The Ampersand Agency

The Ampersand Agency We’re Ampersand, an independent full-service boutique branding agency located in the heart of Austin, Texas. Contact us and we’ll start one up.

Ampersand is a full-service boutique creative agency in Austin, Texas. We uncover the truth that drives a brand, and then find the most fun, compelling ways to shout that truth to the world. We enjoy barbeque, b**r, obscure film references, college sports, gardening, classic video games, politics, bicycles, action figures, vinyl records, b**r and good conversation.

Packaging is one of our favorite parts of the branding process! Every product on a shelf is fighting for a half-second o...
09/10/2026

Packaging is one of our favorite parts of the branding process! Every product on a shelf is fighting for a half-second of attention...and we love that kind of challenge.

Take a look at some of our favorite work across CPG and retail 📦✨

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to our latest exhibition, brought to you by Ampersand and Gartic Phone. All pieces feature...
09/03/2026

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to our latest exhibition, brought to you by Ampersand and Gartic Phone. All pieces feature their original prompts as titles and were created in a very short time by master artists using esoteric tools of the trade: track pads, computer mice, and the odd tablet or two. Unfortunately, none of these paintings are for sale, as we believe each one of them to be utterly priceless. Please enjoy.

When you book a 7-seat rental car online, you never know what you’re gonna get at the counter 🤔This time we got this meg...
08/27/2026

When you book a 7-seat rental car online, you never know what you’re gonna get at the counter 🤔

This time we got this mega-van (which we weren’t mad about) and leaned in with a very professional photoshoot. Hold the dots and slide to see the Sams double in real time 😂

08/20/2026

When a new Total W**e & More opens in your area, it deserves a grand announcement! 🎉

Earlier this year, we worked with Total W**e & More to create a new grand opening spot that would get customers excited about everything waiting for them inside: great prices, an amazing selection, and a super helpful team. We loved bringing this spot to life and working with this amazing crew! 🍾

Agency + Production Company + Post Production: (Hashtag Studios)
Director: Sam Farquharson
CD: Samantha Hinrichs
Editor: Andrés Blen .blen
Sr. Acct Manager: Sidney Gilliam
Producer: Katie Jewett
1st AD: Roy
DP: Taylor Camarot
1st AC: Louis Watt
Art Director: Bronte Giardina
Graphic Designer & Photographer: Tobias Davis
Prop Master: Adam Arasteh
Wardrobe Stylist: Chrissy Paszalek
Hair & Makeup Stylist: Trina White
Production Coordinator: Jadah Burciaga
Talent: Ruthie Craft (), Keylan Hughes, Tiffany Hildreth, Camila Vaz, Eric Ching, Emily Mae Heller, Mirtha Martinez, Jonathan McKennon

Color inspo is everywhere! 🎨We love pulling the color palette out of photos we’ve taken and reducing the image down to i...
08/13/2026

Color inspo is everywhere! 🎨

We love pulling the color palette out of photos we’ve taken and reducing the image down to its essential shapes. It’s a great way to explore design relationships in a new light and see how color itself can shape a composition ✨

08/06/2026

We roped in a bunch of team members for this one. Yeehaw! 🤠🎨

07/30/2026

Work hard, hang harder! Here’s a window into what team culture looks like here at
Ampersand, from leadership retreats to post-shoot dinners and all the Zoom meetings in-between (spoiler alert: it ’s a lot of fun).

07/23/2026

People already loved Laredo Taco Company, they just didn’t know it yet. So we helped them launch a campaign to properly introduce themselves (and boost sales by over 35%!)

The hard part wasn’t the tacos—LTC already had that down. The challenge was that most of their fans had no idea who they actually were. For a long time, they were simply the people behind the “Stripes taco.” We helped change that by building a campaign that connected with existing fans and new taco lovers alike. Sales jumped 35% after launch. Two years later Laredo Taco Company was the #2 taco brand in the country.

See how we did it (and more) in the full case study at the link in our bio.

An oldie, but a goodie! When we set out to design a brand and packaging system for Sh***un Seltzer, we knew it needed to...
07/16/2026

An oldie, but a goodie! When we set out to design a brand and packaging system for Sh***un Seltzer, we knew it needed to feel unmistakably Texan. But it also needed to hold its own on the shelf next to more established seltzer giants.

Beyond the visuals of the brand, we also wanted Sh***un's launch to feel truly local. So instead of launching with one big splash, we built a wave of momentum by showing up where Texans actually drink. River days, weekends on the lake, patio happy hours...we were everywhere. A year later, when Sh***un hit store shelves, it was a hit from day one. And eventually, the slow burn had a big payoff: a few years later Sh***un was scooped up by a big b**r brand to expand its reach to an even larger audience.

Swipe through to check out the work, then head to the link in our bio to see the full case study!

06/26/2026

A super fun shoot. Phenomenal crew and team. Inventive post-production. And.... bubbles ?? Doesn’t get better than the Breathe it to Believe it campaign for our friends at Alen Air Purifiers. Each spot visualizes what it feels like to breathe air so good, you have to breathe it to believe it. ✨ Which Utopiair™️ world would you live in?

Agency + Production Company + Post Production: (Hashtag Studios)
Director: Sam Farquharson
CD: Samantha Hinrichs
Editor: Andrés Blen .blen
Sr. Acct Manager: Sidney Gilliam
Producer: Katie Jewett
1st AD: Roy
Photographer: Jessica Attie
Photo Assist: Ish Holmes & Tomas Segura
DP: Taylor Camarot
1st AC: Erik Gatling
AD: Bronte Giardina
Designer/2nd Photographer: Tobias Davis
Production Designer: Ashlie Adams
Art Assist: Adam Arasteh & Claire McClymonds .mcclymonds
Wardrobe: Sarah Wanezek
HMU: Brittany Spencer
Talent: Nathan Calton, Aname Rose, Jon Oswald, Katerina K, Capri Sienna, Michelle Smith

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166 Hargraves Drive STE C-400350
Austin, TX
78737

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+15124623366

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