What &Walsh does

&Walsh is a privately held, New York-based creative agency founded in 2019 by Jessica Walsh after her departure from the Sagmeister & Walsh partnership. Operating with a headcount in the 11-50 range, the firm delivers brand strategy, art direction, visual identity design, advertising campaigns, motion graphics and 3D animation, photography direction, print design, website design, and exhibition design for enterprise clients. Its portfolio spans fashion (Barneys New York, Milly), food and beverage (Parle Agro, Appy Fizz, Coconut Cult, Good Culture), technology (Google, Wix), luxury (Jay Z x Barneys), cosmetics (Laneige), entertainment (Netflix), and DTC apparel (Bombas), with selected clients spanning the US, India, the Middle East, Mexico, and Europe.

The agency's underlying capability is its design and art-direction craft rather than a proprietary platform or software product. Service delivery is project-based, sourced through direct enterprise relationships, reputation, awards, and inbound interest generated by its portfolio (andwalsh.com), Instagram, and Behance presence. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements appear to range from discrete project work to ongoing retainers. Generative AI tooling (DALL-E) has been selectively incorporated into specific client production workflows.

Commercially, &Walsh is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent entity, or funding rounds, and operates as a women-founded creative studio in an industry where women-led firms remain rare. Its revenue model is professional services: fees generated from creative projects billed to enterprise clients, augmented in 2024 by a separately launched font foundry that extends the firm's typographic IP into licensable form. Customer concentration is diversified across named global brands, with no single client representing majority share in source material.

Name

&Walsh

Legal name

&Walsh

Website

https://andwalsh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

&Walsh is a New York-based, founder-led creative agency delivering brand strategy, art direction, visual identity, advertising, motion, and exhibition design for enterprise clients across fashion, food and beverage, technology, beauty, and entertainment globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Brand Strategy & Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD), Naming & Verbal Identity (Taglines, Messaging) (MPAAAEAB), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Brand strategy services
• Creative agency services
• Art direction design
• Visual identity design
• Advertising campaign production

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Project-based creative services including brand strategy, visual identity development, advertising campaigns, art direction, and multi-platform design production. Revenue is generated through client engagements that may be structured as individual projects, campaign work, or ongoing retainer relationships with major brand clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

&Walsh is a New York-based creative agency offering brand strategy, art direction, design, and production services across all platforms. Its deliverable categories include branding and identity systems, advertising campaigns, print design, motion graphics and 3D animation, photography direction, exhibition design, and website design and development for enterprise clients.

Product overview

&Walsh is a full-service creative agency based in New York City, formerly known as Sagmeister & Walsh. The agency specializes in brand strategy, art direction, design, and production across all platforms. The portfolio encompasses a diverse range of services including branding and identity systems, advertising campaigns (TV, digital, social, print, out-of-home), print design (books, magazines, annual reports, packaging), motion graphics and video production, photography art direction, exhibition design, and website design and development. The agency works across industries including fashion, food and beverage, technology, luxury goods, cosmetics, and cultural institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Branding & Identity Brand strategy, visual identity systems, logo design, and brand guidelines development for enterprise clients across fashion, food and beverage, technology, and luxury goods (e.g., Parle Agro logo font, Milly rebrand, Appy Fizz packaging, Coconut Cult identity).
• Advertising Campaigns Concept development, art direction, and execution of advertising campaigns across TV, digital, social media, out-of-home, and print channels for clients including Bombas, Wix, MasterClass, Good Culture, and Aizone.
• Print Design Print collateral design including books, magazines, annual reports, posters, and packaging design for clients such as the Barneys New York 300-page visual album, Zumtobel Report, and Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty (Phaidon).
• Motion & Video Motion graphics, 3D animation, video production, and animated campaign content for advertising and brand communications, including 3D animated videos for Laneige and teasers/title treatments for Netflix Maldivas.
• Photography Direction Art direction and production of photography campaigns for advertising, editorial, and brand communications.
• Exhibition Design Design and art direction for museum exhibitions and installations, including work exhibited at the Venice Biennale and the Design Museum Holon retrospective featuring over 70 pieces.
• Website Design & Development Digital design and website development services, including UX/UI design and custom typography for digital platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Featured in Creative Boom Hotlist 2025 as one of 25 most popular design studios

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pentagram: Iconic partner-based design firm with offices in multiple cities, offering brand identity, art direction, and design strategy. Pentagram is one of the most recognized boutique creative agency models globally, competing for the same enterprise branding and identity clients as &Walsh.
• Buck: Creative agency specializing in brand, motion, and experience design. Direct overlap with &Walsh on motion graphics, 3D animation, and brand storytelling for enterprise clients.
• Studio Dumbar: Independent Dutch design studio specializing in brand identity, typography, and visual systems. Comparable in scale and creative-driven positioning, often competing in the same international design award circuits.
• Mucca: Boutique brand and design agency known for identity work and typography. Operates at similar boutique scale to &Walsh with comparable client mix and creative-led positioning.
• Manual: Brand strategy and creative agency focused on identity, advertising, and design systems for ambitious brands. Overlaps with &Walsh on enterprise brand work and award-driven positioning.
• COLLINS: Brand strategy and design firm working with major global brands across identity, advertising, and experience design. Comparable boutique-scale agency with enterprise clients, similar recognition-driven positioning, and similar service mix to &Walsh.
• Sagmeister Inc. Stefan Sagmeister's independent studio, the direct predecessor to &Walsh via the Sagmeister & Walsh partnership. Operates in the same brand identity, art direction, and design space and shares overlapping client relationships and aesthetic DNA.

Broad incumbents

• Mother Design: Design and creative arm of Mother, the global independent creative network. Offers overlapping brand and design capabilities but as part of a broader network of offices and disciplines.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Large independent global creative agency with deep advertising and brand design capabilities. Competes with &Walsh for premium enterprise creative engagements but at significantly greater scale and office footprint.
• Anomaly: Global creative company with brand, advertising, and design offerings across multiple offices. Overlaps with &Walsh on brand identity and campaign work for major clients, but operates at broader scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/andwalsh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/andwalsh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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