Ping Creates

Based in Dunblane, Scotland, and operating from studio space at CodeBase Stirling, Ping Creates has worked since 2010 at the intersection of creative production and digital services. The studio is made up of designers, animators, writers and software developers, and describes serving clients across animation, websites, games and apps rather than focusing on a single sector. Its team is small, in the 1-10 range, and it positions itself as part of Scotland's creative industry, with connections to Stirling University and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design through internships and mentoring. Declared services span search engine optimization, advertising, branding, content marketing and web design, alongside the animation, games and app development work the studio highlights as its origins. Beyond client projects, Ping Creates describes internal practices including flexible working, adherence to the Scottish Business Pledge, and support for fairer work such as paying the real living wage and avoiding zero-hours contracts. On environmental practice, the studio states it runs a paperless office, uses digital documentation, relies on sustainable web hosting and cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, and maintains recycling stations in its studio while assessing the lifecycle of products it purchases. Community involvement includes workshops with Digital Skills for Girls at CodeBase Stirling, participation in Metafest, STEM Ambassadors and Developing the Young Workforce, and volunteering with Animated Women UK Scotland.