UI Text: Simplicity is Difficult
summary
Practical guide to trimming “walls of text” in product UIs: ten concrete steps, a checklist for committing copy into front-end code, and a living UI text style guide integrated with the GitLab design system. Covers diagnosing 15 offending info pop-ups at ForgeRock, rewriting them to something users will actually read, building the product to prove the change, and running lightweight A/B and QA checks. Emphasizes microcopy, the rule make every word earn its place, and keeping messages to one easy breath.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Start
- 2:12Microcopy
- 4:26Text Configuration Files
- 4:49Why Did I Get into Graphical Uis
- 8:51The Worst Ui Text
- 11:48What Do You Want with Ui Text Accurate Text
- 12:42Examples of Bad Ui Text
- 13:22Exceptions to Rules in Ui Text
- 14:54The Blue Screen of Death
- 15:22What's a Good Experience with a Ui
- 19:36Who Are these Stakeholders
- 23:12Strategies for Navigating this Labyrinth
- 26:47Guidelines
- 28:26End a Sentence with a Preposition
- 29:02Split Infinitives
- 30:41Excerpt from the Change I Used To Alter the Walls of Text
- 34:06Create Your Own Ui Text Style Guide
- 35:14What Goes into a Ui Text Style Guide
- 39:35Conclusions
- 41:43What Are Your Top Tips for Devs To Level Up on Their Ui Text in Their Products and Services
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