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