About Us

Made By Things is a creative studio that merges craft, strategy, and anthropology to uncover memorable people stories.

MeganVojacek

Administrator

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MattVojacek

Founder &Creative Director

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ShelbyHagerdon

Executive CreativeProducer & Writer

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Colinvan ’t veld

Motion Director

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Melissa LeeJohnson

Associate Creative Director

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At a Glance

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Our Mission

Making People Care
About Things

Our Practice

We help organizations turn expertise into understanding, and understanding into trust.

Our Process

1. Consult (strategy)
2. Create (production)
3. Cultivate (partnerships)

Our Deliverables

People Stories

(the memorable presentation of an organization’s narratives that emotionally resonate with an audience to earn their trust)

The Results

Enlightened audience confidence, thriving retention, and long-term brand affinity.

Our Partners

We partner with organizations doing meaningful work in industries that warrant emotional resonance.

What people are saying

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We had never worked with a creative group that developed animations, so we were a bit hesitant in the beginning. However, that quickly changed after our first two meetings when Matt gave us comfort in that he and his team could create exactly what we were looking for (and within the quick timeframe we were running against). From the beginning to the very end, we felt informed and excited about our project. It was an absolute joy to work with this group and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking to create more engaging content.”

Jenna Koenig, Palmer Donavin
Jenna Koenig, Palmer Donavin
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Working with Made by Things was a delight. Matt understood our business goals for the project and was able to develop a creative strategy that aligned perfectly with what we wanted to achieve. Our video from Made by Things was — and continues to be — a smashing success.”

Nils Root, Drive Capital
Nils Root, Drive Capital
Since 2015 we’ve worked with over 250 brands, including:
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Awards & Recognition

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2025 — Creative Best — Best of Show
2024 — Inc. 5000 fastest growing company #470
2024 — Inc. Best Places To Work
2023 — Bronze Anthem Award — Illustration and Animation
2023 — C2A — Winner in Promotional video / TV / Film / Animation
2022 — Creative Best — Judge’s Choice and Best of Animation Category
2021 — Creative Best — Award of Excellence
2020 — Gold Telly Award
2020 — Cleveland International Film Festival Selection
2019 — Creative Best — Best of Animation Category
2018 — Creative Best — Best of Print Category
2017 — Creative Best — Award of Excellence
2016 — Creative Best — Judge’s Choice, Best of Motion Design Category
2015 — Creative Best — Award of Merit

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A strong partnership between organization and studio is the crux of great creation. We listen. We ask questions. We seek out the story hiding beneath the surface. Then we bring it to life through creative documentation.

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