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Blink has grown considerably in the past year, and we have more designers on our team than ever before. As we’ve grown, we’ve needed to evolve our design process, including our weekly practice group meeting where we address topics like design ops for all of Blink’s designers.

International Women’s Day has a century-long history and celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world.

In recognition of International Women’s Day, we talked to some of the women of Blink about their experiences as women in tech, and the ways in which Blink supports women.

Get to know Holly Prouty, a user researcher on our team with a background in industrial design that often comes in handy.

At Blink, we believe every interaction can be made meaningful if designed with a deep understanding of human behavior. The evidence we uncover through research drives our design process.

The past month has been a whirlwind for the Blink team.

We often perform tests on digital devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and computers. However, there are times when we need to observe user behavior that extends beyond a screen – and this always excites us!

In this follow-up we’ll be diving deeper into some of the specifics of what makes a great user experience for IoT products, focusing on the critical areas of onboarding, support, and security.

Smart homes. IoT. Connected devices. VR. What happens when buzzy, emerging technologies begin to infiltrate the everyday?

Here are five key UX opportunity areas healthcare systems are looking at for improving the patient/provider experience.

If you—a business analyst, solutions architect, IT project manager—have limited UX resources or experience but need to design a mobile experience for your internal applications, we’re here to help with nine handy tips.

Katie Greiner, UX Researcher at Blink makes recommendations on how to create a solid research practice within a new company.

Here are three tips to embrace the constraints and keep UX research as a fundamental part of Agile.

You may wonder what situations are best suited for intercepts and how one would successfully accomplish this type of research. Well, look no further, we have put together an intercept field research guide covering the basics.

Here are some things we have learned about navigating complexity, collaborating with stakeholders, and handing design off to development teams.

Here are five things we think about, discuss, and practice when we’re working in the domain of hardware + NUI.

Today we’d like you to get to know Tim Bridgham, IT Manager and father of the cutest dog on the planet.

With 2016 coming to a close, we at Blink find ourselves wondering what 2017 holds in store. Here are six UX trends to watch as the next year unfolds.