Thoughts and Articles from Blend Interactive

Corey and Deane talk about the roles missing from most new project teams — namely, the idea of a user and product advocate. Then, Patrice Embry joins the podcast to talk about forming a project team. And, of course, we talk about sports metaphors.

Project Management

Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson explains how to navigate IIS Express in order to bind multiple Episerver sites and languages in this Coding with Bob video.

Development  |  Optimizely

An overview of the differences between two open-source CMS systems: Umbraco and Wordpress.

Development  |  Umbraco

Cheers to the steady and sustainable — traits of a company that has persevered through a pandemic and endless change.

Corey and Deane talk about the concept of having it "fast, cheap, and good: pick two." Then, we chat with Karen McGrane of Autogram about our role as corporate counselors, dealing with overpromises, and the best mockumentary.

Discovery and Scoping  |  Project Management

Let #GivingTuesday last throughout the year. Whether you choose to help support this organization or one that is special to you, please consider personally donating to a cause you care about today!

Corey and Deane discuss the opening beats of a project. Then, we chat with Bill DeRouchey, former lead product designer for Zendesk, to discuss his history with vetting and researching a new project during the opening salvo, territorialism, and Mike Watt.

Discovery and Scoping  |  Project Management

Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson talks through changes to how CMS 12 integrates with Azure Active Directory.

Development  |  Optimizely

When a stakeholder says "Wordpress is better for SEO," how do you convince them it's simply not true? We tackle the CMS-agnostic nature of search engine optimization.

Content and IA  |  Strategy

From early logistics conversations to the book's publishing, distribution, and marketing, it's been a long road to the finish line for The Web Project Guide. Blend's CEO Karla Santi sits down with authors Deane Barker and Corey Vilhauer to discuss the book and the process.

Content and IA  |  Design and Front-End  |  Development  |  Discovery and Scoping  |  Project Management  |  Strategy