Stronge Designs

New Blog

2011-01-23T15:51:00.003-05:00

As of today, I'm no longer going to be using my blogger account for posting artwork. It worked well at first, but had a lot of restrictions. I'm now hosting my own blog directly on my website. You can follow me on there at http://blog.strongedesigns.com or you can always follow my facebook fanpage at http://facebook.strongedesigns.com

Things I See: Plastic Army Man

2010-08-13T19:10:00.002-04:00

Things I See: Mr Measuring Tape

2010-08-12T23:35:00.002-04:00

Things I See: Fat Rabbit

2010-08-11T21:36:00.000-04:00

Things I See: Charm

2010-08-10T14:17:00.000-04:00

Things I See: Bird

2010-08-09T14:01:00.001-04:00

Things I See: Birdhouse

2010-08-09T12:59:00.002-04:00

I tried to add more texture to it, but in black and white it looked to much and I'm trying to avoid using grayscales.

Things I See: Tape

2010-08-08T01:54:00.002-04:00

Things I See: Penguin

2010-08-06T17:01:00.001-04:00

Things I See: Kick-Ass

2010-08-05T15:15:00.002-04:00

Not my greatest work, but practice makes perfect. I just wish I could get the speed up. I want to knock these things out a lot faster.

Things I See: Flowers

2010-08-04T08:44:00.000-04:00

Things I See: Dino

2010-08-03T08:44:00.000-04:00

Things I See: Murphy

2010-08-02T08:42:00.000-04:00

Things I See: Shoes

2010-08-01T20:11:00.004-04:00

Image Upgrade

2010-04-28T11:11:00.007-04:00

Printing some short-sleeve white tee shirts at my day job (www.crazyhorsestudio.com) this week for Sutherland Middle School. They came in with a rough image of a shark that I believe came from an old clip-art book. Had a couple of problems with it though. It was way to small to use (postage stamp size) and it needed to be wearing a tux and mask. I thought this was a cool view of how I add things to and repair images.

Against Grace Site Update

2010-03-31T14:41:00.003-04:00

Had these updates done a while ago but we finally just got the site up to date. Please feel free to check out their website at www.againstgrace.com and let them and me know what you think.

Gorgeous - AKA "Sexy Cupcake"

2010-03-31T14:26:00.007-04:00

Well here is my final version of this t-shirt design. Here's to crossing my fingers that not to many changes are required. :)

Which Cupcake do you like?

2010-03-26T12:20:00.003-04:00

Which sexy cupcake do you like?

Penguins

2010-03-05T13:43:00.003-05:00

Sketch for Piedmont YMCA's up coming Regionals.

Huntin Dogz

2010-03-05T13:25:00.004-05:00

Here is the final piece for Huntin Dogz. The t-shirt print has a few extra things floating around it, but this is essential the design.

Wake of Ruin Sketch

2010-03-04T23:25:00.002-05:00

Not to sure yet what this is going to be used for, but I was asked to work up some designs for the band Wake of Ruin from the Richmond, VA area.

Huntin Dogz Basketball Team

2010-03-01T18:51:00.001-05:00

Color Proof.

Megan Gadients Portfolio Website

2010-02-28T19:13:00.001-05:00

Website I helped a friend build based on a design she had. www.megangadient.com

Mobilee Delicious Sketch 2

2010-02-24T23:07:00.003-05:00

Client asked to see the sketch with steam and a tongue. The tongue looks good but I cant seem to draw the steam in a way that it doesn't take away from the chief hat.

Mobilee Delicious Sketch

2010-02-23T23:20:00.006-05:00

Working on a logo design for a local mobile food vendor. This is my first pass as far as sketches go. I was provided with decent reference material, which made it a lot easier for me to jump right to a fairly clear rendering. Any thoughts?

