"Alex is a seasoned motion graphics leader with an exceptional record in spearheading teams to produce captivating and visually stunning content. He's also a strategic thinker with an uncanny knack for branding and production problem solving."
- Apple Marcom Manager
🚀 Leading with kindness, bringing out the best from teams of 2-30 artists, partners & vendors.
🗓️ Highly production capable. Developing successful strategy, bids & schedules and managing expectations across teams & clients.
🎢 Specialized in guiding strategy and threading messaging points into creative, clear and engaging content.
📐 Branding & motion design systems consultant.
✏️ Highly adaptable designer, illustrator, 3d concept artist across a range of styles and mediums.
🎛️ Creative, highly technical After Effects animator & compositor.
🏡 PPL SEA Studio owner with 4 staff '16-'20.
🛼 Production, pipeline & toolkit consultant.
🏆 Art Director's Club Young Gun award winner.
⚖️ Motionographer Motion Awards Judge.
🍎 Shaped, developed and taught the Mograph Mentor (now School of Motion) Thesis Program.
🍎 SVA MFA Thesis Advisor & Instructor.
🏢 Studio owner from 2018-2020
PPL SEA
✒️ Creative Director since 2011
Adult Swim, Buck, Google, AT&T, Havas Global, JKR Advertising, Pepsi, Twitter, Burger King, IBM, Gensler, Ogilvy, Working Not Working, Vice, Telemundo, H&M, Shopify, Sprout Networks, Slanted, NBC Universal, NBC Artworks, Sagmeister & Walsh and others.
✏️ Art Director since 2006
Buck, Capacity, Twitter, Apple/Logan, Google, Coca Cola, Disney, Mastercard, Microsoft, Gentleman Scholar, Blacklist, Psyop, PBS, Adult Swim, MTV, Warby Parker, Sci Fi Channel, Hornet, Malibu, Masonry, Walmart, Slanted, Verizon, Target, Coach, The Weather Channel, FX, Lady Gaga, Red Bull, NBA, NFL, NFL Channel, UFC, ESPN, CBS, TNT, Fox, Travel Channel, Transistor, LoyalKaspar and many others.
🎨Illustrator since 2011
Microsoft, Twitter, Google, Adult Swim, NBA, Mountain Dew, Target and many others.
🍎 Teacher and Mentor since 2015
Mograph Mentor, School of Visual Arts
🎬 Repped Director from 2012-2016
Satellite Office, &Reach
🎨 Motion Graphics artist 2003-2007
Australia: Mercedes, Studio XYZ, Qube Konstruct, Perception, Archidom, Phillips and many others.
🎓🦘 Bachelor of 3d & Industrial Design 2003
Griffith University, Australia
Alex has led dozens of lauded campaigns and teams at high end studios including frequent collaborators Buck and Psyop, as well as via his own directorial practice.
Working across motion, illustration and design, he's done branding for everyone from NBC to MTV and helped make commercials, content and experiential material for Coke, Apple, Google, IBM, the NBA, Adult Swim — and what seems like almost everyone else in-between.
His years of experience lets him be able to give expert guidance to tailor work to engage at almost any scope, style and scale. He's seen it all as well, and knows how to navigate whatever comes up along the production way.
A One Club/Art Director Club Young Gun award winner, he‘s also a regular thesis advisor at School of Visual Arts and has given talks for the ADC, SVA and NYU.
He is also an ongoing thesis advisor for SVA and also shaped the final thesis class for the Mograph Mentor school, producing animations for charities while mentoring early career artists.
Iranian-Kiwi-Australian-American, happily married and currently dad to a cat and dog, he takes his work seriously, but himself not so much, and likes to bike, meditate and draw every day.
🏢 Studio owner from 2018-2020
PPL SEA
✒️ Creative Director since 2011
Adult Swim, Buck, Google, AT&T, Havas Global, JKR Advertising, Burger King, Gensler, Ogilvy, Working Not Working, Vice, Telemundo, H&M, Shopify, Sprout Networks, Slanted, NBC Universal, NBC Artworks, Sagmeister & Walsh and others.
✏️ Art Director since 2006
Buck, Capacity, Twitter, Apple/Logan, Google, Coca Cola, Disney, Blacklist, Psyop, Warby Parker, Hornet, Masonry, Walmart, Slanted, Target, The Weather Channel, FX, Lady Gaga, Red Bull, NBA, NFL, NFL Channel, Transistor, LoyalKaspar
🍎 Teacher and mentor since 2015
Mograph Mentor, School of Visual Arts
🎬 Repped Director from 2012-2016
Satellite Office, &Reach
🎨 Motion Graphics artist 2003-2007
Australia: Mercedes, Studio XYZ, Qube Konstruct, Perception, Archidom, Phillips and many others.
