The right-fit partner for your UX challenges.
We’re ZeroDegrees.
We bring together a right-sized team led by agency principals and senior practitioners who understand your business challenges and what it takes to get the job done.
Guided by deep intellectual rigor and UX best practices, we dig deep (but just deep enough) to uncover critical insights about what drives people and how they use your technology. Then we bring strategy and design together to achieve beautiful, thoughtful results. Because when the user wins, we all win.
What Makes Us Different
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Principal (& principled) involvement.
The team you meet is the team you get. Every project is led by our senior strategists and designers—no bait and switch.
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Right-sized teams for outsized value.
With highly experienced teams operating in a low-overhead environment, we deliver the kind of results you’d expect from an agency 10x our size.
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We dig deep, but just deep enough.
Balancing rigorous UX research best practices and a pragmatic approach to project engagement means your timeline stays on track.
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Elegant solutions to complex challenges.
Our goal is always a seamless and streamlined solution that feels intentional for your strategic plans and intuitive for your unique users.
Our Team
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Colin Hynes
Partner
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Matt Parmet
Partner
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Michael Hawley
Research & Strategy
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KC Lee
Experience Design
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Annie Viggh
Experience Design
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Chloe Allard
Experience Design
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John Gavula
Experience Design
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Tina Bronkhorst
Research
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Amanda Rotondo
Research & Strategy
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Kristina Cantelli
Research & Strategy
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Emily Greenwood
Client Engagement
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Holly Cole
Research Ops
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Jen Carroll
Research & Strategy
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Michael Bester
Development & Integration
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How do I join the team?
Our Extended Team
These fine folks help us achieve great things for our clients.
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Velir
Based in Somerville MA, Velir brings to life and supports innovative digital solutions for inspiring clients who make a difference in the world. They have a deep heritage in technology, from CMS to integrations, responsive websites to mobile apps.
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Bowst
Bowst is a software development company in Portsmouth NH that likes to build complex applications that are easy for people to use. Their process involves setting client expectations while following an adaptive agile approach allowing them to keep customers happy and delivering on time.
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Accessible By Design
ABD helps organizations create websites and applications that are usable by all people – including those with disabilities – combining deep technical knowledge with a user-centered approach to ensure your digital products meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards while delivering an inclusive, seamless experience for every user.
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Level Access
On a mission to ensure that technology across the world can be made available to people of all abilities, Level Access provides digital accessibility software, services, training and expertise to organizations and institutions large, mid-sized and small.
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Sproutward
Sproutward is a boutique marketing consultancy that focuses on clients who are in the midst of a digital transformation. The four pillars of their work are: marketing strategy as a driver of business success, demand generation, optimization and analytics.
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Dave Sandstedt
Branding, messaging strategy, and content development that helps clients clarify their thinking, identify key messages, and tell a clear, concise, and compelling story consistently across customer touchpoints.
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John Magnifico
Magnifico is a branding & design studio based in Newburyport, MA. For over a decade, his team has helped businesses transform and grow. Magnifico’s approach is hands-on and highly collaborative with an aim to create bold brands that turn heads.
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