I’m a Senior Concept Artist & Multidisciplinary Illustrator with 15 years of experience in visual storytelling, style development, and production-ready concept creation for games and entertainment. I translate narrative and technical requirements into compelling designs for characters, creatures, environments, and props.…

Bogdan Stanagui

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I’m a Senior Concept Artist & Multidisciplinary Illustrator with 15 years of experience in visual storytelling, style development, and production-ready concept creation for games and entertainment. I translate narrative and technical requirements into compelling designs for characters, creatures, environments, and props.…

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I’m a Senior Concept Artist & Multidisciplinary Illustrator with 15 years of experience in visual storytelling, style development, and production-ready concept creation for games and entertainment. I translate narrative and technical requirements into compelling designs for characters, creatures, environments, and props.

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Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Concept Artist & Illustrator at SXB Studio
January 1, 2011 - Present
Collaborated with international clients in gaming, entertainment, and apparel to provide comprehensive visual development. Delivered 600+ projects covering character concepts, creature design, environment backgrounds, and prop visualization. Used a hybrid workflow: AI-assisted rapid ideation and traditional sketching for early exploration, then precise digital execution for production-ready concept sheets (orthographic views, callouts, and material breakdowns) supporting 3D modeling and animation. Focused on high originality, technical feasibility, and consistent quality within game engine constraints.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Owner at SXB Studio
January 1, 2011 - Present
Led the design of comprehensive brand identity systems, including logos, typography, and supporting visual assets tailored to business goals. Delivered 600+ projects for international clients across sports media, fashion, and technology. Built a workflow based on traditional art principles, using manual vectorization to ensure original, fully scalable, print-ready files. Collaborated with clients to translate complex visions into actionable outputs, managing end-to-end production from conceptual hand-drawn sketches and 3D prototyping to final file preparation for industrial printing while meeting tight deadlines.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Owner (SXB Studio) at SXB Studio
January 1, 2011 - Present
Lead creation of comprehensive brand identity systems including logos, typography, and visual assets aligned with business goals. Delivered 600+ unique projects for international clients across sports media, fashion, and technology. Uses a workflow rooted in traditional art principles: starting with hand-drawn conceptual sketches, followed by manual vectorization for 100% original, fully scalable, print-ready files. Manages end-to-end design operations, from 3D prototyping and concept development to final pre-press production optimization for industrial printing. Collaborates with clients to translate complex visions into actionable deliverables while consistently meeting tight deadlines.

Education

Graduate at University Nicolae Titulescu
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002

