AI workflowCraft conventionIntermediate
UI to UX Writing
Generating and reviewing interface copy, which works well for volume and badly for voice.
Definition
A model can draft or revise interface strings given the context, constraints and voice guidelines. It is strong at consistency and coverage and weak at the specific judgement calls that make copy good.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
Where it is genuinely useful
- Producing several options for a string so you can choose rather than write.
- Checking terminology consistency across a large product.
- Drafting the long tail of error messages nobody has time to write individually.
- Rewriting copy to a stated reading level.
- Finding jargon and internal vocabulary in existing copy.
Prompt
text
Rewrite these interface strings.
Voice: [three adjectives, each with a "but not"]
Audience: [who they are and what they know]
Constraints: [character limits, reading level, terminology to use or avoid]
Existing terms: [the canonical word for each concept]
For each string give three options, and say what each optimises for.
Flag any string where the underlying design, not the wording, is the problem.
Strings:
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Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Practical example
A worked decision where this was the deciding factor.
Related concept
Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.
- Content DesignUX writing
- Error MessagesUX writing
- Inclusive LanguageUX writing
- InternationalizationUX writing
- MicrocopyUX writing
- Voice and ToneUX writing