who is Wood Mill

Rooted In Creativity

Wood Mill is a freelance creative studio based in Cicero, Indiana — just north of Indianapolis. I’m Dustin Wood: a multidisciplinary designer with more than 20 years of experience across branding, print, digital, photography, and motion.

After earning a degree in web design, I moved into print and agency work — and within my first two years, earned several Gold ADDY Awards from the American Advertising Federation. In 2016, I launched Wood Mill to give clients something the big agencies couldn’t: the flexibility of a solo designer with the range of a full creative team. By 2024, I shifted my focus entirely to growing the studio.

I’ve worked with clients across manufacturing, healthcare, nonprofit, and consumer goods — from small Indianapolis-area businesses to national brands. The through line is always the same: original work, built with intention, designed to last.

Beyond the studio

Outside of client work, I’ve launched HANGER 3, a jewelry line made from retired NYC subway tokens that was featured in Real Simple, HOW Magazine, and on the CBS Early Show. I also founded WRKBKS, a line of purpose-built analog notebooks — including a film photography logbook used by the daughter of a rock legend.

When I’m not at the desk, I’m shooting on film, spinning vinyl, or somewhere in Hamilton County.

Based near Indianapolis and ready to work. [Let’s talk →]

Top 3

Film Cameras

Rolleiflex 3.5f (1950s)

120, Medium format film

Canon AE-1 (1980s)

35mm film

Leica (1936) (Pictured)

35mm film

Top 3

Records

Nirvana

In Utero

Smashing Pumpkins

Siamese Dream

Tron: Legacy (Pictured)

Motion Picture Soundtrack