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Rays Spirits

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.

Eckert Insurance Group

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.

Association for Creatine Deficiencies

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.

Ryan Law

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.

Affiliated Dermatologists

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.

Rosemark Properties

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.

Austin Wealth Management

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.

Mend Services

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.

Candlelight Ranch

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.

Vela | Wood Law Firm

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!

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.


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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.