The Informed Life

Michael J. Metts on Writing as Design


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My guest today is Michael J. Metts. Michael designs digital products and services, with a focus on the impact of writing on the user’s experience. He and co-author Andy Welfle have written a new book on this subject. In this conversation, Michael and I discuss the relationship between writing and design, and how being more aware of how we use language can make us more effective.

Show notes

  • Michael J. Metts on Twitter
  • Michael J. Metts on LinkedIn
  • Michael J. Metts on Instagram
  • Michael’s blog
  • Writing is Designing: Words and the User Experience, by Michael J. Metts & Andy Welfle
  • Card sorting
  • Tree testing
  • The Informed Life Episode 11: Lisa Welchman on Governance
  • Microsoft Word
  •  GOV.UK highlighter method
  • IA Writer
  • Ulysses
  • Markdown
  • Slack
  •  Microsoft Teams

Disclosure: I received Michael's book for free as a previous Rosenfeld Media/Two Waves author.

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