As a designer who started out as a technical writer, I enjoyed reading Theresa Putkey’s article on Using Technical Communication Skills in User Experience . Whenever people ask me how or why I got into design with an English degree, now I can point them here instead of re-tracing my own circuitous route to design nirvana. (My own career history also included a very satisfying 5 year stint as a usability engineer, but the general career path and motivations are the same as outlined here by Theresa.) A good read for anybody whose job is essentially “explaining why it doesn’t work right”—and is tired of it.

posted by Ted Boren on Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007
tagged with communication, careers