About
We are Crazy Passionate
about
our Clients’ success!
STUDIO FORONDA
Studio Foronda started out as the freelance illustration studio of Anthony Foronda in 2006. It has transformed into a visual communications studio with the addition of a collaborate team of professionals. Since then we have been awarded for graphic design and multimedia design internationally and have helped many entrepreneurs and startups reach their dreams. Studio Foronda works with small businesses in the Northeast Connecticut & New England region offering fundamental business strategy, brand development, and visual communications assets as well as marketing and personal business development.
Let’s Create
Good Things Together.
Starting a new business can be exciting but also daunting. There are many risks and the goal of being profitable early on can be stressful without a plan. A solid foundation built on a thoughtful narrative and positioning in one’s niche market is one of the keys to success. We help create that narrative and position your business competitively.
It all starts with your “personality” and “vision” of your business. This is the foundation of brand development and awareness. Each client is unique and individual and that is what sets them apart from the rest. Knowing who that message will attract will help position your business in your corner of the market. We project that “personal narrative” throughout your entire visual communications message. Our success hinges on our clients’ success. We work hard to make our clients’ businesses successful. We help our clients change the world and their community.
Our goal is to take the stress out of building your business by creating a solid marketing foundation for your products and position your services securely in your niche market in the most creative and innovative ways. We do this by collaborating with you with empathy, care, and respect.
ANTHONY FORONDA
Creative Director, Principal
Anthony Foronda is a 1993 graduate of the Maryland Institute, College of Art. He has worked in government marketing, telecommunications, the real estate sector, retail, mobile advertising, and multimedia design at ad agencies & government/corporate marketing departments for over 15 years. He worked as creative director for a telecommunications company in Washington, DC, who’s focus was centered on advertising to ethnic communities within the United States. Since graduating from MICA, Anthony has always freelanced as a editorial illustrator working for magazines and newspapers like the New York Times, Washington Post, Red Herring Financial Magazine, etc. He has been recognized in American Illustration, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, The Alternative Pick Awards, and has been in the Luerzer’s Archive’s “200 Best Illustrators Worldwide” in four biennials. Anthony is also an adjunct professor and teacher. He began working as Studio Foronda when he moved to Connecticut in 2005.
ASHLEY AUGER
Social Media Marketer, Advertising
After graduating from Hofstra University with a degree in Marketing and Psychology, Ashley began developing her skills as a freelance writer with original posts to the Guess Access Blog and by maintaining her own fashion blog. A year later, she obtained an exciting and versatile position at Marchon Eyewear working as the Marketing Associate for Michael Kors. This experience helped to further expand her copywriting skills as well as her ability to conceptualize a marketing campaign from start to finish. In her freelance career, she specializes in a variety of marketing and copywriting activities from social media marketing to web content creation to ad copy. Ashley gives our clients the option to increase their presence online and throughout their media engagement.
JASSEM HASHMI
Tech Lead, CTO
Jassem is an Enterprise Technology Architect with diversified and accredited international project / program management and professional experience in public and private sectors. Strengths include extensive technical background with strong leadership qualities, as well as outstanding planning, organizational, and problem solving skills. Possess an understanding of current and emerging technologies as well as their application within the design and architecture of enterprise systems and infrastructure.