Максим

Maksym Rudenko
Graphic Designer

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https://www.behance.net/maxbris
Vegas Quest: A World of Fun

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Summary
I am an experienced graphic designer, specializing in game development, with
extensive experience in creating top-notch 2D characters, icons, and
immersive game interfaces. My background includes end-to-end development
of slot machines, where I gained a deep understanding of their mechanics.

Work Experience

Slot game design and development - Dynamic Games

Duration: July 2019 - till now (5+ years)
Position: Graphic / Game Designer / 2D Game Animator / Unity GameDev

Designed and illustrated the interface for a quest-based slot game, including
20 immersive game levels, delivering engaging and high-quality content that
elevated the overall player experience.

Responsibilities:
● Interface development and design (Full package of all game elements)
● Main lobby
● Top and bottom panels
● Game store
● Bonus wheels and additional challenge levels
● Bonus and winnings popups
● Offers and special offers design
● Notification windows and popups
● Special challenge icons
● Game tutorial character
● Bitmap fonts

Spine Animation:
● Animation of the main character of the game, who conducts a tutorial on
the interface
 ● Creating various animations and poses
● Synchronizing the animation of the character's mouth according to the
voice acting

Game levels development and design - Dynamic Games

Responsibilities: Game levels design and illustrations
Tasks:
● Concept of main characters and game icons
● Visualization of game icons and game reels
● Development and visualization of progress bars and its mechanics
● Creation of paytable and winning popups
● Preparing characters and icons for Spine Animation
● Animation of main characters and game skin icons
● Optimization of animation meshes and atlases
● Preparing of sprites for levels assembly in Unity
● Assembly of main reel, background and related materials in Unity
● Import of spine animations in Unity and animation of the main feature
● Creation of levels portal and quest cards for main lobby, challenges
selection, related popups
● Creation of stylized bitmap levels fonts for related popups
Spine Animation:
● Animation of the main characters
● Game icon animation
● Creating additional icon effects

Link to the finished product: Vegas Quest: A World of Fun

Logo Lettering and Calligraphy Design

Duration: July 2015 - 2020

My journey into lettering and calligraphy began with recognizing my natural
talent for beautiful handwriting. This passion evolved into a focused effort to
master advanced techniques, eventually enabling me to take on client
projects. The creation of my first logo became a pivotal moment that inspired
me to continue growing professionally.

● In 2018, I was recognized as one of the top 20 lettering artists in the
CIS region
● Successfully implemented over 300 projects for brands
● Developed corporate styles based on lettering and calligraphy
● Worked on the development of logos, brands and individual inscriptions
for customers from all over the world
● Created a large and impressive portfolio on Behance
Skills and Competencies

● Creating 2D characters and icons
● Concept art creation
● User interface design
● Marketing material design
● Spine Animation
● Unity animation
● Understanding of slot game mechanics
● Drawing skills using a graphics tablet
● Attention to detail
● Adaptability and versatility
● Application of artificial intelligence
● Software proficiency (Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe After
Effects / Spine Animation / Unity)
● Tools: GitHub, Jira, Trello

Education

2019 - Internship program at Dynamic Games - Study of game
mechanics Slot games, principles and basics of slot machines

2010 - Bachelor, Jurisprudence, Sumy State University

2007 - Department of Arts / Design, Sumy State Pedagogical University
named after A.S. Makarenka

Hobbies

Cyclocross, Mobile photography

Languages

English - Intermediate
Ukrainian, Russian - Native