Qualifications

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Gaming
    The Juan E. Méndez Tribute Illustration
    ​Created a professional editorial career tribute illustration titled 'A Life Against Torture' dedicated to Professor Juan E. Méndez. The project required blending historic milestones—ranging from the IACHR and academic mentorship with globally diverse students to UN/ICC global mandates and the Méndez Principles—into a cohesive visual narrative. Key requirements involved precise portrait likeness refinement, custom editorial vector styling, warm diplomatic color grading, and a print-ready A3 layout optimized for professional exhibition and framing…
    Social Media Banners
    This brief requests a cohesive, multi-platform social media banner campaign for "Tour Beez," an innovative online tour booking company targeting travelers from young adults to mature explorers in Canada and globally. The design suite spans Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter (X), and TikTok, utilizing high-contrast brand colors and eye-catching imagery of iconic Ontario and global landmarks. Each banner must prominently feature the brand name in large, bold white letters integrated with subtle illustrations or animations of bees flying around the typography. The layout incorporates the creative slogan "Going Bee-yond!" while adhering to each platform's unique dimension guidelines, with deliverables provided in high-resolution image formats and editable source files.…
    T-shirt Design for Kick Fire Martial Arts
    This brief requests a vibrant summer-themed martial arts rash guard shirt and shorts combo for the brand "Hero Martial Arts." The design features a sun-kissed beach aesthetic with a palm tree, sun, surfboard, and a dynamic martial artist mid-kick on the back, alongside the brand's full logo. The color scheme utilizes a striking gradient of purple, orange, and yellow. For the front, the apparel requires a clean left-chest placement of the brand's 'H' hexagon logo rendered in the same matching purple, orange, and yellow gradient.…
    The Ultimate Gaming Sanctuary​
    Client Project: Custom, highly detailed gaming-themed family illustration created as a special Christmas gift. Characters & Pets: Three custom characters (Mel, Zoe, and Jess) interacting in a cozy room, accompanied by their two small Pomeranian dogs (Frankie and Stevie). Environment & Setup: A fully loaded gaming room featuring dual monitors displaying Minecraft and Grounded, custom shelving, and personalized room decor. Personal Easter Eggs: Packed with unique inside jokes and memories, including Zoe’s math joke, the Phasmophobia plant, "Mel’s Dump Chest," sticky notes, and food bowls for cats Sirius, Moo, and Bellatrix. Art Style: Warm, vibrant animated-film cartoon style designed to bring rich visual storytelling and personal milestones to life.…
    Modern Identity & Signage Design: WayPoint Market
    Project Overview: I am seeking to establish a clean, high-visibility brand identity for WayPoint Market, a new convenience store chain. The objective is to create a design that is bold and instantly recognizable from a long distance, ensuring it stands out on storefronts and pole signs while maintaining a premium feel for in-store branding, packaging, and staff uniforms. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My proposed design, as showcased in the attached visual (image_7.jpg), leverages a minimalist, geometric approach designed for maximum impact. Key features of my approach: High-Visibility Symbolism: The "WayPoint" marker is integrated into a clean, circular emblem, serving as a directional symbol that is both conceptual and highly legible. Modular Versatility: The logo is specifically engineered to be "brand-agnostic," meaning it can sit comfortably alongside various gas station partners without clashing, or stand strong as a destination in its own right for future non-gas locations. Optimized for Distance: By utilizing bold, modern sans-serif typography and high-contrast color application, the logo ensures readability for drivers and pedestrians at significant distances. Functional Branding: From large-scale exterior signage to small-scale application on coffee cups and food packaging, the design retains its clarity and professional edge across all touchpoints. What you will receive: A comprehensive, print-ready logo suite featuring the WayPoint emblem and wordmark. High-resolution vector source files suitable for large-format architectural signage and high-volume merchandise printing. A clear visual identity system that balances "Modern" and "Bold" aesthetics while strictly avoiding "Gas Station" thematic tropes, ensuring your brand remains a distinctive market destination. If you are looking for a designer who understands that a convenience store logo must perform as both a navigational beacon and a premium retail brand, I am ready to help launch WayPoint Market with a bold new identity. I look forward to discussing how we can bring this vision to life!…
    Fine-Line Botanical Tattoo Design: "Family Circle" Bicep Wrap (London to Sydney)
    Project Overview: I am seeking a highly skilled designer to create a custom botanical wreath tattoo concept. This piece is a symbolic "family circle" representing a journey between two homes—London, UK, and Sydney, Australia—celebrating my two children through their respective birthplace flora. The design must be elegant, masculine, and sophisticated, avoiding traditional bold outlines in favor of a refined, fine-line botanical aesthetic. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My vision, as visualized in the attached concept (image_4.jpg), focuses on a fluid, organic 360° bicep wrap that integrates four specific botanical elements into a unified, thornless, and smooth composition. Key features of my approach: Hero Blooms: The design balances an English Rose (London/son) on the inner bicep with an NSW Waratah (Sydney/daughter) on the outer bicep, positioned 180° apart to create a balanced, asymmetrical flow. Connective Narrative: The wreath is held together by Sydney Flannel Flowers (symbolizing love and Sydney) and Forget-me-nots (UK roots/enduring connection). The Forget-me-nots are scaled up and clustered to ensure they remain a prominent, readable part of the "never forget" narrative. Texture & Line Weight: I am prioritizing a variable line-weight approach. The Flannel Flowers feature selective stippling to render their signature "fuzzy" felted character, creating a tactile contrast against the crisp, geometric Forget-me-nots. Compositional