Kelly L. Franznick
NationalityAmerican
EducationMaster of Design
Alma materIllinois Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Businessman
Designer
OrganizationBlink UX
Websitekellyfranznick.com

Kelly L. Franznick is an American businessman and designer.[1][2] He co-founded Blink UX, where he serves as the chief innovation officer.[3][4]

Early life and education

Franznick is from Bainbridge Island, Washington.[5] He holds a Master of Design (M.DES.) degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology.[5]

Career

In 2000, Franznick co-founded Blink with Karen Clark Cole.[6][7][8] Since then, Blink has made six acquisitions,[6] including Blue Flavor in 2010[9] and Eye Level Interaction Design in 2011.[10] The company operates in five cities, and has worked on projects such as restructuring NASA.gov and assisting a VR company with equipment design.[6]

Over the years, Blink has received multiple awards and recognition, including the Tech Impact Award in 2015,[11] inclusion in list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington in 2015,[12] being named one of the Best Small Companies in America by Forbes in 2016,[5] and making the Middle Market Fast 50 list in 2021.[13]

In 2019, Franznick was honored with the Mikey Award for his outstanding work in user experience design.[14]

In 2021, Mphasis acquired Blink UX for $94 million.[15][16]

Awards and recognition

  • 2019: Mikey Award[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Geek of the Week: Kelly Franznick, Blink CEO". GeekWire.
  2. ↑ "Illinois Tech Magazine Spring 2023 by illinois_tech - Issuu". May 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Alcántara, Ann-Marie (August 19, 2020). "Apps Serve Professionals Distanced Networking With Novel Twists". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ↑ Alcántara, Ann-Marie (July 1, 2020). "Twitter's Voice Tweets Upset Users Again Over Accessibility". Wall Street Journal.
  5. 1 2 3 "Class Notes". Illinois Tech Magazine. June 8, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Longtime UX leader Karen Clark Cole on staying present and learning to tell good fear from bad". GeekWire.
  7. ↑ "Video: Watch these 4 startups pitch at the Seattle Tech Meetup". GeekWire.
  8. ↑ Cole, Karen Clark. "Where I Found The Guts To Start A Company - Part One". Forbes.
  9. ↑ Cook, John (1 September 2010). "Blink buys Blue Flavor".
  10. ↑ Lamm, Greg (15 March 2011). "Blink buys Eye Level Interaction".
  11. ↑ "The 2015 Tech Impact Awards: Design / Interface". Seattle Business magazine.
  12. ↑ "100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington".
  13. ↑ "Middle Market Fast 50".
  14. 1 2 "2019 Graduation and Awards Ceremony". Human Centered Design & Engineering. June 13, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Mphasis acquires US-based Blink UX for $94 mn in an all cash deal". Business Standard.
  16. ↑ Baruah, Ayushman (September 22, 2021). "Mphasis acquires US-based Blink Interactive for $94 million". Mint.
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