Beck Cohen Vans

2010-02-09T10:13:00.005-05:00

Two different views of a local companies van I drew back in 2008.
(previous post)

Beck Cohen Van

2010-01-26T15:17:00.003-05:00

Stumbled across this the other day. Thought it was funny to see one of my drawings I did a long time ago reused on the Beck Cohen website. I originally drew the van for a newspaper ad that was print in the C-ville Weekly. I actually drew two different vans for the ad. I'll try dig them up and post them on here.

Magician Sketch (Revision)

2010-01-23T11:21:00.002-05:00

Coming along nicely but not to sure if its going to get the use it was designed for. Got some connections that might allow for me to do some stuff for the band Wilco. This could potentially be used as a concert poster for them.
P.S. How do you like my little giraffe doodles on the side?

Embroidery Logo

2010-01-21T21:06:00.001-05:00

Here is my logo digitized and formatted for embroidery. Only 6,492 stitches! Not the colors I want it to be in, but that can easily changed before I put it on anything. This was just a sample stitch out they sent along with the file.

Fluvanna Review Article

2010-01-21T11:05:00.004-05:00

Lake Monticello Resident Receives Regional Recognition
Printed: December 15th, 2009
Online: www.fluvannareview.com/articleDisplay.aspx?NewsID=3507

Raymond & Nikki Stull

2009-12-31T14:03:00.001-05:00

Contracted piece for a old friend. Was given as a Christmas present.

Old Flyer

2009-12-31T12:15:00.002-05:00

Old flyer from a show I had some stuff at. I found it cleaning up my work space the other day and figured I'd share it.

"The Cheney Memoir"

2009-12-24T11:22:00.001-05:00

Here is a link to "American Dick: The Cheney Memoir"
www.pornado.org/americandick

2 Dozen

2009-12-24T11:10:00.003-05:00

Hehe, I got two dozen back issues of Juxtapoz from my wife for xmas. Sad part is, now I feel guilty pulling them out of the bag to read them.

American Dick

2009-12-23T11:23:00.006-05:00

A friend from work is putting together a musical starring Dick Cheney. He asked if I would work up some cover art to tag his promotional material etc. Directly below is the final image we came up with together. It might eventually see some color, but for now he wanted it in black and white. Cheaper to reproduce with him just getting started. His current (personal) site at the moment is www.pornado.org. Not to sure where and how he plans on sharing this exactly but I'll keep you posted.

Below are a couple of pencil sketches I did over the initial Illustrator file to get a feel for the direction. I was a fan of the flag, but judging by how the final came out. I'm glad we went the other direction.

screensnsuds.com

2009-11-16T23:24:00.001-05:00

"beer" poster available for sale at screensnsuds.com

Screens 'N' Suds Pictures

2009-11-13T11:56:00.006-05:00

Screens 'N' Suds last weekend was a total success, at least I would like to think so. I sold enough to not go in the hole and had a fair amount of people show up to support me. I have a handful of pictures from the event which you can check out on my facebook page. Ric Hersh also added some pictures of the event to the Screens 'N' Suds page on facebook.

Video of printing "Beer"

2009-11-01T14:40:00.002-05:00

Beer

2009-10-31T09:45:00.002-04:00

Here is a final copy of the "Beer" design.

3 Things

2009-10-31T09:16:00.008-04:00

So I've been behind on updating my blog the past week, but if you follow me on facebook you've at least seen what new things I've been up to. Above are three screen prints that were done over the past week at Crazy Horse Studio. I printed up tickets for Screens 'N' Suds which are for purchase on through their site at www.screensnsuds.com. Then there the "Starbot" piece I did in red for a poster I will be selling at Screens 'N' Suds. You can also check out more pictures of these on my facebook account here. Then of course is my donation poster "Beer" which will be at the Screens'N'Suds event on November 7th, 2009 @ Capital Ale House in Richmond VA. To see more pictures of me printing the poster also check out my facebook account here.

