Michael Nieling
- Title
- Founder & Creative Director
- Title you prefer
- Chief Mathlete
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Soccer coach and artisanal dog walker
- Catch Phrase
- Fuck No. Shit Yeah!
About us
We’re in this game to make our clients’ brands perform and we will fight and scrap and claw and beg until we’re satisfied that the result is nothing short of exemplary.
So, if you are looking for switchboards, hold music, synergy, ideation, and enough buzz-words to fill a conference room, we’re probably not the ONE. But, if you love what you do and are proud of your company, your product and your employees, chances are we might fit right in. We thrive on relationships of mutual respect, commitment and enjoyment – WITH our clients, our collaborators and each other; we’re all in this together right?
Fuck No!
Ocupop fights the good fight, battling a sneaky culture of amateurism that too often poisons design and design relationships. We leverage the power of design thinking and take our role as a trusted expert VERY seriously. We work directly and openly with our clients, carefully sharing our process, researching and defending every decision, and earning and maintaining trust while we blow their fucking minds.
Shit Yeah!
‘Nothing comes from no.’ Though we aren’t afraid to say no when the circumstances demand it, we are equally passionate about charging ahead when an opening presents itself and building the experience and expertise vital to unleashing the full power of saying no...and yes. This energy and optimizism is core to how we’ve managed to design some of the most influential logos, campaigns, and user interfaces on the web over the last twenty years.
Michael Nieling
Founder & Creative Director
Peter Lubbers
Chief Operations Officer
Peter Lubbers
- Title
- Chief Operations Officer
- Title you prefer
- Chief Endurance Officer
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Real
- Catch Phrase
- Let’s go!
Tom Beck
Chief Technical Officer
Tom Beck
- Title
- Chief Technical Officer
- Title you prefer
- Hey You!
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Older
- Catch Phrase
- Right on!
Jeff Hamlett
Developer
Jeff Hamlett
- Title
- Developer
- Title you prefer
- Hypertext Markup Linguist
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Beastie Boy
- Catch Phrase
- Hummus
Nick Krusick
Associate Creative Director
Nick Krusick
- Title
- Associate Creative Director
- Title you prefer
- Kickflip Subject-Matter-Expert
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Craigslist PowerSeller
- Catch Phrase
- Nah. Nahh.
Jon Burr
Developer
Jon Burr
- Title
- Developer
- Title you prefer
- Boardmaster
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Space Wizard
- Catch Phrase
- Deesh!
Abby Ruminski
Associate Creative Director
Abby Ruminski
- Title
- Associate Creative Director
- Title you prefer
- Snack Sorceress
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Farmer or nail art influencer
- Catch Phrase
- Byeeeee
Chris Walker
Art Director & Designer
Chris Walker
- Title
- Art Director & Designer
- Title you prefer
- Wire Manager
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Quieter
- Catch Phrase
- One more?
Jenny Vanderheiden
Art Director & Designer
Jenny Vanderheiden
- Title
- Art Director & Designer
- Title you prefer
- Office Shaman
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Traveling Artist
- Catch Phrase
- It's like magic!
Nate Perry
Developer
Nate Perry
- Title
- Developer
- Title you prefer
- Sport/Champ/Kiddo
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Like 2 inches taller
- Catch Phrase
- Did you know this song is about his stepdad?
Alex Lahr
Associate Creative Director
Alex Lahr
- Title
- Associate Creative Director
- Title you prefer
- Colonel Mustard
- What you want to be when you grow up
- LEGO Minifigure
- Catch Phrase
- Alrighty!
Claire LaFontaine
Studio Manager
Claire LaFontaine
- Title
- Studio Manager
- Title you prefer
- Naturalist, Explorer
- What you want to be when you grow up
- A sheep farmer and herbalist
- Catch Phrase
- Look! A tiny flower!
Shelly Robertson
Designer
Shelly Robertson
- Title
- Designer
- Title you prefer
- Benevolent Mother of Cats
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Best dressed lady at the estate sale
- Catch Phrase
- It's all about mental boundaries
Cody Nicoll
Developer
Cody Nicoll
- Title
- Developer
- Title you prefer
- Coder
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Botanist on Mars
- Catch Phrase
- This is fine, everything is fine
Adam Rosenbaum
Motion Designer
Adam Rosenbaum
- Title
- Motion Designer
- Title you prefer
- Walt Disney
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Risograph Print Specialist
- Catch Phrase
- Alright, later guys.
Morgan Schumacher
Project Manager
Morgan Schumacher
- Title
- Project Manager
- Title you prefer
- Swiftie
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Reality TV contestant turned Reality TV Host
- Catch Phrase
- woooooooooow
Nicki Gamroth
Designer
Nicki Gamroth
- Title
- Designer
- Title you prefer
- Renaissance Woman
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Silly
- Catch Phrase
- You good bro?
Heather Kutzke
Project Manager
Heather Kutzke
- Title
- Project Manager
- Title you prefer
- Creative Wrangler
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Professional Thrift Shopper
- Catch Phrase
- Dude! (or Oh, Word?) - i cannot decide lol:)
Hannah Gilbertson
Project Manager
Hannah Gilbertson
- Title
- Project Manager
- Title you prefer
- Wyatt and Robby's Momma
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Professional Homesteader
- Catch Phrase
- Holy balls
Kaylee Bird
Junior Designer
Kaylee Bird
- Title
- Junior Designer
- Title you prefer
- Puter Drawer
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Big and strong
- Catch Phrase
- I don't fib or play
Sophia Serrano
Junior Designer
Sophia Serrano
- Title
- Junior Designer
- Title you prefer
- Creative tinkerer & visionary
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Own a street taco food truck
- Catch Phrase
- Sounds good to me!
Chelsea Graham
Senior Strategist
Chelsea Graham
- Title
- Senior Strategist
- Title you prefer
- Information Jedi
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Roller derby pro
- Catch Phrase
- Thanks, it’s vintage!
Paul Stroot
Front End Developer
Paul Stroot
- Title
- Front End Developer
- Title you prefer
- JAMstack stuntman
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Endearingly inappropriate.
- Catch Phrase
- I gots to do what I gots to do
Maggie Laughner
Senior Designer
Maggie Laughner
- Title
- Senior Designer
- Title you prefer
- Resident Collector of Plants
- What you want to be when you grow up
- Organized
- Catch Phrase
- OK but hear me out...
We do good work for good people and they make referrals. For 20 years!
Michael Nieling
Founder and Creative Director
No cheesy sale-sters in EXPRESS shiny shirts, no account planners, no middle men, and none of the overhead that goes along with ‘em! We interface directly with decision makers and fanatically pursue perfection in planning, execution, and implementation. Projects are completed quickly and efficiently, and with refreshing candor and commitment...always aspiring to the ideal that we work WITH you, not for you.
Ocupop's HTML5 logo played a key role in adoption. It inspired a lot of other logos to boot!
Ian Jacobs
W3C