Ike Butler

Hi. I'm Ike.

I help creative founders, purpose-driven businesses, and nonconformist brands evolve their digital presence through strategic visual identities and stunning custom websites. 

My style is simple, bold, and offbeat, often with an illustrative or nostalgic flair. I’m driven by empathy, play, humor, and common sense just as much as technical training & research, and I believe that’s a necessary part of designing something worth interacting with.

Previously I spent 3 years at one of the fastest-growing marketing tech companies in the US: my outputs spanned visual, product, and brand design, delivering for in-house teams and for hundreds of big brands like Reebok, Our Place, and Reformation. Along the way I launched an apparel brand where I get to experiment with bold creative energy. I dove into freelancing in 2024 to work closer with people looking to make the world a better, prettier, more creative place. More than a hybrid designer/developer, I view myself as a strategic partner who executes.

Outside of work, I’m a perpetual hobbyist: I perform improv around Chicago, share short stories and existential doodles online, and ride my bike across every inch of the Midwest. Lately I’ve been into film photography and editing my first novel. I, too, wish I could relax and sleep more.

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