Building a successful brand takes the right mix of vision, creativity, and skill.
At CreativePickle, we have it all.
We focus on nurturing long-term partnerships with clients who value great ideas, creative thought, and professional design.
Some creative agencies are experienced, but not reliable. Some are reliable, but…not all that creative. We are the full package.
Through our proven (and always-evolving) process, our talented and creative team, and our real-world experience, we consult with you to bring your vision for your brand to life.
We help our clients craft and tell their story through digital campaigns, animated infographics, conference materials, illustrated videos, books, brochures, and any other avenue imaginable. Our clients vary widely, from nonprofits to healthcare companies, real estate developers to growing law firms, retail to public projects.
A brand starts with a fantastic logo. But it’s a lot more than that. A brand is a comprehensive approach to how you, your services, and your products are seen by anyone who interacts with you. When someone sees your brochure, hears your name on a podcast, or is referred to your website, they are forming an opinion of you and how you compare to your competitors. We provide:
Company or Product Naming
Custom Logo Design
Domain Naming & Recommendations
Logo Animation
Taglines and Brand Messaging
Brand Standards & Style Guide Design
Named one of Austin’s Top Branding Agencies by DesignRush
Content Creation
Our team will work with you to understand your market, your internal culture, and your goals so that we can help craft your message and deliver it in the best way possible. Some examples of content creation include:
Tagline & Headline Marketing Copy
Copywriting
Copyediting
Blog Writing
Social Media Post and Campaign Concepting and Writing
Voiceover Script and Audio for Video
Photography
Videography
Graphic Design
We start with a blank canvas—from scratch—every time. We get to know you and your business so we can translate your branding into professional and impressive products. We have a variety of artists and designers and we strive to make each of our designs unique. We want users not only to engage with your brand and product, but to love them as well. From texture and pattern to font and color, we custom create each pixel of your branding, print products, and websites with creativity and attention to detail.
Corporate Identity
Stationery Design
Digital Product / Template Design
Brochure Design
Truck / Bus Wrap Design
HTML Email Design
Mural Design
Interior Branding & Design
Signage and Product Design
Presentation Design
Presentations can be a win or lose situation for any business, start-up, or nonprofit. If the design is professional, it goes a long way towards a successful impression. We offer presentation design for almost any context, but here are a few examples:
Powerpoint Design
Multipage PDF Design
Animated Video Design
Courtroom Visual Aid Design
Infographic Design
Social Media & Blogging
Need to blog and post on social media, but don’t have the time or an in-house marketing team? We can help! Our team offers:
Social Media and Blog Post Topic Suggestions
Headline and Copywriting
Blog Post Writing and Posting with Graphics and Tagging
Social Media Management
Email Campaigns
Digital Footprint Audits
Tradeshow Booth Design
Tradeshow booths can be fantastic! Or they can be ho-hum. When competing for attention at a big show, design can make you or break you. Our team loves providing graphic support in the following ways:
Booth Layout & Design
Product Suggestion and Research
Banner Design
Tablecloth or Wrap Design
Backdrop Design
Vendor Recommendations
Print Management
Custom Websites
Whether you need a simple one pager, or a robust online tool, we can help! We have over 20 years of web design & development experience, and we’d love to help you find the right path for your project.
We Love What We Do, and We Do It Right.
Who We Are
Located in the beautiful and eclectic Austin, Texas, CreativePickle is a full service creative agency. We have been creating custom logos, high quality branding, and supporting products for a diverse group of clients since 2001
We love helping our clients add to their bottom line, or make a difference in our community, or our world.
We are laid back, friendly, fun-loving, energetic, creative people. But we are also professionals who take business seriously. We return phone calls, text you back, and meet deadlines. We know how to listen to your needs, understand your market, and collaborate with you to turn ideas into compelling stories and help you put your best foot forward.
CreativePickle has been a wonderful marketing and graphic design resource for our growing organization. From logo development to printed pieces and web layouts, the team at CreativePickle continues to impress us with their high quality work and keen eye for details. We are a small, rare disease nonprofit, but thanks to the quality and consistency of style in the products that CreativePickle has worked on for us, we are constantly complimented by industry partners, parents, and researchers for our professionalism. CreativePickle helps us look our best!
Association for Creatine Deficiencies
The Creative Pickle team has been a joy to work with. They are professional, visionary and have helped us conceptualize and elevate our brand. We are very grateful for their guidance and expertise as we cultivate and expand our impact with helping children and families of all abilities learn, explore, and heal through nature.
