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In Focus: Redesigning the Web for Today's Consumer
Sumin Chou and Glen LaFortune, co-founders of interactive web design firm, Concentric Studio, answer our questions.
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Glen Posted: 3:40 PM On April 23, 2009
@Sammy... a lot of it has been luck. Whether it's knowing someone that has a project in mind or a referral from the design community, we've managed to get in touch with the right people. Our company website has also been listed or mentioned by a number of design sites which has helped drive traffic to us and has helped generate some project leads.

Having been involved in this industry for some time, we both have extensive histories working on a range of large scale projects. Just to clarify, though we are the Principals of our firm, we go beyond being just a studio of two—we have a team of designers and developers we work with extensively. That said, Sumin and I do end up doing a majority of the work. We focus on our strengths and we get assistance when needed.

I do think these days clients are interested in working with smaller creative studios because they can deliver a level of focused work they might not get at a larger agency; No red tape or middle management to deal with.
Sammy Posted: 3:09 PM On April 9, 2009
Wow! This is very inspiring guys. I too belong to a 2 person design agency. I'm curious to know how you were able to land such big clients. I've managed to get meetings and interest with big clients but they felt that we were too small a group to handle the work. Any advice?
Thanks!
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