspects of UX writing. It's her passion to share her journey and knowledge with people who are looking for a career in content design. Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-lam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-lam/</a> Blog: <a href="https://thecaradventures.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thecaradventures.wordpress.com/</a>

Ep. 2: Do content designers need portfolios?

Welcome to The Interface! A monthly, can't-miss chat with the UX Content Collective crew, and friends. First up: a decade-long bull run is coming to an end in tech with plenty of layoffs. But is it hitting UX writers? And if it does, how can you make sure your job is safe? The crew have a chat about what you can do to insulate yourself. Resources discussed in this episode:  Button Conference Figjam  WWDC UI text chat Spotify blog   User Testing podcast with Bobbie Wood  Featured on this podcast:  Bobbie Wood, Founder and CEO of UX Content Collective Patrick Stafford, Co-founder and COO of UX Content Collective Gordon MacRae, Head of Learning at UX Content Collective Katie Szymanski, Head of Marketing at UX Content Collective 

Welcome to The Interface! A monthly, can't-miss chat with the UX Content Collective crew, and friends. First up: a decade-long bull run is coming to an end in tech with plenty of layoffs. But is it hitting UX writers? And if it does, how can you make sure your job is safe? The crew have a chat about what you can do to insulate yourself. Resources discussed in this episode: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.buttonconf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Button Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEpwOzPU1zY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Figjam </a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10037/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWDC UI text chat</a></li> <li><a href="https://raw.studio/blog/spotify-embodiment-emotional-design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify blog</a> </li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-accessibility-and-usability/id1527298554?i=1000563272735" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> User Testing podcast with Bobbie Wood</a></li> </ul> Featured on this podcast: <ul> <li>Bobbie Wood, Founder and CEO of UX Content Collective</li> <li>Patrick Stafford, Co-founder and COO of UX Content Collective</li> <li>Gordon MacRae, Head of Learning at UX Content Collective</li> <li>Katie Szymanski, Head of Marketing at UX Content Collective</li> </ul>

Ep. 1: Will the wave of layoffs hit UX writers?

The Interface is a monthly, can't-miss group chat for everything happening in content design and UX writing. Featuring a rolling slate of guests and hosts from the UX Content Collective, The Interface has industry updates, deep conversations, and other helpful resources.

The Interface

The best episodes for anyone looking to learn more about topics such as happiness, fulfillment, depression and psychology/mental health in general. With interviews with industry experts, personal stories of individuals, this topic has lessons applicable to everyone. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!

Best Episodes on Mental Health, Emotions & Thoughts

The best self improvement podcast episodes. From improving productivity, to finding purpose in your life to what constitutes freedom, this topic is on anything and everything that can help people to improve their lives. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!