Josef Teska

Software Developer, Creative Technologist
Josef is a graduating BFA student, who is passionate about software development, UI design, and 3D printers. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his family, including his 3 dogs (large munsterlander). Josef's focus lies in the area of education. This can be seen in his previous work at Xplaind, an educational application designed to inform the elderly about social media use. In his latest project, Dolfin, he tries to combine education and finance.
Josef is a graduating BFA student, who is passionate about software development, UI design, and 3D printers. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his family, including his 3 dogs (large munsterlander). Josef's focus lies in the area of education. This can be seen in his previous work at Xplaind, an educational application designed to inform the elderly about social media use. In his latest project, Dolfin, he tries to combine education and finance.
Thesis Faculty
Charles Huang (he/him)Or Zubalsky (he/him)Xin Xin (they/them)

Dolfin Finance

Project Website
Dolfin Finance

Learn valuable financial habits.

Start planning your next trip or simply share and record your memories.

Goals🚀

Tasks✏️

Vaults🏦

Users record a series of financial goals and work towards saving/making money in order to achieve their goal. 

Users can collaborate with their friends and family, by either saving together or creating tasks that offer a reward after its completion.

Create group vaults and collaborate with your friends! Save money together and support each other along the way.  

Dolfin is a digital planner that helps teenagers with financial skills, such as budgeting, collaboration, and reflection.

The idea behind this name incorporates the combination of dolphin and finance. Dolphins have shown compassion towards humans in many cases and helped them in dangerous situations.

The main objective is to highlight the process of studying financial literacy amongst teens and providing an aid in their journey into adulthood. Users will gain real life experience within the world of finance and budgeting.

Problem

What is the most effective way to teach children and teenagers about finance and budgeting?

Solution

A digital planner that teacher teenagers about budgeting. Users learn the importance of crafting financial plans and collaboration through collective budgeting.

If you wish to test out Dolfin, it is available on the App Store for anyone to download. You do not need to be a teenager to download it.

Here is the link to download.

Please let me know what you think. This project is still in process and I plan to develop it further.

Thank you for reading all the way here. 🫶