Jason Fruchter is a contracted freelance illustrator and animator for several media companies and book publishers. He began his career as an animator and illustrator after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1992. He creates children's book illustrations based on popular kid's TV properties and 2D animation for broadcast, games, apps, and interactive kiosks. In addition to his contracted work, Jason develops original properties for kids' media. In his downtime, he enjoys biking around Elliot Bay near his home in Seattle, WA, and drawing caricatures. He's currently working on a series of caricatures of the Presidents of the United States.