Alexander Savchuk

Washington, DC USA

Professional Experience

I am a cartoonist / illustrator with five years of experience. I specialize in vivid, easily comprehensible imagery and have done work in a plethora of media - childrens' books, cartoons, digital and traditional animation, and art for independent computer / mobile games and applications. Regardless of medium, my freelance mantra is to meet a client's goals while simultaneously imbuing the project with my own creative vision.

Total Media Industry Experience

5 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Mobile Software Designs, LLC (3-5), AxiCom (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions (10+), ERP Accounting Systems (3-5), AppleTree Institute (10+), AloeClear (3-5)

Other Work History

Intern-Engineer, General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions

Technical Skills

Animation - Adobe Flash Audio Editing - Audacity, FL Studio Illustration - Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop Video Editing - Sony Vegas Pro

Foreign Language Skills

Russian

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word) Windows XP, Windows 7

Equipment

Wacom Intuos4 Pen Tablet Editing Programs - Adobe Creative Suite, Sony Vegas Pro

References

Stacey Sweeney - stacey.sweeney@fidelissecurity.com Felicia Truong - ftruong@appletreeinstitute.org Stephanie Fergusson - stephanie.fergusson@axicom.com

General

This is the front / back cover spread for the book "Trash", a book I illustrated for the AppleTree Institute that teaches kids that their trash doesn't simply disappear once they toss it into the bin.
This is an illustration depicting a magical childrens' journey, used as the background for the login screen of online.journz.com, a portal for parents / educators.
An arrangement of tiles / graphics I made for a halloween-themed platform game featuring a ghost.
The last page from "Such a Beautiful Day", a book I did for the AppleTree Institute in November 2014, wherein kids compare numbers of items on two different sides of a page spread.
This is the last page of "Careful Construction", a book I illustrated for the AppleTree Institute. The book is about two sisters who build a house from the ground up with their uncle, and in this final scene, they've decided on some additions of their own!
A ThreatToon incorporating the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. An overexcited employee is about to pour water all over himself in the server room.
A ThreatToon poking fun at the Sony hack, and the dangers of limiting a company's security to merely complying with industry standards.
An animation I did for Digital Design class, using solely Final Cut Pro and "cutout" elements created in Photoshop.
Smack-A-Mole is an Android game for which I provided graphics: "Smack-A-Mole is an immersive mole-smacking experience for all ages. It features six different styles of gameplay and takes mole-smacking to a whole new level."
Jet Chicken is an Android game for which I provided graphics. It involves a chicken constructing a jetpack and using it to rocket away from the confines of daily farm life. The goal is to see how high you can get!
"Tips & Places" is a tip calculator whose design draws inspiration from the high-end electronics of the 1980s. Type your bill and see the result - no need to select the input field, deal with the software keyboard or navigate through menus.
An assortment of pixel art that I've done over the past couple years, the majority being for independent computer games.
A retro-styled design for TipCalc by Mobile Software Designs, LLC - eventually eschewed in favor of a higher-resolution version.
The Countdown Timer performs a simple function in a simple and stylish user interface package: anyone who has ever set a real electronic clock will find the controls immediately familiar.
A personal work inspired by John Bauer's depictions of trolls, coupled with my tendency to draw big noses!
A toon for the cybersecurity blog "Threat Geek" depicting threats being perceived as minute by only seeing the "tip of the iceberg".
A small sample of "reproducibles" I've done for the AppleTree Institute - clear, visually unambiguous illustrations that are used as flash cards for kids to arrange and compare.
A still image from an animation I did for AxiCom, for their client IFS. The animation was a two-minute clip based on streamlining Christmas to make gift distribution easier.
A still from an animation I did for AxiCom, for their client Deltek. This animation concerned itself with making CEO / CFO's lives easier by providing a system that helps them stay organized and assist with data presentation.