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Month: September 2018
![Norm Cox was on the Xerox team that literally built the desktop environment we use every day. [Sources: Norm Cox, Alexey-Bezrodny/iStockphoto]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/norm_cox_Menu_Alexey-Bezrodny-940x436.jpg)
Norm Cox was on the Xerox team that literally built the desktop environment we use every day. [Sources: Norm Cox, Alexey-Bezrodny/iStockphoto]
The Iconoclast:
North Texas’ Norm Cox and a Legacy in Design
by Dave Moore | Sep 24, 2018
Tap a menu on your smartphone to pay for your coffee, or edit a Word doc. Either way, you can think of Norm Cox. The North Texan was on the Xerox team that developed the graphical interface that we still use today.
by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
The Dallas-Fort Worth region has no shortage of thought leaders who are helping create the solutions for some of today’s most popular products. From Ben Judy at 7-Eleven to Ron Dagdag at Thyssenkrupp Elevator, here are a few you need to know.
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![A USAA design workshop. [Photo: USAA]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/USAA_design_workshop_from_Tatianna_Twitter-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
Whether it’s slaying piles of paper receipts at tax time or making shopping an adventure, these Dallas area design thinkers are making their marks in their respective industries. The common thread? Dogged persistence. We talk with four who caught the “experiential wave” early.
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by Blair Welch |
Sep 24, 2018
The Opportunity Rising Foundation is welcoming a new board to help students reach higher education levels.
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![Don Relyea, head of design at BBVA [Photo: BBVA]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/don_profile_color-1-940x436.png)
Don Relyea, head of design at BBVA [Photo: BBVA]
Money Talks: Don Relyea Takes User Experience to the Bank
by Dave Moore | Sep 24, 2018
Don Relyea — who Incorporated a 19-person core design team to BBVA Compass within a couple weeks — says that the addition of designers to global banking firm BBVA is introducing constructive problem-solving to operations across 35 countries.
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![My second year (in teaching high school English), things began looking up. I cracked the code and figured out how to motivate students. I had lessons I could improve upon. And I started getting curious — what could the sciences teach me about how we learn? Most of what I read at that time could be classified as pop psychology — secondhand accounts of “brain science” studies. ...One particular study involved our sense of smell and memory. I had been reading Robert Jutte’s 2004 book “A History of Senses,” and I stumbled upon this interesting remark: “Our sense of smell is most directly linked to memory.” Hmm — smell and memory are linked. I began to think how this could be applied to some of our creative writing assignments... Excerpt from “Seductive Interaction Design,” by Stephen Anderson [Sources: Capital One, Stephen Anderson]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Stephen-Anderson_CapitalOne_Garage-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
Q+A | Stephen Anderson, head of design at Capital One’s Garage, (literally) wrote the book on “Seductive Interaction Design.” He talks about finding talent and how design thinking is applied to daily life.
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![Tatiana Miller, executive director of design at USAA [Photo, logo: USAA]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/USAA_Tatiana_970_USAAviaDRC-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
Q+A | Tatiana Miller, executive director of design at USAA, tells Dave Moore how the company invests in design, what she's most proud of, and how she manages some 60 creative professionals.
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by bionorthTX |
Sep 24, 2018
The recipient of the Dennis K. Stone Life Science Achievement Award has not yet been announced.
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Photo: Michael Samples
Public Spaces: Scenes from Park(ing) Day Dallas 2018
by Michael Samples | Sep 21, 2018
Tiny temporary parks lined Main Street in downtown Dallas and photographer Michael Samples has the shots.
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![Accenture’s design and innovation consultancy – Fjord – acquired Austin-based Chaotic Moon in 2015 to help inject gamification and immersive experiences into client business models. [Photo: Accenture]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Accenture_970_IMG_5533E_courtesy-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 21, 2018
Design pros help companies such as Walmart, Accenture, Bottle Rocket, Sabre, and more gain competitive advantage. Here are insights for how it works.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 21, 2018
Ulrich Barn Builders is moving from Cleburne to the Pier 1 Building in Fort Worth, where it says a larger workforce pool can help it grow.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 21, 2018
The 18-hour giving extravaganza — powered by Communities Foundation of Texas — culminated a 10-day effort to raise funds for 2,690 North Texas nonprofits. Here's the top of the leaderboards and a gallery.
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The first Big Design conference was hosted in Addison.
How the Big Design Conference Came to Be
by Brian Sullivan | Sep 20, 2018
Big Design co-founder Brian Sullivan shares its origin story.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Sep 20, 2018
SMU Guildhall and eGency Global have teamed up to present the first-ever Dallas esports event, coming this weekend.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2018
From Sunfinity to Forte Payment Systems to Mode Transportation, here are some of the deals involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 20, 2018
Four out of 10 Texas user-experience professionals work in Dallas-Fort Worth. Part 1 of our series explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a UX hotspot.
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