Who We Are

We are busy designing, deploying and managing projects of exceptional quality at a reasonable cost. Our clientele ranges from small firms all the way to Fortune 500 companies, with varying project sizes.

Our passionate and extremely talented staff is committed to your success and provides individual attention and flexibility to you. We'll guide you through the process with intelligence, honesty and clarity and create exceptional results.

 

The Specto Team

"The two principals of Specto Design Marla C. and Axel M. worked with us to design our website and the process was an absolute pleasure. They were creative and innovative - and were incredibly prompt in getting the project finished. The website works perfectly - no glitches at all. When we've had any follow up questions, or wanted to make additional changes, Specto Design has handled our requests right away. They provided us with user-friendly operating instructions... updating our site is really easy as a result. There were no hidden charges - all costs were laid out clearly, and their work was worth every penny... they handled all of the details to develop the website.

In addition to being creative and professional, both Marla and Axel were easy to talk to and fun to work with - I plan to use them again to develop other projects for us. I have met and worked with many other web/tech people over time, and Specto Design was by far the best group ... they will become a truly valuable part of your team." — Lynne Strang of Cush Collection June 4, 2009.

Axel Muench - Principal, Technology and Creative

Axel is a master of both sides of his brain. He is equally adept at creative and technical efforts. With over 15 years experience in design, professional photography and creative direction along with 10 years of serious programming experience he is able to oversee any project as well as delve right into the thick of things in all phases of the project. His dual abilities provide him with a unique mindset and make him an incredible architect of any project. A truly peaceful force and the backbone of Specto Design.

Marla Carlton - Principal, Creative Director

Marla comes from a background in fashion working with major fashion magazines and catalogs in both the United States and Europe for 10 years. She segued into the interactive design field and has remained in the this industry for the past 8 years. Her designs for both interactive and print have received numerous accolades. Brilliant at organizing information, she is a main player in the early stages of most projects at Specto Design. She has an uncanny ability to analyze, organize, and design in any medium with always the same goal shared by all of Specto's team members - keep it simple and clean... plus the clients like her.

 

In addition to the principals, Specto Design has multiple designers, great coders, a jovial office manager and a lovely bookkeeper - all of who are located in Los Angeles working in our office - we do not outsource.

 

We speak English and German fluently. We love what we do and like to keep things simple, this reflects in our process, our design, our development and integration.

We respect our clients and appreciate their willingness to strive for success. We at Specto Design are specialists when it comes to the medium of design and excel in advising and implementing the best possible solution for you. Our happy clients include high-profile individuals, startups, small to medium sized businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

Specto Design is privately held and organized around its principals, which work collaboratively or independently according to the project. Clients work with a single lead partner always in overall control with no intervening account management. Located in Los Angeles, Specto Design serves companies on a local, national and international level. All projects are executed and managed in the US, for quality and security reasons we don't outsource any of our work to countries such as India, China or Russia.

 

One of our favorite quotes:
"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." - Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)