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Creative Director | 2D Animator | Illustrator & Storyboard Artist | 300M+ Views

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Hey I m Mike. I'm a Greece-based animator, illustrator and creative director with over 15 years of experience across advertising, educational animation, museums and documentary production.

I spent six years working with The Armchair Historian, starting from animator and storyboard artist to Creative Director. During that time, I helped oversee the production of more than 100 animated historical documentaries, managing creative teams and budgets, maintaining visual consistency and contributing hands-on to illustration, storyboarding and animation.

My work focuses on 2D animation, motion graphics, storyboarding, animated maps, illustrations and visual storytelling. More recently, I've been developing my own animated documentary series, Myths from the Abyss, handling everything from visual development to final animation.

I'm available for remote freelance collaborations, whether you need an animator or illustrator for individual projects, or someone to help lead the creative production of a larger series. Whether you're looking for Vox-style explainers, animated maps, infographics or illustrated documentary sequences, I can help bring your ideas to life.

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  • Mike Xirouchakis - Parallax Animation Reel '25 -Armchair Historian-

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    Parallax Animation Reel - The Armchair Historian

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    I stitched together some of my favorite parallaxes I animated for the Armchair Historian. I picked clips that emphasize in cinematic storytelling, character animation style and compositing.
  • Mike Xirouchakis - Map Animation Reel '25 -Armchair Historian-

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    Map Animation Reel - The Armchair Historian

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    Showcasing some of the best maps I animated for the Armchair Historian animated history channel from the last five years. Software: After Effects