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CEO Nancy Coblenz speaking at the inaugural conference. [Courtesy: Rebel Role Model]
Role Models “Find Their Inner Rebel” at RebelCon 2018
by Lauren Hawkins | Oct 2, 2018
Did you miss this inaugural tech conference in Dallas last weekend? No worries, because we learned that plans for 2019 are already in the works.
by Blair Welch |
Sep 28, 2018
The newly renovated museum will open its doors to downtown Dallas with a Jacob Hashimoto exhibit and a gallery opening on Sept. 28.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 28, 2018
The user experience sector is exploding in Dallas-Fort Worth. That's a good pairing with the region's history as a high-tech hotbed.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 27, 2018
There are plenty of area associations, events, organizations, and educational institutions to help designers brainstorm, commiserate, learn, and hone their skills. Here's a resource guide to get you started.
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![Cassini Nazir is the director of design and research for the ArtSciLab at the University of Texas at Dallas. [Photo: UTD]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cassini-Nazir-940x436.jpg)
Cassini Nazir is the director of design and research for the ArtSciLab at the University of Texas at Dallas. [Photo: UTD]
Societal Urgency: UTD’s Cassini Nazir on the First-Person Experience
by Dave Moore | Sep 27, 2018
It would make sense that the best education in user-experience would involve a first-person experience. It's about finding needs and figuring out how to fill them.
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![The University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) program. [Photo: UTD]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UT_Dallas_Wireframe-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 27, 2018
From developing autonomous trucks to incorporating science and the arts, universities in Dallas-Fort Worth are churning out UX-perts
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![Spacee founder Skip Howard wrote the code for the computer vision technology that allows individuals to interact with surfaces, which display information in response. [Photo: Spacee]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screenshot-2018-09-25-21.28.23-360x203.png)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 26, 2018
In a service economy, winners will be companies who can best anticipate customer needs and can provide the best customer experience. Enter Extended Reality: Here are some DFW companies making bets on its future.
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![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-360x203.jpg)
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.
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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-940x436.jpg)
A USAA design workshop. [Photo: USAA]
Design With a Big ‘D’: Design Thinkers Leading the Way
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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![James Helm, VP of Design at Intuit [Photo: Intuit]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/JHELMS_headshot-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Sep 24, 2018
Intuit has embraced design thinking, says Intuit VP of Design James Helm. He talks with Dave Moore about the thinking that precedes formal design and how the company retains designers who may get multiple recruiting calls each week.
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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-1-360x203.png)
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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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 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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