🎓🦘 Graduated in 3d & Industrial Design 2003
Griffith University, Australia
🧵Specialist in threading messaging points into creative, clear and engaging arc-driven content.
🗓 Highly production capable in developing successful bids and schedules and managing expectations across partners.
👨🚀 Early C4D & Octane designer and evangelist
🎩 Highly adaptable designer and concept artist across a range of styles and mediums.
🍭 Graphic illustrator
🎛 Creative, highly technical After Effects animator & compositor.
🕶 Motion Branding specialist and consultant.
🛠 Experienced with creating tools that help make compliant animations for unique screen tech.
🔄 Pipeline, toolkit & specialist
🏆 Art Director's Club Young Gun award winner
🥇 First freelance AD at Buck, and later the first freelance CD
🤓 Branded AEScripts
A veteran creative & art director of the motion graphics industry, Alex has led dozens of lauded campaigns with as many high end studios including frequent collaborators Buck.
Working across motion, illustration and design, he's done branding for everyone from NBC to MTV and helped make commercials, content and experiential material for Coke, Apple, Google, IBM, the NBA, Adult Swim — and what seems like almost everyone else in-between.
His years of experience lets us be able to give guidance, and to be nimble enough to tailor work to engage at almost any scope, style and scale. He's seen it all as well, and know how to stay on track whatever comes up along the production way.
He shaped the final thesis class for the Mograph Mentor school, producing videos for charities while mentoring early career artists. A One Club/Art Director Club Young Gun award winner, he‘s also a regular thesis advisor at School of Visual Arts and has given talks for the ADC, SVA and NYU.
He takes his work seriously but himself not so much, likes to bike, meditate and draw, and still grins like a kid that he gets to do all of this 💚
A veteran creative & art director of the motion graphics industry, Alex has led dozens of lauded campaigns with as many high end studios including frequent collaborators Buck.
Working across motion, illustration and design, he's done branding for everyone from NBC to MTV and helped make commercials & content for Coke, Apple, Google, IBM, the NBA, Adult Swim — and what seems like almost everyone else in-between.
His years of experience lets us be able to give guidance, and to be nimble enough to tailor work to engage at almost any scope, style and scale. He's seen it all as well, and know how to stay on track whatever comes up along the production way.
He shaped the final thesis class for the Mograph Mentor school, producing videos for charities while mentoring young artists. A One Club/Art Director Club Young Gun award winner, he‘s also a regular thesis advisor at School of Visual Arts and has given talks for the ADC, SVA and NYU.
He takes his work seriously but himself not so much, likes to bike, meditate and draw, and still grins like a kid that he gets to do all of this 💛
Since 2011, he's been a Creative Director via his studio & directorial identity PPL SEA for: Adult Swim, Buck, Google, AT&T, Havas Global, JKR Advertising, Burger King, Gensler, Ogilvy, Working Not Working, Vice, Telemundo, H&M, Shopify, Sprout Networks, Slanted, NBC Universal, NBC Artworks, Sagmeister & Walsh and others.
He's a seasoned Art Director since 2006 for Buck, Capacity, Twitter, Apple/Logan, Google, Coca Cola, Disney, Blacklist, Psyop, Warby Parker, Hornet, Masonry, Walmart, Slanted, Target, The Weather Channel, FX, Lady Gaga, Red Bull, NBA, Transistor, LoyalKaspar
He's a teacher and Mentor
His years of experience lets us be able to give guidance, and to be nimble enough to tailor work to engage at almost any scope and scale. We’ve seen it all as well, and know how to stay on track whatever comes up along the production way.
He shaped the final thesis class for the Mograph Mentor school, producing videos for charities while mentoring young artists. A One Club/Art Director Club Young Gun award winner, he‘s also a regular thesis advisor at School of Visual Arts and has given talks for the ADC, SVA and NYU.
He takes his work seriously but himself not so much, likes to bike, meditate and draw, and still grins like a kid that he gets to do all of this 💛
🧵Specialist in threading messaging points into creative, clear and engaging arc-driven content.
🗓 Highly production capable in developing successful bids and schedules and managing expectations across partners.
👨🚀 Early C4D & Octane designer and evangelist
🎩 Highly adaptable designer and concept artist across a range of styles and mediums.
🍭 Graphic illustrator
🎛 Creative, highly technical After Effects animator & compositor.
🕶 Motion Branding specialist and consultant.
🛠 Experienced with creating tools that help make compliant animations for unique screen tech.
🔄 Pipeline, toolkit & specialist
🥇 First freelance AD at Buck, and later the first freelance CD
🤓 Branded AEScripts
