CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the sixth consecutive year, Inc. magazine honored User Centric, the world's largest user experience research and design firm, as a member of its Inc. 5000. The Inc. 5000 is an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, representing the most comprehensive look at one of the most important segments of the economy – America's independent entrepreneurs.
User Centric is one of only 400 companies, and the only user experience (UX) firm, to be listed on the Inc. 5000 every year since its inception in 2007. User Centric is also ranked among the top-100 Chicago-based companies on the list.
"It's a privilege to be listed among America's fastest-growing entrepreneurial companies for six consecutive years," said Gavin Lew, managing director of User Centric. "Over the past 13 years, clients have increasingly turned to User Centric for industry-leading user experience research and design, because of our depth of expertise and global reach."
In its 13-year history, User Centric has completed 1,300 projects with more than 22,000 participants. User Centric's experience encompasses work in 26 countries in more than 13 industries, including healthcare, communications and consumer goods.
About User Centric
Founded in 1999 with three consultants, User Centric has grown to become the largest UX research and design firm in the US with over 50 consultants. Headquartered in Chicago, User Centric offers clients tailored services that include user research, user interface design consulting, information architecture, usability testing, user interface evaluations, eye tracking, service design, personas and ethnography. With advanced degrees in fields such as behavioral science, anthropology and ethnography, User Centric's UX consultants have both the educational and practical background to measure and improve the user experience with a focus on measurable returns of client investment. For more information, visit www.usercentric.com.
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