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Whitney Hess

New York, NY

Whitney Hess is a user experience design consultant based in New York City. She helps make products easy and pleasurable to use. Prior to going independent, Whitney was on the design team at Liquidnet, an international financial software company t... view more

  1. on April 1
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    Field Guides to Ensuring Voter Intent by Dana Chisnell

    Brilliantly researched guideline gems and examples about specific and far-too-common ballot design problems.

    • 138% funded $20,761 pledged
    • 321 backers
    • Funded Apr 14, 2012
  2. on March 21
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    "The Future of Work": A cross-country quest aboard the RVIP by Thor Muller & Lane Becker

    A coast-to-coast quest to discover and celebrate the future of work--a video series and traveling event.

    • 101% funded $33,907 pledged
    • 430 backers
    • Funded Apr 02, 2012
  3. on November 30
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    Cross Urban: Exhibition, Public Programs + Publications by Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo

    Traveling exhibition for an ongoing photographic project between two Colombian artists who share a love for cities + language.

    • 100% funded $10,021 pledged
    • 161 backers
    • Funded Nov 30, 2011
  4. on March 22, 2011
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    Urbanized: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit

    Help finish the new design documentary from the director of "Helvetica" and "Objectified".

    • 139% funded $118,505 pledged
    • 1,814 backers
    • Funded Mar 23, 2011
  5. on October 8, 2010
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    Project: Interaction – We teach design! by Katie Koch & Carmen Dukes

    Project: Interaction is a 10 week after school program that teaches high schoolers to change their communities using design.

    • 111% funded $8,386 pledged
    • 125 backers
    • Funded Oct 14, 2010
  6. on July 26, 2010
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    New Work City: Community Coworking Center for Independents in NY. by Tony Bacigalupo

    NWC is building the awesomest coworking space New York has ever seen. Help us make a home for NYC independents!

    • 119% funded $17,911 pledged
    • 256 backers
    • Funded Aug 27, 2010
  7. on January 13, 2010
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    Whitney Hess launched a project

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    Send me to STC Summit 2010 (Canceled) by Whitney Hess

    I'm honored to have been invited to give 2 talks at this year's STC Summit, and can't wait to meet a new crowd. Just need some help with travel costs.

    Funding Canceled (03/26/2010)
  8. on December 2, 2009
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    Here You Go by Julie Kresen

    Here You Go inspires goodwill. We'll give 1000 people umbrellas when they are in the rain and encourage them to do something nice for someone else.

    • 123% funded $3,085 pledged
    • 96 backers
    • Funded Dec 07, 2009
  9. on November 17, 2009
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    The Circuit: Live Weekly Tech News Digest by Mark Burstiner

    The Circuit is a weekly, live, community oriented tech news digest airing on Friday afternoons in partnership with LIvestream.com.

    • 105% funded $4,221 pledged
    • 22 backers
    • Funded Dec 01, 2009