Anthony Armendariz

Co-founder, CEO @ Funsize

About

I'm a co-founder and CEO of Funsize, a digital design agency that helps companies launch industry-redefining digital services, digital products, and brands.I also lead Funsize Ventures, which invests “design capital” in early-stage startups, helping propel or protect humanity. My agency’s philosophy is to promote the “Allied teams” mindset with all our clients:→ By embracing that not everyone on a team is an employee of the same company→ By crafting shared objectives→ By fostering open communication→ By exploring future possibilities at each stage of the project. Today, our client roster includes tech leaders like Google, Oura Ring, Peloton, Volvo Cars, Dell, Solana, Toyota, Credit Karma, Capital One, and many many more. The Funsize Show - a podcast for a vibrant journey through design. We engage with everyone from industry newcomers to veterans as our team unveils diverse, real-world perspectives and transformative stories.Because the power of great design is in the impact and partnering.

Country

United States

City

Austin

Industry

Design

Skill

Strategic Conceptual Design, Agency Owner, Interaction Design, User Experience, User Interface Design, Information Architecture, Mobile Design, Product Design, Desktop Application Design, Visual Design, Creative Direction, Product Strategy, Service Design, Design Production, Web Design, Coffee, Mobile Applications, Product Management, Art Direction, Mobile Devices

Experience

Co-founder, CEO

Funsize

2013-1 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

Austin, TX

Funsize is a digital design agency that helps companies launch industry-redefining digital services, digital products, and brands. Our clients include Google, Peloton, Volvo Cars, Dell, Realtor, Credit Karma, Grammarly, Capital One, GoDaddy, Toyota, Electronic Arts, Toast, Northwestern Mutual, Oracle, AT&T, Honeywell, Adobe, OpenTable, PayPal, Groupon, many exciting start-ups. I also lead Funsize Ventures, which invests “design capital” in early-stage startups, helping propel or protect humanity. We invests in minority, female, family, and designer-owned businesses.

Co-founder, Head of Design

Funsize

2012-10 - 2022-12 · 10 yrs 3 mos

Austin, TX

Partner

&Friends

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Limited Partner

Adventure Fund

2021-10 - Present · 5 yrs

Co-Founder, COO

Kaba Labs, Inc

2023-7 - 2024-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Kaba is the operating system for the age of artificial intelligence.

Member

Design Leadership Forum

2020-1 - 2024-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Mentor

Capital Factory

2018-1 - 2020-12 · 3 yrs

Austin, Texas Area

Product Designer

Evernote

2012-5 - 2012-10 · 6 mos

Austin, Texas

As a Product Designer in the Austin office I worked on the design of the Skitch application across all mobile and desktop devices for millions of users worldwide. With 2 designers, we shipped new versions of the Skitch application for: iPhone iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and Windows8 in 6 months.

Partner and Product Designer

39Argyle

2010-5 - 2012-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Brooklyn, NY

Founded in 2010 with partner Steven Ray, 39Argyle was a small boutique mobile user experience and design agency with members in Austin, Dallas, and New York City. Shared the responsibilities of managing business development, account management, strategy, interaction design, and visual design on all engagements. Clients Included: Evernote, Zipmark, Groundlink, Amazon.com/Quidsi Inc., Fjord NYC, Fox Mobile Group, Angelsoft, Play Philo, Carbonads, LLC, FastSociety.

Freelance Designer

Armendariz Design

2001-6 - 2010-5 · 9 yrs

Austin & NYC

I was a freelance consultant who helped early stage startups and corporations craft world class products for all major mobile and desktop platforms. Clients: Blue Flavor, Art.com/Allposters.com, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, American Express Travel, American Express Open.com, Businessweek.com, Iridesco, LLC./Harvest App, The UX Workshop.TV.

Creative & User Experience Director

Cake & Arrow

2008-8 - 2009-7 · 1 yr

New York, NY

Directly oversaw the practices User Experience and Visual Design and it's team members. Involved in high-level management level activities including company strategy, new business development, and staff development. Implemented new techniques for practices and deliverables for Interaction and Visual Design. Oversaw the integrity and quality of design deliverables on all projects. As a hands-on designer I contributed to wide range of information architecture, interaction design, and visual design solutions. Clients Included: Virgin Mobile, Air America Media, USO