Candlelight Ranch
I had such a great experience working with CreativePickle on the branding for my new spirit! The logo design choices they presented were all phenomenal! They all met my needs and captured my vision in graphic form. Dorie and her team did an amazing job guiding me through the process of creating the new brand, including packaging and label design for our bottles. I’ve received countless compliments on how great our bottle looks. High Horse Triple Sec is what it is because of CreativePickle!
High Horse Premium Triple Sec
Working with the team at CreativePickle was a fun and extremely rewarding experience. They did a stunning job, capturing the essence of our school beautifully in pictures, graphics, movement, layout, design and text. They guided us through the process, making it easy and time-efficient. We couldn’t be happier!
Athena Montessori Academy
We recently hired Dorie and her extremely talented creative team to do a complete re-branding of our company, including a new logo design, website and magazine ads. The bottom line is that Dorie simply gets it. She was quick to understand our vision for the brand, and we were smart enough to stay out of her way and let her and her team take it from there. Referrals are the highest compliment that any customer can give, and I’ve recommended CreativePickle to a couple of associates already, with complete confidence that they will have the same experience.
Austin Concrete Development
CreativePickle is much more than a website development company, they are truly brand ambassadors for your business. Working with their team has been an invaluable experience for us as we updated our firm logo and branding, marketing materials, and website. We relied heavily on their insight, thoughtfulness, flexibility, and creativity to craft a holistic brand strategy for our firm that maximizes our appeal to ideal clients. We think of them not as a service provider, but as an integral partner to our team and its success.
Austin Wealth Management
CreativePickle has been such an incredible partner to Bloom for so long that they can now effectively read our minds, creating work that delights us every time. Having worked with them on dozens of projects – for both our own brand and to the benefit of our clients – we continue to be impressed by their creative expertise, professionalism and drive to go above and beyond. Simply put, they’re the best
Bloom Communications
“Creative Pickle nailed it! It’s a spectacular example of effective branding. We love everything about the website, the logo, and our complete rebranding!! Thank you!”
Raphael Bellum PLLC
What a pleasure it is to work with the team at CreativePickle! They displayed professionalism, proactive communication, responsiveness, and creative brilliance throughout the project, and they made the process from inception to completion a breeze.
Minerva Financial Arts
CreativePickle continues to exceed my team’s expectations. Not only is their client service top notch, they also bring us new and innovative ideas that help us service our clients. We highly recommend CreativePickle as they have been an amazing asset to PSW Real Estate.
PSW Real Estate
The CreativePickle team is full of extremely talented and artistic people. They knew exactly what we wanted and created a concept that illustrated the fun-loving creative, yet professional, culture of our company. CreativePickle went above and beyond what we expected. We wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking for a design team that can take your vision and turn it into a reality better than imagined.
Ketner Group PR
I enjoyed working with Creative Pickle – besides being creatively brilliant, they are great to work with. They were professional, thoughtful, and focused on my firm’s success.
Lincoln Law Firm LLP
Working with CreativePickle is always great! From the creativity to the detailed execution of each project, my experience has been outstanding. The responsive nature of all team members at CreativePickle is excellent. With our new spirit launching that is something very different than what is on the market, we needed an agency that could really understand the product and bring it to life digitally; CreativePickle did just that, and we continue to get tons of great feedback.
Rays Spirits
Having worked in the startup community for some time, we have had the pleasure (and displeasure) of working with a variety of web development firms. It’s this experience that allows us to say with the utmost confidence that CreativePickle is our #1 choice and we will never use anyone else if it can be helped… Dorie helped us tell our story in a more compelling manner and easily exceeded our expectations. What we didn’t expect was the enterprise level of professionalism that CreativePickle brings to the table.
Texo Ventures
From web consulting, to graphic design and web development, the CreativePickle team has given our brand the boost that it needed. Our marketing products are now consistent, professional, and everything they need to be to make us shine against our competitors. Our new website gets rave reviews, and is easy to update ourselves. Plus, they are fun and engaging to work with. They serve as a valuable partner at our table!
Bridgepoint Consulting
One of the things that really sets CreativePickle apart is that they do such a great job of supporting our ongoing design needs. They always cheerfully help out on our ‘small requests’ like keeping the web page current, designing additional ads to suit different publications, making changes to our collateral literature to reflect staff changes, etc. As a result, our look is consistent and professional. We get a lot of compliments on our printed materials as well as our website.