Link

2009-10-25T22:15:00.001-04:00

http://events.richmond.com/richmond-va/events/show/88917738-screens-n-suds

Screens 'n' Suds Flyer

2009-10-20T01:44:00.006-04:00

SCREENS 'N' SUDS
Celebrating Concert Posters and Beercraft to Benefit Young Audiences of Virginia and the MS Society at Capital Ale House 623 E Main St, Richmond, VA. Saturday, November 7, 2009 11am-5pm and it's only $5.
www.screensnsuds.com

Sketch 2 of "Beer"

2009-10-19T21:49:00.006-04:00

Next sketch in my "Beer" design. Final piece will be sold at the Screens 'n' Suds event November 7th.

Screen Printing Posters for "In My Head"

2009-10-18T00:53:00.011-04:00

I have a run of 60 prints available and soon to have 5 unique limited edition prints also. I'll have these available for sale at Screens 'n' Suds November 7th, 2009. Then on my website shortly after. To see more pictures please visit my facebook page.

What is this?

2009-10-16T18:35:00.001-04:00

Can someone help us identify this fruit? It's from a tall, skinny tree in our backyard and we just want to make sure that it's safe for our pups if they get into it.

Fortune Cookie

2009-10-16T18:19:00.000-04:00

This has to be the coolest fortune I've ever received in a cookie!

Starbot

2009-10-15T23:51:00.004-04:00

I forgot to post this from the weekend. I drew this guy up while sitting on the curb at Art Under Foot. People walking by liked it, so I figured I'd go ahead and work it up into a piece to be screen printed.

...plus one Squid!

2009-10-15T23:32:00.004-04:00

Okay, so here you can see where my idea is going. This is for a screen printed poster I'm doing for Screens 'N' Suds. I've attached the instructions I was given below.

The prints are supposed to be inspired by fictitious beer. An 'advertisement" if you will, for your beer. That doesn't meen it has to have your name on it or anything, but I encourage you to go wild.
We are hoping to have prints in hand by Oct 26th. As the Screens 'N' Suds show will be on Saturday, November 7th. I will get the exact address to send the prints to in the next week or so.
We ask for 15 copies of your print, which will be sold at the show (and afterward, if any remain). The proceeds from those copies will go to Young Audiences of Virgina, and the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

...and it starts with a keg!

2009-10-14T22:34:00.004-04:00

Interview in Whohub

2009-10-14T13:44:00.003-04:00

Interview with Andrew Stronge [strongedesigns] in Whohub
Shared via AddThis

Art Under Foot / Art Sale

2009-10-13T12:22:00.002-04:00

To see pictures from this past weekends art sale at Art Under Foot, check out my facebook page.

Screens 'n' Suds

2009-10-03T11:48:00.005-04:00

This event seems to have all the major parts of my life wrapped up into one nice little package. I think it's only fitting I get myself involved.

Screens 'n' Suds

Second Annual Design Marathon (pt2)

2009-10-02T23:22:00.005-04:00

Design Marathon- Habitat for Humanity- Update
Lindsay checks back in with us to show the progress made on the Habitat for Humanity tri-fold.

Second Annual Design Marathon

2009-10-02T23:16:00.010-04:00

Habitat for Humanity project- #1
Lindsay Tarbell describes the graphic design project that our team is working on for Habitat for Humanity.

Proud to be Greek

2009-10-01T17:35:00.003-04:00

This was a quick and simple design I did a week back for Inter-Sorority Council (ISC). Nothing to hard to set up etc. Mainly posting it because the client liked the art so much, they decided to use my design over another companies. Yes, it is making my head swell.

Delta Zeta Crest

2009-09-29T18:12:00.004-04:00

I couldn't find a good copy of the Delta Zeta crest anywhere on the web to use as a direct reference. So, I redrew it based on what I could find and a bit of my own style.

Art Under Foot

2009-09-27T23:47:00.010-04:00

Here is a painting I did this weekend for Art Under Foot. It's in Petersburg, VA on North Sycamore St. In the "Old Towne Historic District." I was originally going to draw a robot, but changed my mind at the last second. For more photos check out my facebook account. http://www.facebook.com/andrewstronge

UVA Yoda

2009-09-21T17:58:00.002-04:00

I worked this design today for a law school student at the University of Virginia. They set-up softball teams based on the different sections of the law school they're involved in. This team which I believe is "Section J," went with the theme Jedi.

