Boutiques
These are larger groups that can handle several major projects at once. They have project managers, strategy development, and a full arsenal of design wizards.
 
Studio Verso Impressive designs and innovative technology - it's difficult not to give the Verso team top billing when you see their creativity and teamwork in action every day. Clients include Lucent Technologies, RREEF , and Hewlett-Packard.
 
Adjacency Brand New Media Living proof that a diverse group of supertalented 20-somethings can compete with the big guys for clients, Secrets' profilee Adjacency is taking over the Web with sites like Land Rover, PowerBar, RollerBlade, and NExt/Apple Computer. info @ adj.com
 
Art & Science This San Francisco-based design firm got its start in 1993, before most people had even heard of the Web. Clients include Joe Boxer and Microsoft, as well as Secrets' case study HIV In Site.
 
Atomic Vision With clients like c|net and Wired, these folks are well entrenched in the world of the web.
 
Avalanche This New York-based firm creates a new, innovative, supercool site practically every week. Start your tour of their portfolio with FAO Schwarz, Carnegie Hall, and Border=0.
 
Big Hand and Circumstance Design Dallas-based Big Hand and San Francisco-based Circumstance combine the best talents of both their companies to create sites and/or CD ROM s for National Geographic (see the Secrets' case study), Time Warner, Twentieth Century Fox, Capital Records, and Mattel.
 
Clear Ink Clear Ink realizes that good content is essential for creating a successful web site  especially when combined with their design and technological skills. Clients include Secrets' case study Convomania, Hambrecht & Quist, SuperCuts, Broderbund, Ascend Communications, and many more.
 
Digital Planet If the United States Postal Service trusts Digital Planet to build a site, shouldn't you? Other clients include Allstate, Warner Bros. Home Movies, and the Democracy Network. clientservices@digitalplanet.com
 
eLogic This Venice, California-based firm works to "structure each client's message for maximum impact in new media." Clients include Getty Research Institute and Kampah Visions.
 
e-Media Communications Agency Founded in 1993, this publishing company was one of the first to integrate print and electronic marketing strategies for clients. Speaking of clients, theirs include HarperCollins, Boardroom, Harmolodic, and the German American Chamber of Commerce. ken@e-media.com
 
i/o 360 Internet, CD ROM , video graphics and effects, custom application interface design/programming, and media incorporated into exhibits and trade shows  design centered i/o 360's clients include ID Magazine and Samsung.
 
Ideograf San Francisco-based Ideograf is a full-service graphic design studio specializing in design for digital media. Clients include Penn Litho and Papa Chubby. info@ideograf.com
 
ifix Formerly Zero One, ifix is "a marketing, design and technology firm focused on providing innovative, interactive business solutions."
 
Obsolete To get a feel for this London-based studio, you really need to visit their newly redesigned web site. Clients include MacMillan Magazines, the BBC , and Levi Strauss.
 
Oden Looking for truth? Change? A new image? Oden promises to help clarify your vision. vision@oden.com 
 
Pivot Design Pivot Design's work encompasses all areas of visual communication including high-end, traditional print collateral, and on-line Internet graphics. Clients include Florsheim Shoes.
 
Planet Interactive A full-service multimedia design and production studio, Boston-based Planet boasts a client list including Lotus, Sony Music, and Reebok.
 
Prophet Communications Their home page says, "With knowledge and experience as its compass, Prophet navigates its clients through the stormy seas of hypermedia." See more creativity in their sites: The Discovery Channel's Planet Explorer, zoeye, and Spectacle.
 
Razorfish Award-winning, forward thinking Razorfish puts as much emphasis on its process as the final product. Clients include AT&T, CBS New Media, and Lycos. info@razorfish.com
 
Redsky Interactive Red Sky sets the standard with its web design clients Nike, Ketchum, Wells Fargo, B of A, Land's End, and more.
 
Rez.n8 Well known for leading-edge computer graphic production and packaging, Rez.n8 produces trailers and titles, commercial production, corporate branding and design, and hardware and software integration  and they'll even make your web site. webmaster@rezn8.com
 
Siteline Located in downtown New York City, Siteline has produced sites for L'Oreal, Tori Amos, Cigar World, and Royal Caribbean.
 
SiteSpecific At SiteSpecific, the primary goal is to help clients create profitable businesses through networked media. Clients include Duracell, Intuit, N2K, and Big Yellow.
 
Studio Avalon Designers of web sites, CD ROM s, DVD ROM s, and digital music videos, Studio Avalon's clients include Sony, American Standard, New York Times, and Macromedia.
 
T3 Media A full service online marketing company, New York-based T3 Media's clients include Microsoft, Hearst, American Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber, MCA/Universal, and others. info@t3media.com
 
Triple International Inc Specializing in the world of fashion, Triple International publishes Fashion Net and Lumiere Magazine.
 
Wow Digital Imaging Wow has designed gallery sites for photographers Frank Micelotta and Eric Meola, among others. wownet@aol.com