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Top 100 User Experience (UX) Agencies in Chicago

April 2023

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UX design involves making technology more accessible to everyone.

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List of the Best Chicago UX Designers

  • 1
    • Scheduling

      4.6
    • Quality

      4.8
    • Cost

      4.4
    • NPS

      4.8
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    • $10,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Intechnic is a full-service development agency Intechnic based in Chicago. The company, founded in 1997, has a team of around 20 and locations in Los Angeles, London, and Melbourne. The team is passionate about helping clients with web design, software development, UX/UI design, and web development projects.

    Clients

    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Ryerson
    • Government of Victoria (Australia)
    • Mortenson Construction

    Industries

    Notable Project

    A metal solutions company hired Intechnic to provide UI/UX design. They created the client's screen designs using Figma and also offered their professional insight to make quality products.

    ''Their screen-designing skills were crisp, clean, and understandable.''

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  • 2
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      4.9
    • Cost

      4.7
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Fuzzy Math is a Chicago, IL user experience company with around 15 employees. The company, which was founded in 2009, has a user-centered design approach to drawing up interactive applications and devices for enterprise and midmarket businesses. Their clients are primarily in the healthcare industry, as well as consumer products, financial services, education, and others.

    Clients

    • BlueCross BlueShield
    • Allstate
    • SAP Fieldglass
    • GE Healthcare

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Over the course of 5 design sprints and rounds of user research, Fuzzy Math rearchitected and modernized the UX of a web app that matches job fit for prospective candidates.

    "They really stuck with us and worked through a challenging schedule and scope."

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  • 3
    • Scheduling

      4.9
    • Quality

      5.0
    • Cost

      5.0
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $50,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    UX 4SIght is a Chicago-based UX-design agency founded in 2009. Their team of approximately 10 employees mostly services midmarket to enterprise-level clients in the financial, educational, and medical sectors. They specialize in streamlining web and mobile applications for an optimal UX.

    Clients

    • Immediate Care Center of Westmont
    • Bitcoin of America (BOA)
    • dynaConnections
    • Disney

    Industries

    Notable Project

    UX 4Sight provided website design and development services, working on improving and modernising an existing site’s branding and accessibility. They created a series of mockups and then implemented them.

    “The new site has a stronger and much more professional brand.”

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  • 4
    • $10,000+
    • 50 - 249 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Promet Source is an interactive development firm that based in Chicago with an additional office in the Philippines. Founded in 2003, the team of about 45 employees provides web design and development, e-commerce development, mobile app development and more for larger clients in a variety of industries.

    Clients

    • GAO
    • SDNY
    • Orange County
    • Marin County

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Promet Source has been hired by a pool manufacturer to create a tool, enabling their partners to add product content to their websites. The tool must also allow the client to track the usage of the content.

    "They are experts in what they do."

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  • 5
    • Scheduling

      4.9
    • Quality

      5.0
    • Cost

      4.6
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Swenson He is a mobile app development company headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA. Founded by two MIT alumni, the team of now 20+ engineers specializes in mobile app development and UX/UI design for iOS, Android, and hybrid mobile platforms.

    Clients

    • simplehuman
    • Stanford Medicine
    • Power Music
    • Breaker

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Swenson He created a prototype and basic landing page for a sports digital marketplace platform. They were hired for their understanding of the client's needs. 

    "The communication between us and Swenson He was excellent."

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  • 6
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      4.9
    • Cost

      4.8
    • NPS

      4.9
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    • $10,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Founded in 1999, ArtVersion is a web design industry veteran. Headquartered in Chicago with other locations in Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA, ArtVersion's team of 14 provides web design, UI/UX design, graphic design, and branding.

    Clients

    • Volvo
    • Mack Trucks
    • Caterpillar
    • TransUnion

    Industries

    Notable Project

    ArtVersion updated the website and logo of a cloud-based SaaS company. They set up a timeline, designed iconography, refashioned the company's brand, and created content for the client's website.

    "The site that ArtVersion designed for us was a perfect mirror of what we strived to become."

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  • 7
    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Social Driver is a digital agency founded in 2011 with a team of over 10 members. Based in Washington, DC, they offer web design, social media marketing, and digital strategy solutions for clients ranging from small firms to large businesses in the fields of health care and nonprofit, among others.

    Clients

    • American Nurses Association
    • The Education Trust
    • Elizabeth Dole Foundation
    • Goodwill Industries International

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Social Driver led two virtual digital marketing training sessions for an international administrative agency. They evaluated the client’s priorities before starting brand strategy and LinkedIn mastery training.

    “Anthony was really good at finding ways to get everyone engaged with the materials.”

