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Our Work

We don’t just build sites. We solve problems. Here are some of the problems we’ve helped our project partners solve.

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Writing an RFP Based On Real Site Strategy

When Minnesota West needed to submit an RFP for a new website, they turned to Blend to help them determine what that site might look like.

Strategic Planning for a Storied University

Developing a content plan that can be maintained by an existing on-site development team.

A Solution for the Provost's Office

How do we create and organize a university site that serves nearly everyone that the main site doesn’t?

A Sense of Place for a Small University

Briar Cliff’s small stature was repositioned as a benefit for their responsive Umbraco site.

Web Design Strategy for a Unique University

Embracing the uniqueness of a university through a deep dive into their people, both prospective and current.

Interactive Wireframe Testing

Understanding user flows through user testing, we created interactive prototypes that allowed us to clearly see what each student was thinking.

A Front to Back Strategy for the University

A full-stack project from discovery to development and support, handled step-by-step in partnership with our trusted client.

A Fresh Look for a Minnesota Institution

Updating the design for Minnesota State University Mankato in a way that didn’t remake the entire website.

Content Modeling and Wireframing to Support Tech Education

Communicating the path toward becoming a student through the connections we make between content types.

Strategic Design for Development Handoff

Strategy and design for hand-off: our work developing a strategic design for an OmniUpdate university site.

Who we work with.

We’re very specific in the systems we partner with. And we’re very specific in who we recommend YOU work with. Which means you can be sure that you’re getting exactly the right solution — enterprise, open-source, .NET, integrations — for your project.

Optimizely

As a Gold Partner and past Partner of the Year, we have a long track record of successful projects with Optimizely (formerly Episerver).

Umbraco

As one of Umbraco's Gold Partners, we have both consulted on and developed for Umbraco, the "Friendly" CMS.

SiteImprove

Blend is an official implementation and sales partner of SiteImprove.