About Us

We are a principal-driven studio. This means you work directly with us.

We believe in collaboration. We’ve built our business on it. We work with clients as partners to achieve creative and effective brand and marketing solutions.

Scott Carroll
Founding partner and creative director at CDStudio. Scott has over 20 years of experience developing brands and solutions for partners including TABASCO® Pepper Sauce, The National WWII Museum, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Tulane University. He has a passion for long-format publications and old-school printing techniques. Scott has designed several coffee table books, including three LEH Book of the Year award winners.

Dean Cavalier
Founding partner and creative director at CDStudio. Dean has nearly 20 years of experience leading projects for partners like AVEDA, Mignon Faget, and AT&T. He has a passion for projects in education and philanthropic markets, including Cate School, NOMA, and The Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Dean is also an avid photographer who travels around the South to photograph the dynamic landscape and wildlife of the region he calls home.