About the studio

A small studio that treats structure as a creative material.

Why we exist

Small-town businesses are stuck between two bad options.

01

Hire a design agency

Priced for corporate budgets and out of reach for a local bakery, bistro, or shop. It’s the right work, at the wrong number.

02

Do it themselves

Branding pieced together over the years. A logo from one era, a sign from another, none of it sharing an identity.

from the founder

Raised in small towns. Based in Chicago.

Having spent most of my life in small Indiana communities, I understand the challenges local businesses face. The goal isn’t to turn every business into a corporate brand. It’s to create an identity that reflects what makes it unique and helps it stand out in its own community.

Today, Gridline Studio works remotely from Chicago, partnering with businesses across the United States while staying rooted in the values and perspective that inspired the studio in the first place.

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We use AI for idea generation only, never for production. Every deliverable is designed and built by hand.