Bottle Rocket

Don Relyea, head of design at BBVA  [Photo: BBVA]

Money Talks: Don Relyea Takes User Experience to the Bank

by | 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]
Custom Build: An Acquisition and Ties to Higher Ed Led UX Thoughtleader to Capital One’s Garage
by | 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]
Users First: An Interview With USAA’s Tatiana Miller
by | 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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Thought Leaders: Bottle Rocket
by | Jan 30, 2018
Q+A | Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations
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innovation

The Evolution of
Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation

by | Jan 5, 2018
DFW has a long history of entrepreneurship and innovation — from the early days of Texas Instruments to today's emerging startups. Every year, that history grows and gets stronger.
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Brandon Ward
Web Series Helping Startups Improve Their User Experience
by | Dec 5, 2017
Dallas-based ProjectUX launched on YouTube last week and gives startups the opportunity to get feedback from UX experts about their product designs.
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Gaming Industry in Dalla-Fort Worth
POWERING UP:
The Gaming Industry
in Dallas-Fort Worth
North Texas has played a major role in the gaming industry for more than two decades. Here's a roundup of Dallas Innovates' esports and gaming news in the region —and a bit of history to get you started.
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Tech Titans Innovator Awards
Tech Titans Announces 2017 Finalists for Annual Awards
by | Jul 13, 2017
From school teachers to large company executives, Tech Titans has nominated leading candidates who are shaping the tech industry.
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Jana Boone, Calvin Carter, Mark McKinney and, Andrew Sevin

Bottle Rocket Expands Leadership, Strategic Roles

by | May 9, 2017
CEO Calvin Carter says the moves will bring greater focus and firepower to the evolving business.
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brands
Bottle Rocket Panelists: How can Brands Use VR?
by | Nov 7, 2016
Experts in the virtual reality field talked about how companies can use VR to enhance their brands.
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downtown
Trends and Tech in Office Space Planning Part 3: Green Space
by | Jul 1, 2016
Leading architects, developers, and business executives discuss how offices can impact the environment outside their walls.
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wellness
Trends and Tech in Office Space Planning Part 2: Health
by | Jun 24, 2016
Leading architects, developers, and business executives discuss how well-being and health factor into office space.
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Goodbye, Cubicles of the ’90s: Trends and Tech in Office Space Planning

by | Jun 17, 2016
Leading architects, developers, and business executives discuss user perspectives on office space.
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Journeys to Exit: Calvin Carter Brings Bottle Rocket to Apple’s New Moon
by | Jan 12, 2016
In meetings and interviews with Dallas startup community, a common theme has emerged: the desire for more coverage around startups and growth stage companies that have landed “big exits”—sales, mergers, and acquisitions. We’ve answered that call and will be telling the stories of the DFW entrepreneurs and companies who’ve gone from idea to exit, and share their ideas on what it takes to be successful in this new series, Journeys to Exit.
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