Story.

Founded in 2017 Deadbolt is a studio specializing in branding and illustration based design. A husband and wife team, Deadbolt provides clients with almost two-decades worth of experience. We love working with clients of all scales, budgets but we have a passion for the Entertainment, Sports, and Fitness industries. We work tirelessly to provide our clients and partners with a fun, personable, and collaborative experience. We are proudly located in Oregon in a small historical city along the mighty Columbia River, The Dalles. We’re ready to bring your ideas to life!

Team.

Manager

Ashley

Ashley is the heart and soul of Deadbolt. Keeping Kyle and Boris on task - and the studio lights on - she brings a thoughtful touch to the work we do. Ash is in charge of all things “non-design” related; if you call or email us, you’re going to get her. Beyond being a deeply devoted mother and caring friend to all she enjoys a cheesy romance movie and a good binge of Grey’s Anatomy.

Creative

Kyle

Kyle is the Chief Executie Nerd at Deadbolt. With a career spanning 15 years he has helped bring life to a wide array of projects. Kyle has a deep appreciation for bowling alleys, arcades, and all things glow-in-the-dark. Outside of time with his family Kyle enjoys Orioles baseball, Oregon State football, Hanna-Barbera cartoons and classic monster movies.

Monster

Boris

Boris is the studio’s resident monster. He is from all over Europe; he’s a real puzzle this one. On some days he claims his birthday is in 1818 and on others its 1931. “Bo” loves thunderstorms, castles, and dabbling in electrical alchemy. He gets a little weird around open flames and fire but we’re helping him work through that. He provides Deadbolt with a quiet confidence.

Clients.

Social.

We're proud to be from the Beaver State and always will be. The 33rd is HOME. Here is a little lovable stump-muncher logo for your timeline. This is a concept that came to us like a *checks notes* bolt of lightning and of course we had to see it th
CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE AND CREATIVE MADNESS March 28th marks five years since we officially went ALL-IN on our own studio. Granted it was kick-started by a pandemic and the loss of a job, but we made the most of the situation and haven'
WORLD CHAMPION + INNOVATOR We're going to be celebrating our 5th anniversary as an independent studio soon but before we do that we wanted to throw it back even further... all the way back to our FIRST LOGO. In March 2012 we developed (what we firm
Branding for @hardheidiscider. A classic look inspired by a tough lady, the Great Pacific Northwest, logging, ephemera, and one State's passion for the almighty apple. 🍎 🍏 __________________ #deadboltdesign #wearedeadbolt #graphicdesign #logode
New icon design for our besties @upstatemerch. Upstate owner, Dylan, gave us a challenge with this one: Create an icon for Upstate and the things we like are eagles (previously used in logos and brand graphics), bigfoot, aliens, and our initials. W
Knock on wood... Some more goodies from a grip of designs we did for the homies @upstatemerch. They, like us, love them some cryptids so we had to include a little bigfoot for them. Enjoy! ________________ #deadboltdesign #wearedeadbolt #graphicd
Run Ivar run! We were asked to create a little character and flyer for our kiddo's elementary school (and Kyle's too!). The mascot being Vikings meant a happy go-lucky little barbarian was the way to go. We call him Ivar 😂. We hope you enjoy this

Media.

Podcast interview on Chris Martin’s “Getting Work to Work”.

Feature in the Monogram Masters eBook by Logo Inspirations.