8 min
Hiring at Blink UX
Our guide on what to expect during the Blink hiring process and how to stand out when you apply.
Blink Culture
5 min
Workplace Culture: Understanding the Positivity Ratio
Do you feel silly, amused, or fun-loving? That’s a positive emotion. Do you feel guilty, repentant, or blameworthy? That’s a negative emotion. Both positive and negative emotions change the way that our brain operates. Negative emotions narrow our perspective to focus on threats. Positive emotions broaden our field of vision.
4 min
Workplace culture: How an evidence-based, data-driven approach produces thriving resu...
A positive company culture requires the same careful curation, management, and rigor as any other aspect of a business. At Blink, we consciously design our culture to ensure that employees have the structure and guidance they need to fully develop their skills and abilities for a happy and rewarding career.
4 min
Why Your UX Team Needs a Project Manager
Project management allows UX researchers, designers, and strategists to focus on the right problem at the right time, without losing sight of the bigger picture.
2 min
Workplace Culture: Gender Equity at Blink
Blink is a bit of a rarity in the tech industry by virtue of its long history of commitment to gender equity.
5 min
How to Make the Most of a Remote Design Internship
When I accepted a remote internship at Blink this past spring, we were all well into national stay-at-home orders. I began to wonder what working from home every day would be like and how long this style of work might last far beyond my new internship. Now, wrapping up my time at Blink, I realize this experience was the best crash course in preparing for what the modern workplace is to become.
4 min
Workplace Culture: How to Make Hard Conversations Easier
Even people with considerable power — owners, CEOs, board chairs — are often reluctant to have the tough talks that are required for them to achieve the outcomes they desire.
5 min
How to Improve Creativity and Performance by Optimizing Your Brain
The human brain is not wired to have an "on" and "off" switch for work and play—and operating as if it were will deplete one’s energy and creativity.
2 min
Redshift Digital Joins Blink for a Golden Gate Future
It is with great anticipation and excitement that I announce that the well-known, high-end, wildly creative, and super fun San Francisco UX studio, Redshift is joining forces with Blink!
4 min
Why UX teams need diversity
The best UX professionals and teams have a diversity of skills in their arsenals that they use to research, design, and communicate effective design decisions.
4 min
A Recipe for Effective User Interviews
The ingredients are simple: two people, a quiet place to sit and talk, and a video camera to record the session. Still, getting the most out of an interview requires careful planning and a thoughtful technique. Here I share some insights that guide my own approach to interviewing.