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Three-peat: We’re a Double Award Recipient for Fall 2024

We call that a Triple-Double!! Pen & Mug has been recognized as a double-award winner for the third consecutive season 🎉 Clutch…

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NashvilleVoyager: Hidden Gems Interview

Meet Austin Schulenburg of Pen & Mug Read this Nashville Voyager inverview to learn about our company backstory and our founder’s mentality…

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Introducing the P&M Merch Supply

Pen & Mug has launched our new Merch Supply—expanding our branding expertise with a new, done-for-you custom merchandise experience. If you’re looking for…

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CanvasRebel Podcast

How They Help Businesses Get to the Next Level (Branding, Staffing, Taxes & More)

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Pen & Mug wins braggin’ rights in sports logo design tournament

Austin Schulenburg brought home the gold in the first ever July Madness sports logo design tournament from Super Design Bowl

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DesignRush: Best in Nashville

We’re honored to be recognized by DesignRush as one of the Best Graphic Design Companies in Nashville, TN. 🎉

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Top Branding Agency in Tennessee 2024

Pen & Mug made the list as a “Top Branding Agency in Tennessee 2024” according to prnews.io, alongside our friends at Proof…

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Double Award Recipient for Spring 2024

BACK AT IT AGAIN We’re proud to announce that our team has been recognized as both a 2024 Spring Global Award winner…

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Netty Award Winner!

Our thoughtful approach to the Sergeants Towing Co. website design, paired with the engaging brand identity we developed, earned our team a Netty award for Responsive Website Design!

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Pen & Mug is recognized as a Global Leader by The Manifest

Creating a logo for a brand or a business requires a lot of thought, care and trust. If you don’t know where…

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Pen & Mug Honored as a Clutch Champion for 2023!

Pen & Mug has been recognized a 2023 Clutch Champion by Clutch, the leading global marketplace of B2B service providers. Clutch Champions is the company’s newest award given to the top 10% of Clutch Global winners, a designation that recognizes business service providers across the world for their industry expertise and ability to deliver exceptional results compared to other companies in their line of service.

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Pen & Mug Recognized as a Clutch Global Leader for 2023

Honorees are selected based on their industry expertise and ability to deliver, scores that are calculated based on the client feedback from thousands of reviews published on Clutch. For the sixth consecutive year, Clutch has honored its top B2B companies with the Global Award designation.

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Bold Journey: Meet Austin Schulenburg

I don’t see optimism as a “hands-off” belief that things will work themselves out for me…I see it as a feeling of…

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CanvasRebel: Going From Idea to Execution

I was studying graphic design and business at the time, and the people I admired most in the design industry were (and…

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Pen & Mug is an Industry Game-Changer

Pen & Mug is a caffeine-fueled design studio that helps businesses in the hospitality industry craft exceptional brand identities and digital experiences. We…

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Nashville Voyager

Get to know Pen & Mug founder Austin Schulenburg

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Fan Mail: Lottie

If you create animations or websites or both, check out the magic of Lottie animations – created by the design team at Airbnb. Lottie…

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Lightning 100 Local Business Spotlight

They called us “Nashville’s tastiest creative studio” and we’re still blushing about it.

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Dancing At My Desk

Good music can energize, focus and motivate my mind better than anything else in the world. Even better than… **checks surroundings** …even better than…

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Flaunt That Logo

8 tangible products (under $400) to throw your logo on that are more original than… well, pens and mugs. Don’t get us…

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One-Liners to Live By

I’ve been collecting some strong one-liners in my notebook for years, and thought I’d share a few here in a rapid-fire list….

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Fan Mail: In-N-Out Burger

In-N-Out Burger is an American fast food restaurant chain that you’ve probably heard of before, even if you’re not from the Southwest /…

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Fan Mail: CreativeMornings

CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. That doesn’t just mean “artists” – it means anyone whose career and/or passion…

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The 5-Year-Old Test

A simple self-check-in that helps me reaffirm positive aspects of my life and identify areas that could use some change. Have you…

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Fan Mail: DKNG

DKNG is great. Austin explains three reasons why. These “fan mail” letters are my chance to geek out about brands that I…

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Be Good To People

Help me help you help others—and help your own brand or business as a result. As a small business owner, sticking an…

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