Evans Dermatology
Creative Pickle and their team are incredibly responsive and take the time to make sure it’s done right! Since working with them, we have continually moved other aspects of our business to their agency to manage as they smart, savvy, intelligent, excellent partners and FUN to work with.
Healthcare Associates of Texas
The team at CreativePickle will knock your socks off!In my entire career, I have never worked with a firm that meets ALL three of my most important criteria from a company – creative, technical and follow-through. You get all three with CreativePickle. They are downright amazing and they definitely Do It Right.
Jen Smith Social
CreativePickle is my go-to firm for all of my design needs, and I frequently recommend them to clients, friends and associates. They are talented, creative and resourceful, and to top it all off, they are a blast to work with.
Vela Wood Law
Featured Work
High Horse Premium Triple Sec
High Horse Triple Sec is a bold, orange spirit distilled right in the heart of Texas. Jeremiah Allen founded High Horse to fill the void left by the absence of Texas-based Triple Sec, despite the fact that it is an integral part of a Texan favorite: margaritas. We collaborated with the client to develop a unique brand identity, including the logo, bottle label, custom website, and other marketing collateral. Inspired by its Texas roots, the brand has a western, rustic, but modern design with an elevated touch. It will undoubtedly stand out among the other bottles on the shelf. In 2022, the label was honored with a spot in the Best Packaging Design in GDUSA’s American Graphic Design Awards Issue– cheers!
This growing law firm based out of Dallas and Austin, Texas, came to us at the beginning with a unique vision and a lot of gumption. We helped craft a brand that reflected their vision of innovation and outside-the-box thinking. Over the past ten years, working in close collaboration with their lead partner and in-house marketing director, we have helped build a robust brand that is an ever-evolving but consistent reflection of their culture and their expertise. From podcast cover art to 10th anniversary event branding to an interactive blog, we’ve helped them have the appropriate platform to be industry thought leaders with the tools to succeed. In 2022, they were voted in the Top 10 Legal Website Designs by DesignRush for their website!
This Texas-based nonprofit had outgrown their old website, and needed a whole new scalable web platform as they serve a larger and larger need in their region. After a quick logo refresh and new brand standards, we custom designed and custom built a full-scale website that helps them manage events, promote their programs, take online donations, and promote involvement. Rack cards, business cards, event invitations and HTML emails were designed to match for a consistent and professional look.
A great brand starts with a great name. We collaborated with this California-based client on the type of culture and direction they were intending with their new nationwide company. We came up with the name, helped secure the premium domain through a broker, and built the brand, which is light, comforting, and hopeful. After the branding was established, we designed and developed an engaging and custom website bringing the brand to life with featured animations, custom illustrations, and compelling graphics. In addition, we custom crafted their stationery, social media platforms, and brochures.
Mend Services is an Austin-based commercial, residential, and specialty construction services firm committed to providing exceptional craftsmanship and precision management. They came to us with an existing logo, but no other branding elements. We helped them craft their message, their vibe, and a custom website to help showcase the great work they are offering. In addition, we helped with van graphics, exterior signage, internal templates, and mailers.
Austin Wealth Management had the raw ingredients of great service, a fantastic client-focused business, and roots in the Austin community. But their branding needed an energy boost, and their website needed structure and style. After a brand refresh with a newly polished logo, we custom designed a full website with animated infographics and other bells and whistles in addition to traditional print pieces and ongoing support.
Rosemark Properties is a new subdivision development in Austin, Texas, attracting local families as well as investors. The developer came to us with the name, and we branded it from the ground up with a fresh, modern-but-classic vibe. The logo makes for distinct, professional signage and the one-page website has a variety of custom graphics plus multiple robust sections with engaging animations and micro-actions that subtly engage the user to see what happens next.
Affiliated Dermatologists came to us as they were expanding into multiple locations, and needed a brand update and an online presence to help stage them for growth and build patient retention. After updating their logo, we designed a custom website with an extensive patient resources section, detailed location information, as well as robust providers and services sections. In addition, we rounded out their branding with printed materials and office signage for a consistent and comprehensive overhaul.