Logic: The design avoids hard seams, offering a continuous, "grown" organic flow that respects the natural anatomy of the bicep (13–15cm vertical span). Minimal foliage and deliberate negative space are maintained to ensure the piece ages gracefully. Palette: A sophisticated monochromatic scheme, utilizing black linework for structure and soft grey wash for subtle petal dimensionality. Deliverables Requested: A flat, unrolled 2D design showing the full 360° wrap (seamless left-to-right alignment). High-clarity composition that emphasizes botanical accuracy. Visual proof of how the design wraps around the bicep. Technical Requirements: Fine-line botanical style, no heavy traditional outlines, no geometric symmetry, no text. Thornless, smooth stems; focus on organic grace rather than woody/thorny realism. If you are a botanical illustrator with a keen eye for fine-line detail and the ability to weave symbolic narratives into a clean, masculine, and elegant tattoo composition, I would love to collaborate with you on this permanent tribute. I look forward to seeing your variation on this botanical journey!…
    1980s Movie-Poster Inspired Book Cover Design: "Lessons From a Knucklehead"
    Project Overview: I am looking to provide a comprehensive, high-quality cover design for the book "Lessons From a Knucklehead" by Steve Trebing. The goal is to capture the essence of a mid-80s Long Island coming-of-age story through an illustrative style inspired by classic 1980s movie posters—bold, nostalgic, and character-driven. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My proposed design, illustrated in the attached sample (image_2.jpg), focuses on high-impact visual storytelling while ensuring technical precision for print. Key features of my approach: Thematic Composition: I have captured the narrative arc by balancing the "mischief" elements—teenagers, cars, and the fort—within an atmospheric 80s movie poster aesthetic. Professional Layout: The design is meticulously structured across three distinct sections: Front Cover, Spine, and Back Cover, ensuring logical flow and visual consistency. Template Compliance: I am highly attentive to layout requirements, ensuring all critical text elements maintain adequate margins from the edges to prevent any issues during the cutting/trimming process. Authentic Integration: The back cover features the requested personal photo, integrated with a clean, parchment-style background that keeps the focus on the author’s legacy while allowing for professional readability of the blurb. Typography: The title uses a bold, eye-catching script that echoes the nostalgic cinematic feel requested, perfectly complementing the overall artwork. What you will receive: A complete, print-ready cover package (Front, Spine, Back) adjusted to your specific template dimensions. High-resolution files delivered in your preferred professional formats (PDF or InDesign source files upon request). Rigorous attention to typography hierarchy and bleed areas, ensuring a professional, retail-ready final product. If you are looking for a designer who understands the balance between retro-cinematic art and the practical requirements of modern publishing, I am ready to finalize this cover for your upcoming book release. I look forward to collaborating with you!…
    Bold, Colorful Billboard Design
    This brief requests a high-impact, impossible-to-ignore billboard design for Carnley Services, a Northwest Florida home service company specializing in Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, and Roofing. The aesthetic must be bold, gritty, and aggressively blue-collar yet instantly readable at highway speeds, rejecting a soft, corporate feel. The four trades must be prominently displayed in massive, bold text as "ELECTRICAL ROOFING." The bottom of the board must feature clean, uncluttered contact information, specifically the phone number "850-675-6004" and website "carnleyserv.com," establishing the brand as the obvious local choice.…
    Mid-Century Modern Branding: Logo Design for The Embers Bar & Grill
    Project Overview: I am seeking to provide a sophisticated, architectural brand identity for The Embers Bar & Grill, the signature dining venue at the de Anza Desert Club. The objective is to distill the mid-century desert modern aesthetic into an essential, highly functional mark that balances evening hospitality with a warm, social atmosphere. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My proposed identity, as featured in the attached mockup (image_5.jpg), is a masterclass in functional minimalism. It moves beyond "retro" to capture the timeless, architectural spirit of the desert through a bold, wordmark-led design. Key features of my approach: Embroidery-First Engineering: The logo is built with physical production in mind. By utilizing bold, clean geometric letterforms and simplified iconography, the design guarantees perfect readability and stitch integrity on uniforms, hats, and aprons. Essentialist Symbolism: The icon represents the glowing remains of firelight and desert evening warmth, distilled into a minimal, non-literal form that aligns perfectly with the premium nature of the de Anza Desert Club. High-Functionality: The identity is designed as a single-color mark, ensuring that color dependency is never an issue—whether stitched in rust, charcoal, or gold thread, the brand’s silhouette remains instantly recognizable. Mid-Century Architectural Tone: The typography and composition reflect the desert-modern ethos—warm but restrained, purposeful, and highly durable in its visual expression. What you will receive: A comprehensive, print-ready logo suite optimized for hospitality applications (signage, menu design, glassware). Vector source files designed specifically for clean embroidery digitization (no thin strokes or complex gradients). A versatile brand mark that transitions seamlessly between digital platforms and physical, tangible textures. If you are looking for a brand identity that functions as a robust hospitality tool while capturing the refined, fire-lit atmosphere of a desert evening, I am ready to elevate The Embers Bar & Grill with a design built for the long term. I look forward to discussing how we can implement this architectural vision!…
    Modern Identity Refresh: AJP Electric – 39 Years of Utility & Civil Contracting Excellence