News: First Friday Flyer

2009-09-19T15:34:00.007-04:00

Personal: Video Clip of Daisy

2009-09-15T22:19:00.000-04:00

Digital Art and Design: ecoBOT Sketch

2009-09-15T01:29:00.005-04:00

Pencil sketch for a new design I've been working on. The next step is to work him up in Adobe Illustrator and add details and color to him.

News: Just joined up to do this.

2009-09-03T19:06:00.000-04:00

Digital Art and Design: WNRN Cassette

2009-08-18T15:44:00.001-04:00

Another sketch for a WNRN 91.9 FM Tee design. To bad I wrote the wrong station number on the sketch! OOPS!

Digital Art and Design: WNRN Robot

2009-08-07T12:44:00.004-04:00

Sketch idea for a WNRN 91.9 FM Tee. More to come.

Advertising: Smiling Loco Sticker

2009-08-04T16:34:00.019-04:00

Mono Loco finalized their artwork for the smiling loco stickers (two inch diameter). [Previous Post]

From what I understand, they're going to be stuck on food containers that are for left overs and togo orders. Don't quote me on that! www.monolocorestaurant.com

Advertising: Crazy Horse Studio Ad

2009-07-31T22:18:00.007-04:00

This was a quick Ad I threw together at the last minute. It had a deadline of today and needed to be sent off to The ZOI Greek Directory.

Logo Design: Crazy Horse Studio

2009-07-31T16:08:00.004-04:00

Here is the final logo I came up with for Crazy Horse Studio. With it being so horizontal, I'll more then like hit a snag in the road when I need to use it on something skinny. I'll either end up coming up with a vertical version of it or just rotate the design to be printed at 90 degrees.

Logo Design: Crazy Horse Sketch

2009-07-31T12:38:00.002-04:00

Working on setting up a clean and clear logo for the screen printing shop where I work during the day. Here is the initial sketch I did in pencil. You can come check out the shop's site but It's not of the highest quality. Hopefully I'll get a chance in the future to work on it. www.CrazyHorseStudio.com

News: Send off Application

2009-07-31T10:42:00.006-04:00

Sent in an application today for the 2nd Annual Design Marathon. It's a local event where you join a team and give up twelve hours of a day to pro-bono design work. It's to help out ten local non-profits with their image etc. I guess we will just wait and see if they want me or not. If not still sounds cool and you should check it out. designmarathon.wordpress.com

MARC '09: Site Update

2009-07-29T10:57:00.002-04:00

Adjusted the news update on the MARC '09 website to now be a Twitter window. Made much more sense to have to open so others could update the site's info. www.marc09.com

News: Subscription Renewal

2009-07-26T13:17:00.007-04:00

Holy Jebus... I just got an email to my work account for a subscription renewal to clipart dot com. I can't believe the previous designer would spend this on clipart each year. I guess that's the benefit of being able to draw.

"Your Clipart.com subscription will expire in 7 days. Renew now and receive another full year of access to our growing collection of creative, professional-quality clipart for only U.S.$159.95."

Web Development: Against Grace

2009-07-26T00:25:00.003-04:00

New site I set up for my brothers band. www.againstgrace.com

June 28, 2009: Canoeing with Outdoor Adventure Social Club

2009-07-16T10:15:00.000-04:00

South fork of the Shenandoah River.

Illustration: Funk Bunch

2009-06-28T22:25:00.004-04:00

This is a compiliation of drawings my friend Randall Jordan and I would do in the 6th & 7th grade ('93-'95). We were easily amused by drawing pranks, jokes, fellow classmates, and teachers doing stupid things. We would trade off the drawing between classes to see what the other person had added. Then try to one up each other by coming up with something funnier. The best part was, nobody knew we were really drawing them. Even though people always wanted to look at it and giggle and call us weird.

