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July 19, 2024

A Research Site that Promotes Community and Interconnectivity

A stylized photo of a kid in a wheelchair.

A children's hospital had a design and a dream — to highlight the research happening at their research institute. Blend stepped up to make that dream become a reality.

Healthcare  |  Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Optimizely

Joe Kepley  |  July 9, 2024

Input Sanitizing and Common Pitfalls of User Input

Joe Kepley sitting at his desk.

With the rise of malicious bots on the Internet, websites are becoming more vulnerable to data breaches. Implementing sanitizing techniques can protect your website and your users.

Development

May 8, 2024

Blend Interactive is an Umbraco Platinum Partner

A collage of photos, featuring Chase Burandt, Joe Kepley, and Karla Santi. Platinum Umbraco Partner.

Blend Interactive has been named a Umbraco Platinum Partner — a partnership that continues to thrive and grow stronger.

Development  |  Umbraco

Bob Davidson  |  March 8, 2024

Introducing Blend's Little Import Tool

Export icons, with the word "BLIT" In the background.

Blend has taken our decades of migration experience and developed Blend's Little Import Tool — a utility for improving the import process.

Development  |  Migration

Chase Burandt  |  March 4, 2024

Umbraco vs. Drupal

Two football helmets facing off - one with an Umbraco logo, one with a Drupal logo.

Chase Burandt, Lead Umbraco Developer, breaks down the reasons why Blend evolved from working with Drupal to Umbraco.

Development  |  Umbraco

Nick Cobb  |  October 24, 2023

How Developer Cross-training Helps Projects Succeed

The blend team, hanging out in the dining area, with a "connective lines" graphic overlaid on top.

Cross-training developers results in increased productivity, more collaboration, and better results for client projects. 

Development  |  Project Management  |  Strategy

October 17, 2023  |  The Web Project Guide Podcast

Episode 24: Maintain and Improve (w/ David Hobbs)

Two astronauts outside of a spaceship.

Corey and Deane discuss the people and rules that help run a website after launch. Then, David Hobbs, author of Website Product Management: Keeping Focused During Change, joins to talk about transferring a site from a project to a product — what that means to keep the site going after launch, where it most often fails, and how to streamline requests and set reasonable expectations for the future of the site.

Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Project Management  |  Strategy

Joe Kepley  |  October 12, 2023

A Vision for a Pain-Free Migration 

Two computers connected by a single line, with the Blend logo in between.

Migrations don’t have to be a pain — Blend has a process and vision going forward of how to make the migration process simpler. 

Development  |  Migration  |  Strategy

August 22, 2023

A New and Flexible Umbraco Site to Promote Healthy Living

A stylized photo of the SD Capitol with a South Dakota Department of Health logo.

The South Dakota Department of Health partnered with Blend and Umbraco to create a future-focused, relevant, and flexible website to promote healthy living across the state.

Government  |  Healthcare  |  Content and IA  |  Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Digital Optimization  |  Migration  |  Strategy  |  Umbraco

August 22, 2023

A Design System to Promote Healthy Living 

A stylized photo of the SD Capitol with a South Dakota Department of Health logo.

When your site’s core audience is "everyone who lives in the state,” a consistent and universal message relies on a consistent and universal design system. 

Government  |  Healthcare  |  Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Umbraco