designing accessible content
I began my career as a copywriter, bur increasingly found myself frustrated and wanting something more. It was impossible for me to just fill in the lorem ipsum in the mock-ups handed off to me by an art director. I knew I could positively impact the information architecture and screen structures. I always dabbled in photography and graphic design, but was for too long convinced my lack of drawing ability and an art degree meant I was not qualified to be a UX designer.
After a few miserable years of wondering WTF I was doing wrong as a ‘content strategist,’ I was at a breaking point. Thankfully, the same designers with whom I partnered as a writer were my biggest champions. They knew I had the skills to be a good designer. I was the only one telling myself otherwise.
That was almost 10 years ago. I’m glad the industry has moved to recognizing writers as content designers. Because product writing is product design.
