OUR STORY**CLIENT:** Dickson
**PROJECT SIZE:** $1,000,000 - $9,999,999
**Services Provided:** Mobile App Development
### Enhancing Dickson's Presence in the Internet of Things
For two decades, the family-owned Dickson has relied on TXI to secure its technological future. We began by helping their team analyze user behavior, followed by optimizing production processes and minimizing downtime through the application of IIoT, which enabled them to generate new revenue streams and business models. As their technology partner, our goal is to find innovative growth opportunities for Dickson. Therefore, we are excited to introduce the DicksonOne app, a centralized platform for product data that allows Dickson to establish a foothold in the Internet of Things.
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**CLIENT:** The Field Museum of Natural History
**PROJECT SIZE:** $200,000 to $999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Web Design
### Enhancing User Experience at The Field Museum
The Field Museum of Natural History sought to gain insights about its users and needed a UX design team that could apply scientific methods reflective of the museum's values. We conducted a four-month research endeavor to understand what users expected and what the current website offered. By analyzing interviews, data, and tests, we provided the museum with a profound understanding of its audience and a redesigned website tailored to better serve their needs.
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**CLIENT:** Roger Ebert
**PROJECT SIZE:** $200,000 to $999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, Web Development
### Creating a Publishing Platform for Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert wanted a website to showcase his archive and highlight the work of film critics he respected. He enlisted our help to bring this vision to fruition. We successfully migrated his written works, developed search capabilities, and created an SEO-optimized website. We continue to support this platform as it publishes remarkable writing that honors Roger's legacy.
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**CLIENT:** Northwestern University
**PROJECT SIZE:** $200,000 to $999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Custom Software Development, Application Management & Support, Business Consulting, Web Development
### Establishing a Research Management Platform for Northwestern
Northwestern University was utilizing a mix of systems to track usage and payments for its sixty research facilities. TXI developed NUcore, a unified and transparent core facility management software. With over 90% adoption thus far, administrators now have access to detailed data on utilization rates, which has led to greater efficiencies for staff and increased accuracy through automation.
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**CLIENT:** Keiser Equipment
**PROJECT SIZE:** $1,000,000 - $9,999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Custom Software Development, Business Consulting, Mobile App Development
### Developing a CMS and Sales Tool for Keiser
Keiser, a company with over 30 years of experience in high-end fitness equipment—serving clients from NASA to MLB—approached us with ambitious marketing plans for the upcoming conference season. We delivered a new website, content management system, and iPad sales tool within stringent timelines and budget constraints.
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**CLIENT:** AccuWeather
**PROJECT SIZE:** $200,000 to $999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, IT Consulting
### Generating User Value Through Research for AccuWeather
Every business aims to expand its user base with minimal investment while managing software risks. AccuWeather has many users relying on its apps for weather information. To identify and grow the most valuable user segment, AccuWeather's team analyzed analytics and market research, discovering that construction workers significantly utilized their paid AccuWeather Professional app. Understanding the impact of weather on construction schedules, AccuWeather approached TXI to analyze how best to serve this demographic, leading to insights that saved hundreds of thousands in potential software costs.
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**CLIENT:** AMA
**PROJECT SIZE:** $1,000,000 - $9,999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Custom Software Development, Digital Strategy, Mobile App Development
### Empowering Doctors with a Mobile App for CME Credits
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) required a new system for offering CME credits that would engage younger physicians. TXI conducted user research to determine their needs, subsequently developing a mobile app that provides on-demand education for the next wave of JAMA readers.
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**CLIENT:** Rice University
**PROJECT SIZE:** $200,000 to $999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Custom Software Development, Digital Strategy
### Engaging Students with a Chatbot at Rice University
Rice University sought innovative ways to capture the attention of their young students, particularly for its newly launched Doerr Institute for New Leaders. By conducting user research, we discovered that a chatbot could effectively connect with students through text-based surveys, matching them with tailored leadership programs. We collaborated with Rice's IT team to build the bot, ensuring they could manage it independently after our involvement.
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**CLIENT:** LandscapeHub
**PROJECT SIZE:** $200,000 to $999,999
**Services Provided:** UX/UI Design, Custom Software Development, E-Commerce Development, Mobile App Development, Web Development
### Building a Two-Sided Marketplace for LandscapeHub
The LandscapeHub team brought over a century of family experience in the nursery business, eager to revolutionize the industry. We partnered with them to create a two-sided marketplace that connects buyers and sellers and trained a new tech team to manage the platform. Today, they are a fully-funded startup with exciting growth plans ahead.