
Elizabeth McGuane
UX director at Shopify and the author of Design by Definition, a book about the impact of language in user experience.
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Feb 11, 2024 • 34min
Elizabeth McGuane on Design by Definition
Elizabeth McGuane, UX director at Shopify and author of Design by Definition, discusses the impact of language in user experience. She explores the significance of clear communication, understanding user mental models, and designing for conceptual clarity. The importance of defining terms and the distinction between everyday language and system language in design are also discussed.

Sep 6, 2023 • 32min
Elizabeth McGuane: Design by Definition
Elizabeth McGuane, content designer and author of Design by Definition, discusses the importance of linguistic, rhetorical, and grammatical elements in content design. They talk about the migration of content folks into UX management, the value of variety in design, catching ideas, the concept of narrative check, and their mission to democratize content strategy.