David Kantrowitz

David Kantrowitz – Designer

Illustrator and cartoonist with a humorous and kid-friendly aesthetic who has worked for Nickelodeon, MAD Magazine, Exploding Kittens + more

Overview

I'm David: an illustrator, animator, and art director, all influenced by my background in comedy writing and performing. I've created original animated and illustrated work for Comedy Central, Funny or Die, and Buzzfeed. I co-created an animated web series for Nickelodeon, and worked as a freelance cartoonist for MAD Magazine, as well as self-publish my own comics. Most recently, I was an Art Director / Senior illustrator at the popular tabletop game company Exploding Kittens. Finally: I was an English major, so who better to appreciate your writing and help bring your book to life?

Services
Fiction
Comics & Graphic Novels Humor & Comedy Picture Books
Non-Fiction
Comics Non-Fiction
Languages
English

Work experience

Exploding Kittens

Aug, 2020 — Jan, 2024 (over 3 years)
Conceptualizing themes and art direction for tabletop games. Creating original cartoon illustrations for playing cards, box covers, and promotional images. Animating and illustrating assets for digital games. Supervising creation of promo and " how to play" videos. Creating original cartoons and content for social media.

MAD Magazine

Jan, 2019 — Apr, 2019 (4 months)
Writing and drawing comics for MAD Magazine’s social media and homepage.

Buzzfeed

Feb, 2018 — May, 2018 (4 months)
Created animated shorts, including their first interactive animated story for Instagram, one of their highest impressions on the platform.

Funny or Die / Comedy Central

Nov, 2014 — Dec, 2017 (about 3 years)
Created Emmy-winning content for @midnight, including some of the most viewed and successful original videos across all Comedy Central shows. Work includes sketch videos, illustrations, animated shorts, original web series, animated GIFs, and more.

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy
Frankie the Fart Wants a Friend: A Funny Story of Friendship and Acceptance for Kids

Huerga, Daniel

Mandu Books

Cover Design Illustration
The Christmas Carols

Blaskie, Bryan

Independently published

Cover Design Illustration

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Daniel H.

Daniel H.

Jun, 2024

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Working with David was an amazing experience. He was professional, patient, and approachable, going above and beyond to help me on this journey as it was my first picture book. His quick responses and efficient work were highly appreciated, not to mention his talent in creating captivating drawin...
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