Sample exercise from the Daily UX Writing Challenge

Scenario

It’s Monday. A user has just gotten into their car to drive to work. They plug their phone into the car and start driving.

Challenge

How would you let the user know there’s a fire happening in a nearby town that is causing road closures? The effect on their commute is unknown, but there is a definite danger if the fire gets closer. How do you communicate this to them? When? Write it.

Character limit

Headline: 30 characters max

Body: 45 characters max


Considerations

Caps for attention. Message should be bold, as it’s for the user’s safety. The warning is genuine so capturing attention/interrupting the drive is important. Issue should be prioritsed in the headline, with elaboration and solution in the body.

Final copy

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