Schmidt
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Schmidt

UX writer, Figma in San Francisco, He/him

Dreamin’

A year ago

Speaking

2020

This talk covers crafty-yet-simple tactics for getting design partners to change how they think about UX writers — and to start including you in the process.

Writing

2023

Why is the UI for AR/VR so bad? So clunky? So fiddly? Why is it laser pointers? Why does it feel less immersive than a phone?

What are we missing?

2022

Should UIs be beautiful? Should they be easy to use? Is this really what I spent my Saturday morning writing about?

2018

What do you do, as a UX writer, when the English language fails you?

Work Experience

2021 — Now
San Francisco

Working on FigJam, a friendly whiteboard for making messes and digging the great ideas out of them.

2016 — 2021
San Francisco

A pleasantly purple chat tool — you know the one. Worked on everything from threads to the homepage. Littered the dustiest corners of the UI with easter eggs. You’ll never find them all!

Teams

Current
Figma Design