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Pair of Ducks is a micro studio of three creative professionals specializing in storytelling, bold branding, website design, and email marketing. The team brings agency-level solutions to local businesses.
Pair of Ducks is a micro studio founded in 2023 and based in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The agency describes itself as a team of three creative fabulists—trained artists and professional designers with years of agency and boutique studio experience. The studio specializes in storytelling, bold branding, website design, and email marketing, aiming to bring agency-level solutions to local businesses.
The agency works with a minimum project budget of $1,000 to $10,000 and charges an average hourly rate of $100. The team includes co-founders Staci Gibson and Derek Brouwer, who previously worked at agencies like VMLY&R designing digital experiences for major CPG brands, and chief copywriter Justin Gibson, who also teaches college writing and works for a local newspaper.
Pair of Ducks offers a comprehensive range of services including web design, UI/UX design, WordPress website design, web development, eCommerce development, email marketing, branding, logo design, and graphic design. Their areas of expertise cover brand strategy, naming, product marketing, content creation, copywriting, digital advertising, lead generation, illustration, and visual communication. They work with platforms such as Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify, Klaviyo, and Flodesk.
The agency serves clients in arts, food and beverage, consumer goods, nonprofit, and fashion industries. Their typical client types are startups, small businesses, and medium businesses. Notable clients include Relay 12, Bent9 Hot Yoga, and Wheel House Studio.
Pair of Ducks emphasizes a mission to support local and independent businesses, keeping small town charm alive in Kalamazoo, across Southwest Michigan, and anywhere honest, local, one-of-a-kind businesses exist. The team's background includes experience with brands like Kellogg, MorningStar Farms, Cottonelle, Lipton, and Unilever.
Services
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- Email Marketing
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Team of trained artists and professional designers with agency-level experience
- Specializes in supporting local and independent businesses