The Black Sheep Agency

03/02/2025

Where we show up matters.

After years of meaningful connection here, the Black Sheep team has decided to step away from Facebook. As this space changes, we’re prioritizing platforms that better serve our work and the way we engage.

You can still find us on Instagram, LinkedIn and keep in touch through our newsletter. In fact, we really hope you do as the work ahead of us will require more creativity and solidarity than ever—and we just plain like hearing from you:

http://www.theblacksheepagency.com/subscribe

Same mission, different spaces. Let’s keep the momentum and good work going.

05/07/2023

Relationships are everything. That's why we're hiring a Senior Account Manager who knows how to support our purpose-driven clients while collaborating with the rest of the team on impactful brands and campaigns. From skillful project management to creative problem-solving, this is the job for a detail-oriented expert. Does that sound like you? Check out the full details here:

Join a purpose-driven agency that works with clients to activate our communities. Apply now.

13/06/2023

Getting the mental and behavioral care you need can get overwhelming fast. When , one of the largest not-for-profit providers in the Houston area, asked us to refresh their brand, we knew clarity would make all the difference. Their community sees them as a crucial safety net staffed by passionate people. We made sure their brand reflects that trusted reputation. First: a new, modern logo that feels like taking flight. Then: a cool-toned, flowing visual identity to match. The soft gradients, lines and photography show progress and partnership. The messaging is energetic but grounded—and always putting people first as they clear a path forward.

12/04/2023

Two chocolate companies walk into a courtroom to battle over... the color purple.

Brands have gone to court over color trademark battles for years - check out some of the biggest color wins.

23/01/2023

Black designers only make up about 3% of the design industry today. Though that’s an indication of some deep structural change needed across the creative world, our Graphic Designer Cassidy wanted to do her part to expand our horizons and recognize just a few of the many influential designers of color. Read her latest blog and meet a few Black Designers You Should Know About now: https://theblacksheepagency.com/blog/seven-black-designers-you-should-know-about.

When we look at design history books, we see Eurocentric covered pages with names, photos, and pieces of work. These books ultimately set the standard in student’s minds on what “good design” looks like. The books that influence our outlook on the design world lack representation and voices fr...

29/11/2022

At Black Sheep, we join in on Giving Tuesday by giving $50 each to a flock member's nonprofit of choice. In recent years, we've been thinking about all the way this observance might evolve thanks to digital platforms—potentially encouraging more efficient giving, year-round. Check out our blog here: https://theblacksheepagency.com/blog/giving-tuesday-2021.

A guide and history of Giving Tuesday, the world's largest generosity day.

11/11/2022

We’re back with Designers You Should Know About, courtesy of Graphic Designer Cassidy and her goal of diversifying her design resources. This time around, we’re recognizing a few influential Indigenous designers who are making waves as they use design to share their unique view of the world and spark necessary conversations around Indigenous life and rights. See more of their incredible work here: https://theblacksheepagency.com/blog/7-native-american-designers.

Support Indigenous designers in the creative industry.

04/11/2022

Some days, it feels like fear and worry take up all the airspace. Every time you’re ready to make your voice heard, another thing happens that knocks the wind out of you. But no matter how long it takes, you can always dust yourself off, pull each other up, and be brave. Read this latest letter from Aimee, and make a plan to vote by November 8th: https://theblacksheepagency.com/blog/we-are-all-weve-got.

31/10/2022

TOMORROW—join us on your lunch break for an IG Live chat with a few of our friends: Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris County Clerk; Annie Benifield, President of the League of Women Voters of Houston; and Sabrina Sha from Asian Texans for Justice.

24/10/2022

You're probably thinking about voting. You might even research your whole ballot and make a plan for election day. But when was the last time you really sat down and talked about it—not who you're voting for, but the whole process from A to Z? Let's make it easy. Let's (ACTUALLY) talk about it—with our friends at When We All Vote, League of Women Voters of Houston and Harris County Clerk. Follow us on Instagram and stay tuned for November 1st.

21/10/2022

That’s what we like to see. A big shout out and lots of love to our friends at Good Reason Houston for reaching this huge milestone: 32,000 more students attending high-performing schools in Houston. 🎉

Good Reason Houston, an education nonprofit, is about halfway to its goal of adding...

26/09/2022

The usual advice for job hunting is falling a little short these days. We asked the agency for some updated words of wisdom on finding a role in advertising. Check out what they had to say: https://theblacksheepagency.com/blog/surviving-the-job-hunt.

Advice, reflections and encouragement for the new world of advertising work