What we're thinking about, what we're up to, and what comes next

Earlier this year Blink was selected to be a featured company in the MetLife small business benefits commercial called “Anything But Small.”

Circle is a mobile app for new and expectant mothers that creates strong connections between patients and healthcare providers. Blink was challenged to develop an application that helps new and expecting mothers feel “normal,” understands their unique stories, and facilitates a connection with their healthcare providers.

It was a sleepy Friday afternoon at work and I was at my desk fighting a severe case of weekenditis when I got the e-mail notification. “You have a delivery waiting for you in the lobby.”

As a UX designer, I can’t help but evaluate the user experience of products I interact with. I recently moved into a new house and found myself in need of boosting the WiFi signal, so I purchased the highly reviewed WiFi system called eero.

Viverae selected Blink UX to help with product vision, overall product user experience, and to assist with the MyViverae roadmap, both for desktop and mobile experiences.

With the emergence of virtual and augmented reality, we will have many more 3-D digital experiences available to us. Many of these upcoming 3-D experiences will be interactive, requiring the user to navigate a 3-D space. While it may take some time for these experiences to catch on and become pervasive, They will.

We’d like to thank everyone involved, especially Scott Berkun and Bryan Zug, a host of sponsors and 200+ Kickstarter backers that brought this to life.

We are pleased to announce that Blink Co-Founder, Kelly Franznick, will be on a panel at the SEGD Academic Summit. He will be speaking on “making experiences human again.” The summit is June 8, 2016 and free to the public.

Blink Co-Founder, Kelly Franznick, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Washington's International Biz-Tech Forum.

Join us on March 31st at 5:30pm for the next installment of our Gallery and Speaker Series. We will be featuring artwork by Gregory Beams and presentations by Dr. Megan Moreno and Dr. Kate Starbird on how technology is impacting our society.

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.

What if I told you that there are people who are able to feel a sensation without any sort of tactile input?

For anyone who regularly designs enterprise software (raising my hand here), you have likely been asked to move a dated, difficult-to-use interface to a modern user experience.

The retail environment is evolving rapidly. Increasingly, retail stores are leveraging smartphone apps and other digital technology to enhance in-store experiences and to nudge users towards buying products.

As a kid, I never really knew what I wanted to do (like some other kids), but I always knew what I liked to do: art stuff, mechanical stuff, I liked to draw a lot, and I also liked to take things apart, fix and make things, and sometimes turn things into complete and utter clusters.

Blink encourages us to spend at least one day a year volunteering around the city. I chose to spend my time counting cyclists and pedestrians for two main reasons.

Being named on Forbes Magazine’s Best Small Companies in America list is truly amazing. It’s a great honor for Blink UX to represent not only Seattle on the list but the entire West Coast!

Blink UX has been named one of Forbes 25 Best Small Companies in America. “It’s a great honor to represent not only Seattle on the Forbes list but the entire West Coast.