We are a creative group of thinkers, doers, and believers in the power of connecting people for good. Our passion is to ignite the spark in your audience and awaken hearts and minds to think, feel, do, and share in ways that move the needle. Bring us your big ideas, boldest visions, and brand ambitions; we'll bring the passion, people, and energy to bring it to life. You'll feel the heart, soul, and enthusiasm of creative people doing what they love in pursuit of the highest standard, with refreshingly warm and personable service—smiles and high-fives included.
We're Ampersand, a fiercely independent, full-service advertising agency based in Austin, Texas. Our structure gives clients the best of three connected teams working as one:
Ampersand Agency
Our core creative agency offering brand strategy, brand development, campaign creative, content, design, digital, and copywriting.
Hashtag Studios
Our agile in-house studio team delivering scalable live-action productions, script writing, social content creation, post-production, motion graphics, and animation.
Exclamation Media
Our embedded media company specializing in planning, targeting, buying, optimization, reporting, and e-commerce support.
Good work starts with great chemistry. So let’s connect, find your truth, and tell the world.
We are information designers specialized in communicating complexity and visualizing data 📊
The Visual Agency, now part of BIP Group, was founded in 2011 in response to the growing need for companies and organizations to communicate and explain large volumes of data to clients, the press, and the public.
Our team comprises more than 25 full-time professionals, including information, UX, and motion designers, front-end developers, and marketers, all with extensive professional experience.
We develop actionable and agile solutions to address the communication challenges inherent in complex data and information systems.
Our solutions:
- Dashboard and Data Visualization
- Data Storytelling
- Sustainability Reporting
- Motion Graphic Videos
- Consultancy and Training Courses
The Visual Agency is renowned for its innovative use of design, data visualization, and modern technologies to preserve, explore, and analyze the world’s cultural heritage. Our work in digital humanities encompasses unlocking archives through digital visualizations, textual mining of historical prose, and the exploration of extensive visual collections.
Awards:
🥇Indigo Awards - Infographics, 2026
🥈Indigo Awards - Computer Animation for Graphic Design, 2026
🥇Indigo Awards - Digital Tools and Utilities, 2025
🥇Indigo Awards - UX, Interface & Navigation, 2025
🏆 Impact Award - Il salone della CSR e dell’innovazione sociale. Milan (IT), 2023
🥈 Indigo Design Awards - CGI for graphic Design, 2023
🥇 Indigo Design Awards - Digital Tools and Utilities, 2022
🥇 Awwwards - Mobile Excellence & Honourable Mention. Valencia (ES), 2021
🥇 Novum Award - Sustainable Design of the Year. Munich (DE), 2020
🥇 Webby Awards - Website: best data visualization. New York (US), 2020
🥇 Indigo Awards - Gold in Digital Tools and Utilities. Amsterdam (NL), 2020
🥇 ADI Design - Design Excellence in Lombardy and Lazio. Milan/Rome (IT), 2019
🥇 European Design Awards - Various categories, 2017 - 2018