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“Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX” featured on Core77

January 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Articles

Last Thursday I gave my talk Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX, at WebVisions at the Hudson Hotel in NYC. Christina Beard, a graphic designer and writer for Core77, was in the audience and wrote about my presentation in an article published yesterday. Christina later asked me if I believed my principles would change as [...]

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Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX

May 4th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Conferences, Design, User Experience

On Monday, I had the honor and privilege of presenting a new talk at An Event Apart Boston 2011, titled Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX. This is my third year speaking at AEA and it never gets less exhilarating — and terrifying! Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX View more presentations from Whitney Hess. [...]

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I’m speaking at Interlink Conference 2011 in Vancouver, and you should come

April 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Conferences, Design

I have the distinct pleasure of speaking at the first ever Interlink Conference in Vancouver, Canada on June 2-4, along with a stellar lineup of people I can’t even believe I’m included with: Samantha Warren, Steve Fisher, Gavin Elliott, Jonathan Snook, Brian Hoff, Ethan Dunham, Frank Chimero, Patrick Lauke, Meagan Fisher, Simon Collison, Sarah Parmenter, [...]

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My SXSW Core Conversation: “Breaking Taboos: Pros Get Real About Money Matters”

March 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Career, Conferences, Consulting, Startups

Money is a topic that most people dance around because they don’t want to be rude, or tacky, or misunderstood. But if we avoid talking about it, we avoid learning a very essential part of our business and our industry. In order to thrive as a professional community, we need to have a strong handle [...]

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Where is Whitney in 2011?

March 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Conferences, Travel

I thought I did a lot of traveling last year, but what I’ve got planned for 2011 already blows 2010 out of the water. There are 10 cities on the itinerary so far, and I’m sure there will be more to come. It’s exhausting when I stop to think about it, but then I remember [...]

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