Today we’d like to introduce you to Angie Wimberly.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I have always loved art and design, working on the yearbook in high school, and the newspaper in college (The University Star, shoutout to Jodie!). I met my husband in college, as we were both majoring in Design, which eventually led to us working side by side as Superfun, building websites, design systems, and anything creative we can get our hands on.
I was hired at my first job at a design agency – Sibley/Peteet Design in Austin (SPD) – after my internship during my last semester in college. I learned a ton from an incredible group of people. Never a dull moment, especially since we were on 6th street! SPD was known for the American Heart Association and Chili’s logos. After I left I stayed in touch and worked on a lot of projects with the friends I had made there.
For my first big step in self employment, I helped my husband and his brother run a blog they started about Android phones (called Android and Me). A passionate community sprung up online and in person, and we had a great time meeting people and learning how to foster and grow the community even more through the website and hosting events. I loved working on the editorial art, the site design, campaigns, merch, and our Andy & Me comic – a little bit of everything!
Over time, the freelance work, and the connections between my husband and I, added up to something that needed a name, which became Superfun. We don’t like to take ourselves too seriously! We are very serious about the work, though 😉
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
As a 2-person, husband and wife team, who love the creative work, we have not enjoyed the business side as much! There is a lot to know about formalizing your own business, and it was hard to pry ourselves from the artistic side in order to get the paperwork and business structure completely ironed out.
It also took time to get used to working remote. After the pandemic, once everyone worked from home, it felt like we were able to relate and sync up with everyone more easily.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m one half of Superfun, a small design team in Austin. My husband mainly handles development, but is also a great designer, art director, copywriter and strategist (literally, he is inspiring and motivating to me all the time). He’s especially enjoying engineering with AI. I focus primarily on design (I love the nitty gritty details), but with AI, I’m contributing more to the development as well. We usually end up doing a little bit of everything: web, design systems, campaigns, brand, illustration, sales assets, merch, games.
We’ve worked with a lot of software companies, news organizations, and nonprofits. Explore Austin is a favorite nonprofit: they are helping kids graduate by getting them outdoors, giving them community, and teaching them leadership skills.
Our newest thing is games. We have one coming out soon for a popular podcast that I can’t say much about yet (we’re very excited!). We also had so much fun making a card game for LeRoy & Lewis, the Michelin-starred barbecue spot here in Austin. Their brand is amazing, so it was a blast to extend that into the illustrations of their food, the talented pitmasters, and the hilarious grackles who steal food.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
The hill country and parks are beautiful (I understood why birds can be so interesting after moving here, and am that nerdy now), but also Austin has so much to explore! I would love to visit every little shop and restaurant in every nook of the city (although I wish I could go to Odd Duck every day).
I’ve also met so many interesting, talented, and friendly people here, and made meaningful connections that will last a lifetime.
Like most people, I wish the city was more walkable. There are so many fun activities and places to see that are too difficult to get to sometimes. At least with a motivated, fun group of people, good things can happen anywhere!
Pricing:
- Project-based pricing, scoped to the work
- Reduced rates for nonprofits and education clients
Contact Info:
- Website: https://superfun.team
- Other: https://games.superfun.team
