Number 15 on the list · checked September 28, 2026

Grain & Mortar

Grain & Mortar is an Omaha graphic design agency founded in 2011 that concentrates on branding and website creation, with partners Kristin DeKay, Eric Downs and Mike DeKay and producer Brooke Ratliff listed on its about page. The firm says it has branded hundreds of companies over 15 years. Clutch records 2-9 staff with branding, web design and web development each roughly a third of its work, and a client mix that is about 35 percent enterprise companies.

Why it’s hereA partner-run Omaha studio whose entire practice is branding and web, with 15 years of continuous operation under the same founding team.

Listed at number 15 of the branding agencies in the Midwest. The order is editorial. This page repeats the fields recorded for Grain & Mortar and does not add ratings, clients or prices that are not in those fields.

Based in
Omaha, NE
Founded
2011
Team size
1–10 people
Led by
Mike DeKay, Partner and Creative Director
Known for
branding · identity design · website design and development
Best for
Arts groups, nonprofits, real estate developments and software companies that want a small partner-led team to design a brand and build the website together.
Selected work
Grain & Mortar homepage, captured September 28, 2026
grainandmortar.com · homepage on September 28, 2026

Sources grainandmortar.com, clutch.co · LinkedIn ↗

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