Blend Interactive

06/12/2026

We’re hackathon-ing today at Blend!

On the surface, the dev team is building a demo site. But the real project is underneath: a set of standards and reusable tools to stand up new Optimizely 13 sites quickly while still maintaining that usual brand of Blend Quality. HACK AWAY, DEVS! 💻

06/04/2026

Codegarden is next week. If you somehow forget, take a look around: there are hints everywhere.

See you in Copenhagen!

06/01/2026

Happy Pride from all of us at Blend! 🏳️‍🌈

05/27/2026

Rooftop’s open. Summer’s here.

The Blend crew wishes you the happiest vibes all summer long! ☀️

05/19/2026

FREE TALK ALERT! Writing for accessibility and writing for AI search aren’t two separate problems — they’re both rooted in the same thing: writing that people can actually understand.

If you want to dig into that overlap, our director of strategy Corey Vilhauer is speaking at Umbraco Accessibility Awareness Day (UMBRAAD) this coming Thursday, May 21. It’s a free virtual event, and his talk — “Write Once, Reach Everyone” — makes the case that the same writing practices that help screen readers also help AI search engines: clear headings, plain language, and content that doesn’t make people work to understand it.

It’s a practical argument for doing the right thing, and a way to bring more people along on the accessibility conversation.

Register at umbraad.com.

05/14/2026

She started as an intern, transitioned into full-time, left for a new opportunity, and then came back to Blend — so we’re very excited to FINALLY celebrate Steph’s first official five-year anniversary at Blend.

As a new mom and a seasoned athlete, we met her in the middle with a new runner’s stroller. Here’s to the next starting line ... and the next five years! 🏁5️⃣

04/30/2026

We’ve been nominated for a 2026 Umbraco Award 🎉

Best Accessibility & Security Solution — recognized alongside some excellent work from the global Umbraco community. Winners will be announced at Codegarden 2026.

If you’ll be at Codegarden, we’ll see you there!

04/28/2026

Mark your calendars: April 28 is Ben Thoreson Day.

As a kid, lead developer Ben Thoreson created a holiday where you dress up fancy for no particular reason. He named it after himself. And thusly, Ben Thoreson Day was born.

We respect the vision, and we hope you mark it on your calendars for next year.

Until then: Happy Ben Thoreson Day! 🎩

04/14/2026

Five years with Tori — that’s a summit worth celebrating! 🏔️👏

Tori keeps projects (and people) moving in the right direction. To celebrate, we got her travel vouchers and gifts for the great outdoors — because after five years of wrangling web projects, she’s earned some time in one of her fav places: outside. 🏕️ (We also got a little something for her pup, Otis, who patiently sits by her desk every Thursday since he was a puppy)

Here’s to five more!

03/19/2026

"We wanted to build the kind of company that we wanted to work at." That's how our founders described the original vision for Blend — and honestly, it still holds up 20+ years later.

Today, on Founders Day, we're revisiting the story of how this place started, what shaped it, and why our values continue to drive us forward.

Watch the full Founder Story →

Blend’s journey started over 20 years ago with a simple goal - to make cool things on the web. A lot has changed since then, but that passion hasn’t.Take a l...