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Whitney Hess
Personal blog · whitneyhess.com/blogdesigncareer
Whitney Hess's personal blog at whitneyhess.com covers design and career. Since 2009, 17 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times, most often “You’re not a user experience designer if…”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-13, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Whitney Hess's UX and design writing, including her recommended UX book list and an article on UI design for programmers. Commenters cite it as a useful entry point for learning UX.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Put humanity back into business. Make things that make a difference. Bring your whole self to your work. Be the leader you’re meant to be. Do what no one else is doing. Awaken your inner wisdom. Follow what is calling you. Take care of your people. Make every day count. Design the future. Be fully
Most-linked posts?
- You’re not a user experience designer if…3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-04-23
- /blog/2009/11/23/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-2-guiding-principles/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2009-11-24
What Hacker News says?
1. Rosenfeld Media has a ranking tool for UX books http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/zeitgeist/ and top lists provided by respected industry professionals. 2. Whitney Hess, a respected UX professional with great PR skills, has a recommended list at http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Recommended-Books-... As a person who once switched to UX design for a while, I can say that they are definitely great books, though…
Comment linking /blog/2009/11/23/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-2-guiding-principles/
on “Ask HN: Where to look to learn UX/Design”Submitted If VCs Understood UX… as a story · 30 points
HN discussionThe author of this article failed in stating up front a basic assumption about UX which is that you need to be making your decisions from a position that is informed by quantitative and qualitative observations about the actual users. When you collect the data you can test things 'from a design perspective' and 'best practice' standpoint and see if those hold true. Any other way and you're making stuff and justifyin…
Comment linking /blog/2011/04/23/youre-not-a-user-experience-designer-if/
on “How to Pretend You Know UX When You Don't”Submitted You’re not a user experience designer if… as a story · 14 points
HN discussionI just updated my blog post and also added a link to this great article by Whitney Hess http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/23/so-you-wanna-be-a-use...
Comment linking /blog/2009/11/23/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-2-guiding-principles/
on “What Programmers Should Know About UI Design”Submitted The plain numbers about women in tech as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Blogger fills in where Big Media fails: List of people killed by Hurricane Sandy as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted If VCs Understood UX… as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The plain numbers about women in tech – The VCs as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted What are you worth? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fulfilling Dreams by Saying No as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted You’re not a user experience designer if… as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Putting purpose back into your projects as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted When a Design Firm Fails as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The plain numbers about women in tech: The VCs as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Neighborhood Business Experience as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The UX Design Process for the Boxee Beta as a story · 1 points
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