Origin Story

Embrace your inner creative.

Antony Rozwadowski

Owner/Designer

So what’s in a name? Rozwadowski has never just rolled off the tongue. Even I had a hard time pronouncing it as a kid. One day I asked my Grandmother for help in pronouncing it. Of course, my Grandmother would always say it with the Polish inflections replacing the O sound with a short U, the first W with a V, and the second W with an F before blending it with the SKI. But she told me that it rhymed with RUBBERDUCKIE. I could say THAT! So I went back to school and proudly proclaimed my name as Tony Rubberduckie when roll call came around. Love and miss you Grandma.

Flash forward to college and I meet the only other Tony that I ever had a class with. A flamboyant Italian from Connecticut, Tony Bacchiocchi. Two Tonys with long last names that would never ever be considered twins, how on earth would people tell the difference? I know, let’s introduce Tony Rubberduckie and Tony BoxOChocolates to the world!

I dusted off a personal logo I did long ago, refining it slightly. It combines my love of comic books and retro atomic age design with a modern aesthetic. An updated name as a nod to my rubberduckie story and there you have Rozwaduckie Design LLC. It should be easy to remember and now easier to say. And if Tony Rozwaduckie sticks, I have another chapter to add to the rubberduckie story.

If you or someone else is looking for branding, graphic design, illustration, web design, or just have a need for creative ideas, I’d be happy to talk to you. I’m not afraid to design with humor, pop-culture references, or incorporate the odd quirky request. Design should be fun and engaging while never losing the message it needs to deliver.

Intro-duck-tion

I have been a designer for nearly 30 years and a creative since I was a kid making drawings for classmates or paper action figures to play with. Some of my interests include comic books, cartoons and anime, sports (embrace pickleball folks) and sports design, the 1980s, the 1990s, The Muppets, listening to music, pop art, kitsch art, art deco, art nouveau, atomic age design, minimalism. Rozwaduckie Design is an amalgam of all of that.

 

  • BFA Graphic Design and AAS in Illustration, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Culpeper Air Fest Committee Board Member
  • Culpeper Library Foundation Board Member
  • Culpeper Pickleball Club Board Member (Information Officer)
  • Mentor for 2 years for Career Partners Inc. program with CTEC

Culpeper • Virginia