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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.
![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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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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ProjectUX, which launched on YouTube last week, is hosted by Brandon Ward. [Screenshot: ProjectUX video]
Web Series Helping Startups Improve Their User Experience
by Jewels Clark | 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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 1, 2017
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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by Mallory Houser |
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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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 29, 2017
As chief mobile architect, Jonathan Campos wants to make Bottle Rocket a leader in how people experience technology.
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Bottle Rocket founder Calvin Carter, left, leads the panel discussion on VR. [Photo from Bottle Rocket Video]
Bottle Rocket Panelists: How can Brands Use VR?
by Lance Murray | Nov 7, 2016
Experts in the virtual reality field talked about how companies can use VR to enhance their brands.
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by Christine Perez |
Jul 1, 2016
Leading architects, developers, and business executives discuss how offices can impact the environment outside their walls.
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by Christine Perez |
Jun 24, 2016
Leading architects, developers, and business executives discuss how well-being and health factor into office space.
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by Jeff Bounds |
Jun 20, 2016
Calvin Carter runs the Addison-based studio, which employs 215-plus people building custom apps for the likes of Starwood Hotels, Coca-Cola and Mary Kay.
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Staff meeting with Calvin Carter. Photo courtesy Bottle Rocket.
Journeys to Exit: Calvin Carter Brings Bottle Rocket to Apple’s New Moon
by Patrick Kobler | 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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