    Project Overview: I am seeking a comprehensive logo redesign for AJP Electric, an established contractor nearing its 39th year in business. Since our inception in 1987, we have evolved from a specialized electrical contractor into a full-service utility, electrical, and civil firm. Our goal is to refresh our visual identity to reflect this broader scope while honoring our Arizona roots. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My proposed approach, as shown in the attached concept (image_10.png), focuses on modernizing our brand identity through a clean, minimalist lens. Key features of my approach: Legacy & Evolution: The design retains the Arizona state outline, reinforcing our regional history, while simplifying the iconic Saguaro cactus and mountain motifs into a more modern, architectural graphic language. Versatile Professionalism: We are looking to create a mark that conveys the "full-service" capabilities of a modern utility contractor—moving from purely "Electric" to a more robust, civil-infrastructure-ready image. Minimalist Clarity: By embracing a streamlined aesthetic, the new logo ensures immediate recognition on heavy equipment, uniforms, and corporate stationary, moving away from cluttered elements toward a bold, intentional silhouette. Regional Pride: The design continues to leverage the Arizona landscape—mountains and Saguaro—but integrates them into a unified, professional emblem that signals stability and longevity to our clients and stakeholders. What you will receive: A reimagined logo design that bridges the gap between our 39-year heritage and our modern service offerings. Full brand identity support, including a scalable emblem that works effectively across all field and office applications. Vector source files (AI, EPS, PDF) ensuring professional-grade reproduction for any construction or utility application. If you are a designer capable of taking a long-standing construction brand and refining its visual language to match its modern capabilities, I am ready to move AJP Electric into its next decade of success. I look forward to discussing how we can evolve this identity together!…
    Vintage Mid-Century Branding: Logo Revamp for "My Campaign Guy"
    Project Overview: I am seeking to provide a professional brand identity for My Campaign Guy, a political consulting firm serving Republican candidates and consultants. The goal is to move beyond the saturated "red, white, and blue" political tropes by establishing a distinct, memorable, and timeless visual voice rooted in the classic American design aesthetic of the 1950s and 1960s. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My focus for this project is to create an identity that feels like a piece of authentic mid-century history—bold, structured, and confident. While the initial exploration touched on hunter green and beige, I am now pivoting toward a richer, more evocative palette and typographic style that captures the spirit of mid-century political craftsmanship. Key features of my approach: Era-Authentic Aesthetic: I am applying design principles from the 50s and 60s—using clean, bold sans-serif typography, geometric balance, and iconic visual shorthand that conveys experience and trustworthiness. Polished Professionalism: The goal is to present a brand that stands out in the political landscape by being understated yet powerful, moving away from overly literal "campaign" symbols to something more architectural and established. Strategic Color Palette: Moving beyond the standard political colors, I am exploring sophisticated, historically grounded palettes that command respect while signaling a fresh, professional alternative for conservative candidates. Versatile Application: Whether on business cards, digital collateral, or campaign signage, the logo is crafted to maintain its impact and legibility across all mediums, retaining its "vintage" soul regardless of scale. What you will receive: A refreshed brand identity that captures the specific "Mid-Century" vibe requested. Final assets in professional vector formats (AI, EPS, PDF), ensuring the design remains sharp for any printing or digital requirement. A unique visual positioning that distinguishes your firm from traditional, crowded political branding. If you are looking for a brand identity that combines the gravitas of a classic consulting firm with the authentic, bold design language of the mid-century era, I am ready to refine the My Campaign Guy identity to meet this vision. I look forward to discussing the new direction for your brand!…
    Professional & Conversational Branding: Logo Design for "Talking Returns" Podcast
    Project Overview: I am seeking to establish a compelling brand identity for Talking Returns, a podcast hosted by Ray Griffin and Anna Moulder. The goal is to move beyond dry financial data and create an identity that feels professional, knowledgeable, and—above all—approachable. The podcast aims to translate complex global finance, market trends, and economic shifts into real-world clarity for a broad audience. What I bring to this project (Design Concept): My proposed design, as showcased in the attached concept (image_9.jpg), is built to bridge the gap between human connection and analytical insight. Key features of my approach: Conversational Symbolism: The design features two silhouettes engaged in dialogue, utilizing a clever integration of market trend lines that form the profile of each speaker. This directly reflects the podcast's core mission: "talking" through "returns" and complex economic data. Professional yet Warm Aesthetic: By avoiding clichéd financial symbols (like the $ sign), the design prioritizes a human-centric, conversational tone that appeals to anyone interested in their everyday financial life. Broad Demographic Appeal: The clean, sophisticated lines and muted, professional color palette ensure the logo has broad appeal, suitable for platforms like Spotify, websites, and high-quality merchandise. Strategic Typography: The wordmark is clean and legible, ensuring immediate recognition at small sizes (like app icons) and large-scale applications. What you will receive: A unique, original logo design that captures the conversational nature of your podcast. Vector source files (AI, EPS, PDF) for perfect scalability across all platforms. A design that successfully avoids finance-sector clichés, positioning Talking Returns as a fresh, modern voice in the media landscape. A visual system ready for use on digital media, print, and branding/merchandise. If you are looking for a designer who understands how to blend financial authority with a welcoming, conversational brand voice, I am ready to help position Talking Returns as a go-to resource for financial clarity. I look forward to discussing how we can refine this visual identity!…