Five practical tips to write better UX copy for localisation — This post is based on a talk I gave at the Write The Docs meetup in Munich in March 2019. Read Part 1 of this two-part series to know more about what UX Writers need to keep in mind when writing for localisation. As a UX Writer writing in the…

Four things to consider when writing UX content for localisation — This post is based on a talk I gave at the Write The Docs meetup in Munich in March 2019. Up until a few years ago, I wrote copy solely in English, for users who expected to interact with products only in English. It wasn’t until I moved to Europe…

The aroma of slowly simmering fish curry, cooked in a mann chatti (clay pot) and tempered with red chillies, curry leaves, and mustard seeds, filled up my home at mealtime. But to devour this dish, we had to wait till the next afternoon. Having rested overnight in the clay pot…

A unique food-cum-art project in Pittsburgh introduces locals to cuisines from countries that the USA is in conflict with Words by Monty Majeed Can food change minds? Can it shake prejudices and alter perceptions? If not a lot, it can definitely start conversations, says Jon Rubin, co-director of Conflict Kitchen…

Demure, dutiful and dignified or dynamic, dramatic and determined? Who sets rules and who decides if one is woman enough in the kitchen? Words by Monty Majeed; Art by Jemma Jose Clank. Chink. Clatter. A pot was thrown into the sink urgently and a drawer pulled open and shut angrily…

French filmmaker Jonas Pariente, the brain behind Grandma’s Project — a UNESCO-backed web documentary series — speaks to Clay Pot about his efforts to share the world’s most delicious heritage By Monty Majeed Simone Anneix aka Mamie Yoda is a bit shy and conscious. She is clumsier than usual and…

Step 1: Accept that you have debt to take care of. — Every product is different. Every product team is solving different problems, has varied priorities and different levels of time and resource availability. This makes it hard to define a one-size-fits-all solution to pay down a product’s content debt. If you’ve accepted that you’re dealing with content debt, that’s a great…

It may even be driving your users away. — A few weeks ago, we ordered in our team lunch from a Serbian restaurant. The food arrived much later than promised, and what’s more, the takeout boxes weren’t labelled. So there we were, a group of 20 plus, irritated, hungry people, walking around the dining room, opening box after box…

When we started the BudgetBakers blog, we were clear about one thing — we wouldn’t offer unsolicited advice or preach about the one-right-way to manage money! Why? Because, we know that there is no such thing. …