Innovation - Whitney Hess

Entries Tagged as 'Innovation'

Whit Hour – Week 13

August 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the ~29 people who showed up for the thirteenth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour.
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Photo of the day: Bags on Board

February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Photography, User Experience

My cousins have an adorable Boston Terrier named Luna. She likes to play tug of war, and fetch, and tear her toys apart. And unlike the dogs I had growing up, she also likes to poop outside.
Over the summer my cousins were taking Luna for a walk and I noticed their completely amazing leash.

Made by [...]

Sketching made easier by UI Stencils

February 22nd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Design, Pleasure, Productivity

Yes, I’m obsessed with Konigi’s Omnigraffle wireframe stencils, but what if you could have real-life stencils to help you sketch? You can. They’re called UI Stencils, and they’re made by Design Commission, an experience design agency in Seattle.

Drawing can be intimidating for a lot of folks, and the fear of not being a “good drawer” [...]

NY Tech Meetup — February 2010

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Technology

This month’s NY Tech Meetup was titled Rally for the Future. With almost 700 people in attendance at FIT’s Haft Auditorium, NYTM veered off its typical format of 7 presenters for 5 minutes each. Instead a wide variety of people gave impassioned arguments about how to bring New York to the forefront of the technology [...]

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Photo of the day: Do Not Disturb

January 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Photography, Pleasure

I travel a lot and I’ve seen (and used) my fair share of Do Not Disturb signs. Most hang from the doorknob, and some are inserted into the card key slot.
But who hasn’t experienced their shortcomings? Either they fall to the floor every time you open the door, or you aren’t given one at all, [...]