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  • 8
    • $75,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Solid Digital is a web design, development, and marketing company with offices in Portland, Ore. and Chicago. With about 30 team members, the agency has expertise in web design, branding, and custom development.

    Clients

    • Intelligent Medical Objects
    • BrandTrust
    • Therapeutic Associates
    • St Charles Trading

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Solid Digital provides SEO, PPC, and development services for an energy efficiency solutions provider. They strategize and create PPC campaigns for Google and Bing, and they’re building a calculator widget.

    “They're a great partner; the team has learned about our business and understands goals.”

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  • 9
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      4.9
    • Cost

      4.5
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $75,000+
    • 50 - 249 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Table XI is a mobile app and custom software developer based in Chicago, IL. Founded in 2002, they are a team of 50 curious minds that specialize in building websites, mobile applications and custom digital experiences for companies ranging from startups to well-known brands.

    Clients

    • AbbVie
    • AccuWeather
    • AKARA
    • American Medical Association (AMA)

    Industries

    Notable Project

    A digital community programs firm hired TXI to redesign their mobile app. They also established parity with the app's web version, enabled app analytics, and provided app development best practices training. 

    "Their ability to listen, understand, and be flexible when priorities or scope shifted was paramount to our success." 

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  • 10
    • $100,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Sandstorm Design is a brand strategy and UX agency founded in 1998. Based in Chicago, the team of 31 employees specializes in UX/UI design, web development, and branding. They primarily serve midmarket clients in the consumer products and services, health care, and education industries. 

    Clients

    • Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK)
    • NOW Foods
    • Weber
    • It Works

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Sandstorm Design provided strategy support and web-based development. This involved building a web portal from scratch and creating a logo, company name, and brand guidelines.

    "This is the work they love, and they’re really good at it."

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  • 11
    • $50,000+
    • 50 - 249 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Foxbox is a mobile app development company based in Chicago. Founded in 2018, the team of 40 specializes in mobile app development, UX/UI design, and web development. They work with small business and midmarket clients.

    Clients

    • Anthem
    • Home Chef (a Kroger company)
    • Brideside
    • X Co.

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Foxbox Digital provides mobile app development services for a real estate developer. Their team is building an app with access control systems, an integrated intercom, and a live chat feature.

    “It’s a breath of fresh air to work with them because they’re extremely competent and need very little from me.”

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  • 12
    • Scheduling

      4.7
    • Quality

      4.9
    • Cost

      4.6
    • NPS

      4.9
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    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Highland is a digital experience agency based in Chicago. Founded in 1999, the team of about 30 specializes in product strategy, UX/UI design, and custom software development. They work primarily with midmarket to enterprise clients, mainly in the healthcare, financial services, and nonprofit sectors.
     

    Clients

    • Thrivent Financial
    • Make-A-Wish
    • McGraw-Hill
    • Northern Trust

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Highland has conducted UX/UI research for an IT nonprofit. They’ve done interviews to develop the mockups and MVP for a new digital product that helps companies assess their cybersecurity capabilities.

    “They have an open, collaborative style. They include people who usually wouldn’t be part of the day-to-day process.”

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  • 13
    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Headquartered in Chicago, Bright Bright Great is a strategic interactive agency that combines cutting-edge design with technology. Founded in 2007, they've grown to a team of nearly 15 that has expertise in branding, web design, UX/UI design, and social and email marketing, as well as mobile app and web development.

    Clients

    • KIWI arts GROUP
    • Therabody
    • Eli's Cheesecake
    • Rit Dye

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Bright Bright Great was hired by a project development firm to create their logo and marketing designs. They aimed to increase their leads through design. 

    "They provide us with live results and gave us the timeline of how the process will be—they made everything in time."

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  • 14
    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Founded in 2012, Vault Innovation Group is a 10+-person team based in Chicago, IL. Their services include mobile app and web development and UX/UI design. They also offer branding and post product launch services.

    Clients

    • GamerzArena
    • Geex
    • NextMe
    • Kuma's Corner

    Industries

    Notable Project

    A SaaS company hired Vault Innovation for web app and UI/UX development. They built the V.1 of the company's MVP using Laravel and PHP, and implemented features such as user dashboards and portals.

    "Their developers from Vault Innovation were smart, skilled, and always available to resolve our issues."

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  • 15
    • Scheduling

      4.7
    • Quality

      4.8
    • Cost

      4.6
    • NPS

      4.8
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    • $50,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Red Foundry is a mobile application design and development consulting firm based in Chicago. Founded in 2009, they create native and cross-platform mobile applications for the iOS and Android platforms. The team provides UX/UI product design, full-stack application development (mobile apps, APIs and backend) and proactive post-launch support and maintenance services. Red Foundry’s clients include entrepreneurs and startups, small companies, and mid-market corporations.

