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Office tale of Alena Tkach, freelance illustrator and animator

Office tale of Alena Tkach, freelance illustrator and animator

Published by Leonardo Calcagno

Who are you :
Alena Tkach

Your current job :
Freelance illustrator and animator.

In which city are you located?
Kharkiv, Ukraine.

A word to define what kind of worker you are :
Enthusiastic.

What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
Wacom, Mac with Adobe CC, pencil and a sketchbook.

What does your office space look like?
Cosy, with flowers on the balcony and cat skipping around.

What kind of music do you listen when you are working ?
Indie, hip hop, electronic, experimental or without music.

Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work ?
I prefer working in the early morning and evening. The middle of the day is for walking and outdoor matters.

What tips would you give to improve productivity ?
Take a rest if you can’t make the decision. Take your time and the idea will appear in a while. And of course view a lot of fresh and qualitative art.

You’re better than your colleagues to :
I don’t really think that I am better than somebody. But the answer maybe love to details and patience.

What is the best advice anyone has given you ?
Love what you do.

What is your best tip for saving time ?
Close all social media, remove all distracting things and concentrate on what are you actually doing.

What is your routine start and end of the day ?
Going to feed the cat and watering flowers, next answering the emails and comments in social networks, doing all the urgent work. I don’t have the routine end of the day, it depends on the amount of work and the deadlines. So sometimes my working day ends before afternoon and sometimes at midnight.

Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
My old Vivitar – a film camera, I am crazy about taking film photos.

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