Digital Art: Alfred E. Newman (MAD)

2009-06-25T11:00:00.008-04:00

This was done for a client who wanted me to draw a friend as the Alfred E. Newman character. Which ended up on the back of a t-shirt.

Also posted it over at The Little Chimp Society (LCS).

Advertising: Smiling Loco Sticker

2009-06-25T10:26:00.007-04:00

Mono Loco is looking at doing some new stickers for promotional reasons. They're after seeing their Crazy Monkey character with a cheesy smile. Here is a pencil sketch I did to get started. www.monolocorestaurant.com

Apiphobia

2009-06-24T15:52:00.001-04:00

Cara Yowell: Wicked Cara

2009-06-24T12:57:00.003-04:00

Making fun of a friend. www.carayowell.com

YouTube: Little Spud (Cellphone Flix)

2009-06-23T14:38:00.001-04:00

Sketchbook Page 42: Icon Sketches

2009-06-23T11:49:00.001-04:00

News: Formatting

2009-06-18T00:57:00.003-04:00

So I did some reformatting of my blog page. I hope www.blogspot.com doesn't mind my adjustments. Can never tell these days of whats acceptable and what is not. Any thoughts?

Nelson-Albmemarle 4-H Camp: 4-H Man

2009-05-24T23:52:00.002-04:00

4-H Man, Version 2

Alfred E. Neuman

2009-05-20T23:09:00.001-04:00

I'll explain more about his one later...

Nelson-Albemarle 4-H Camp: 4-H Man

2009-05-14T17:20:00.001-04:00

4-H Man proof #1

Nelson-Albemarle 4-H Camp: 4-H Man

2009-05-14T16:17:00.001-04:00

Concept scribble for "4-H Man"

Orange-Madison 4-H Camp: Batteries Not Required

2009-05-14T16:10:00.000-04:00

Sketch for a circuit board, with camp icons mixed in with the circuit switches etc.

The Powerhouse: Welcome To...

2009-05-11T17:04:00.005-04:00

Here is a fun little design I did for a group of girls who all lived together and wanted a novelty shirt to remember it by.

JMU Northwest Europe Program: The Benelux Tour

2009-05-01T18:40:00.001-04:00

One color print design on the left chest.

Blog

2009-05-01T17:54:00.000-04:00

Cool blog site on print. www.printeresting.org

Orange-Madison 4-H Camp: Batteries Not Required

2009-04-30T17:29:00.002-04:00

Batteries Not Required, preliminary sketches to get me started with the client. I want to make sure they like the direction I'm going in before I devote real art time.

Font Site

2009-04-29T09:35:00.002-04:00

This mornings great new find, a free font(s) site called Acid Fonts.

Zeta Tau Alpha: Mixtape Cups

2009-04-29T09:18:00.002-04:00

...and the final is in, pink cups with a darker contrasting pink ink.

Zeta Tau Alpha: Mixtape Cups

2009-04-28T17:41:00.003-04:00

I picked three assorted colors for the client to pick from.

Zeta Tau Alpha: Mixtape Cups

2009-04-28T16:02:00.002-04:00

Here it is with the cassette attached to it. Now I've just gotta trace it out on the computer to have it in the correct format to color it etc.

Zeta Tau Alpha: Mixtape Cups

2009-04-28T15:17:00.003-04:00

Now including "mixtape"

Zeta Tau Alpha: Mixtape Cups

2009-04-28T14:30:00.000-04:00

"Zeta Tau Alpha" in cassette ribbon.

Zeta Tau Alpha: Mixtape Cups

2009-04-28T13:57:00.004-04:00

Started a job with a design for cups the other day. Cool idea but it was a little to messy and hard to read.

2009-04-20T00:52:00.000-04:00

Job Mama Logo: Sketches

2008-09-15T16:55:00.005-04:00

Testing out a few ideas for adding some glasses, a headset, and perhaps a different mouth.

Abode Window (iframe)

2008-09-04T15:31:00.003-04:00

This is the new Abode (media) Window for the www.c-ville.com website.