Kelly L. Franznick

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]

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

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. "Class Notes". Illinois Tech Magazine. June 8, 2016.
  6. "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. "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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