    Clients

    • Cooper's Hawk
    • Traveling Vineyard
    • Fortis Global
    • RacketStats

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Red Foundry has helped a holding company redevelop their employee-facing mobile app to make it available for iOS and Android. Among its features is an API integration to Google Maps.

    “Red Foundry has been one of the best service providers I’ve ever worked with.”

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  • 16
    • $10,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Kahoots Creative Group is a digital consulting group based in Chicago, Illinois, that was established in 2014. Their team of fewer than 50 employees offers custom software development, UX/UI design, digital strategy, and web development services.

    Clients

    • PepsiCo
    • TransUnion
    • Q-Centrix
    • Arcadia Data

    Notable Project

    Kahoots designed and developed a website for a non-profit organization in Chicago that acts as a cancer support group in the community. Kahoots also worked on the site's mobile responsiveness.

    "Thanks to Kahoots, we understand the process, its advantages and disadvantages, and what we can do with the site."

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  • 17
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      4.9
    • Cost

      4.9
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $75,000+
    • 250 - 999 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Codal is a full stack agency located in Chicago, IL. Their 90+-person team works in mobile app development, strategy, e-commerce development, and UX design. Their clients include enterprise companies and startups. Over the years they have worked in consumer products, business services, health, and education.

    Clients

    • United Airlines
    • Pepsi
    • DEMDACO
    • Charles Schwab

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Codal developed an iOS app to facilitate guitar player collaboration. The app allows for user interaction and tablature writing. The team was given wireframes and design templates to work off of. 

    "[Codal's] team is really easy to work with."

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  • 18
    • Scheduling

      5.0
    • Quality

      5.0
    • Cost

      4.5
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • Undisclosed
    • 250 - 999 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Projekt202 is a software development and marketing company based in Addison, Texas. They were founded in 2003 and have a team of 285 employees. They specialize in custom software development, UX/UI design, and mobile app development to improve their client’s customer and employee experiences. 

    Clients

    • Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
    • Capital One
    • Samsung Electronics
    • The Container Store

    Notable Project

    projekt202 gathered data through user research (individual customers, commercial clients) to design and produce a commercial banking platform. Their design joins modern style with effective functionality.

    "Their ideas were unique and thought-provoking..."

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  • 19
    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Calibrate Software is a Chicago-based development company founded in 2017. They offer UX/UI design, mobile app development, and web development services to small businesses and midmarket companies.

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Calibrate Software worked with an educational technology company to develop a new website. They also worked on the design of the site, including the layout, graphics, and other design elements.

    "The final product was very impressive."

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  • 20
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      4.8
    • Cost

      4.8
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $50,000+
    • 250 - 999 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    3Q Digital is a digital marketing and strategic consulting agency headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. with additional offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Burlington, Vt., Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C. Their staff consists of over 250 experts in SEO, social media marketing, and analytics.

    Clients

    • Eventbrite
    • SurveyMonkey
    • ModCloth
    • Square

    Notable Project

    3Q Digital provided SEO and SEM for an online hunting and outdoors retail store. In addition, they worked to get the company unbanned from Google in order to advertise on the search engine.

    "They go above and beyond to showcase the work they do ... They’re constantly innovating and moving their teams forward."

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  • 21
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      4.8
    • Cost

      4.8
    • NPS

      4.9
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    • $50,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Mess Marketing is a digital design and development agency headquartered in Chicago. They have 186 employees who provide graphic design, video production, web design, and web development services. The small and mid-market businesses they work with represent the advertising & marketing, business services, consumer products & services, and non-profit industries. 

    Clients

    • Chicago Humanities Festival
    • Sinai Health System
    • Fidelity Life
    • Roll 20

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Mess developed a web-based platform for a tabletop gaming website to drive user traffic. They worked with the client to create the concept, design, and UX before developing, integrating, and QAing the platform.  

    "They’re a solutions-oriented creative firm."

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  • 22
    • Scheduling

      4.8
    • Quality

      5.0
    • Cost

      4.9
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $25,000+
    • 2 - 9 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    UnitOneNine is a user-centric creative agency headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 2004, they have around 50 employees that work with all sizes of businesses across industries like consumer products and services and information technology. They specialize in web design, UX/UI design, branding, and logo creation.

    Clients

    • Layton Construction
    • LaSalle Investment Management
    • M3Design
    • M3Design

    Industries

    Notable Project

    UnitOneNine provides creative strategy and design services, including website design, product branding, collateral development, and tradeshow design. The team is a long-term technology partner.

    "I consider UnitOneNine to be a creative advisor and partner for all of our design needs."