Ryan Law came to us with an existing logo, but without a fully developed brand. They wanted their products to showcase the level of specialized and competitive work they offer. We built a stunning new visual presence around the existing logo resulting in a full, sophisticated, and unique brand.
This Austin-based nonprofit came to us with an existing brand that needed to be polished and enhanced. After a logo redesign and branding work, we consulted with them on their existing website design, and added to their marketing efforts with a custom-designed animated video presentation, custom t-shirt designs, infographics, brochures, and tradeshow booth designs.
Eckert is a local-favorite, family-owned insurance agency that came to us for a custom look that matched the owner’s vision. After some information architecture and user experience planning, we custom designed this website from the ground up with cool animations, custom fonts, and an authentic Austin vibe.
This fun new spirit needed a custom and unique website to compete in the tight drink & beverage market. We custom crafted a new website that showcases their refreshing new drink in a memorable but clutter-free design.
Ready to get to work? We’d love to talk to you about how we can help. Email us directly at info@creativepickle.com or use the form below, and we’ll be in touch.
Ava Swan
Assistant
Ava Swan joined CreativePickle as an Admin and Personal Assistant in 2023. Ava works closely with Dorie and Ben to guarantee smooth operations for client requests. She works diligently to meet project deadlines and establish team organization. She enjoys learning the ins-and-outs of different tasks such as client communications, office management, project revisions, and social media.
Ava has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology as well as a minor in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. In her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, and exploring new coffee shops. She lives in Maine with her three cats.
Dorie Pickle
Creative Director
Dorie Pickle is CreativePickle’s Founding Principal, Co-owner, and Creative Director. With roots in the frenzied dot-com boom in Austin, Dorie started CreativePickle in June 2001.
Dorie is a big-picture thinker, with real-world, hands-on experience managing the creation of hundreds of brands, websites, and graphic materials. Dorie works with clients to help create a vision for their brand, and implement that vision from the ground up as a partner at the table. She has spent the past several years assembling an experienced and highly effective in-house team as well as a broad network of skilled partners with talents to suit all client needs. Under her leadership, CreativePickle has grown to become one of Austin’s best creative design agencies.
Dorie enjoys meeting with clients and speaking at conferences about tech trends, building brands, and digital marketing. She also serves on the Graphic Design Advisory Committee of Austin Community College, and is a member of the advisory board of Candlelight Ranch.
Dorie is creative, reliable, and loves her work and her clients. Dorie has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. In her spare time, Dorie loves star-gazing, running, yoga, and campfires. She lives in South Austin with Ben and their two boys.
Ben Pickle
Lead Developer
Ben Pickle is the Lead Developer and Co-owner of CreativePickle. He has more than fifteen years of hands-on, always evolving web development experience. Ben is highly proficient in CSS/HTML, JQuery, and WordPress/PHP customization.
Ben’s attention to detail and natural creativity have made him one of the best developers in the business. He is also able to break very technical things down for non-programmers, making the rare combination of a professional with expert-level technical abilities and the ability to communicate with our clients and our team in plain English. Ben is dedicated to keeping his code forward-looking, clean, and highly organized.
Ben has served at CreativePickle as a consultant and freelance developer since 2001, and joined the company full-time in 2007. Ben holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a Master’s degree from Texas State University. In his spare time, Ben likes running, playing guitar, swimming at Barton Springs, and eating tacos. Ben lives in Austin with Dorie and their two boys.
Kim Karrasch
Senior Designer & Project Lead
Kim (Hudson) Karrasch is the Senior Designer and Project Lead at CreativePickle. She joined the team in 2017 and loves crafting high-quality, well-designed branding and graphics, always with a keen attention to detail. Kim works closely with Dorie on designing everything from logos to truck wraps to custom websites. She has a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design and Business Marketing from Colorado State University.
Kim is a world traveler and is always looking for a new adventure. In her free time, you can often find her outdoors with her husband, enjoying activities like running, paddle boarding, and skiing.
Strategic Partnerships
Our Extended Family
CREATIVEPICKLE actively partners with a variety of well-vetted, highly-skilled contractors and companies. We have built and nurtured these relationships in a variety of cities across the country over the past twenty years to help fill clients’ needs. These roles include experts such as industry-specific copywriters, content creators, social media experts, specialty programmers, photographers, videographers, drone operators, illustrators, muralists, SEO experts, virtual reality and 3D producers, printers, animators, and PR firms. We custom build the best team of experts to meet your specific needs.