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  • 23
    • Scheduling

      5.0
    • Quality

      5.0
    • Cost

      4.8
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $25,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Mabbly is a full-service integrated marketing and advertising agency headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 2013, the agency is comprised of fewer than 50 employees and specializes in web design, web development, branding, SEO, digital strategy, and content marketing.

    Clients

    • Verano Holding Company
    • Tolmar
    • Graymont Medical
    • Graymont X

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Mabbly helped a nonprofit organization undergo a rebrand. They created several options for a new name and logo, handled SEO and email strategy projects, and developed marketing materials.

    "We could tell we were working with a highly professional organization from the beginning."

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  • 24
    • $100,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Grand Studio is a digital strategy and product design consultancy headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 2018, they now have about 15 employees who specialize in UX/UI design services. Their clients are typically in the financial services, media, or retail industries. 

    Clients

    • McDonald's
    • Chase
    • American Express
    • Johnson & Johnson

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Grand Studio provided research and design services for a fast-food restaurant. After a discovery phase, they led workshops and helped improve the usability of their POS to simplify the user journey.

    "The team was very collaborative, communicative, and enjoyable to work with."

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  • 25
    • Scheduling

      4.5
    • Quality

      4.8
    • Cost

      4.8
    • NPS

      4.9
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    • $5,000+
    • 2 - 9 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Gulo is a small web design agency founded in 2003. With offices in Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio, the Gulo team primarily helps B2B and DTC companies with web design, content marketing, SEO, and conversion optimization.

    Clients

    • Holigos
    • Earthborn Holistic
    • ClearCut Analytics
    • up4 Probiotics

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Gulo built a mobile experience launched by scanning a QR code. They've continued to iterate, building out virtual landing pages, educational guides, doctor discussions, targeted resources, and more.

    "The general feedback on Gulo’s work has been amazing."

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  • 26
    • $10,000+
    • 10 - 49 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Unicorn Road is a software development company. Launched in 2020, the team offers custom software development, ux/ui design, AR/VR development, mobile app development, and more. Their small agency is Chicago, Illinois-based.

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Unicorn Road built the MVP of a mental health firm's web app. They created an async messaging tool with video, audio, and text functions and identified algorithms that would present relevant content to users.

    "They developed as fast and as cost-effectively as possible without sacrificing quality."

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  • 27
    • $10,000+
    • 2 - 9 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Sentio Design is a design agency founded in 2019 with fewer than 10 employees. Based in Chicago, they offer UX/UI design and business consulting services for clients that work in the fields of education, financial services, and more.

    Clients

    • Participate

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Sentio Design provided product strategy for a company that builds global education programs. The team lead assessed their product roadmap to pinpoint needs and pain points. They then delivered an action plan.

    She gave us a plan that addresses our actual needs, which is incredibly important.”

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  • 28
    • $5,000+
    • 2 - 9 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Begin, LLC is a boutique app development company based in Denver, with offices in Chicago and Bloomington, Ill. The company, founded in 2016, has a team of less than five that provides custom software development, web development, and mobile app development services to companies and institutions in the business services, arts and entertainment, health care and medical, government, and media industries.

    Clients

    • Chaser
    • GovFlex
    • Live Marketing

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Begin, LLC developed a custom website application for an advertising and marketing agency. After a discovery stage, they created an analytics tool, insights content platform, and mobile application.

    "They were not quitters when so many other firms would have gladly given up."

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  • 29
    • Scheduling

      4.7
    • Quality

      4.9
    • Cost

      4.4
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • Undisclosed
    • 250 - 999 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Software development firm SPR was established in 1973. The midsize team specializes in custom software development, enterprise app modernization, cloud consulting & SI, ux/ui design, and more. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    Industries

    Notable Project

    SPR provides ongoing development and staff augmentation for a distributor of plant and seed products. In the past, their work included intranet maintenance, portal development, and mobile app development.

    “SPR puts in the time and resources to get you as close to perfection as you can get.”

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  • 30
    • Scheduling

      4.9
    • Quality

      4.8
    • Cost

      4.8
    • NPS

      5.0
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    • $10,000+
    • 2 - 9 employees
    • Chicago, IL

    Mightybytes is a full service creative firm located in Chicago, Ill. With about 10 employees, Mightybytes supports clients by providing UX/UI design, web development, and SEO services. Mightybytes is also a Certified B Corporation, which was very important to the nonprofit client.

    Clients

    • Allstate
    • Alliance for the Great Lakes
    • Court Theatre
    • Chicago Association of Realtors

    Industries

    Notable Project

    Mightybytes designed and developed a website to showcase images and videos, drive ticket sales, and integrate with a third-party providers. Tasks involved creating a CMS, content migration, and on-site SEO.

    "With tech people, sometimes it feels like you’re bothering them. Mightybytes has never given us that impression."

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