About me

Dave Anderson is a Welsh director, animator and illustrator who for over twelve years has been helping even the most uptight organisation find their funny.
There's been appearances on the BBC, Channel 4, S4C and TNT Sports, D&AD-approved national ad campaigns, million-viewed music videos, over 200 illustrations for Metro, a popular line of dog toys and even a brief turn on The Joe Rogan Experience.
After working from Mrs. Anderson's homeland of Peru, the family are back on the east side of the Amazon, with Dave's honed and distinctive brand of comedic artwork and coming straight to you from Barcelona.
With a Masters from Central St Martins, Dave got the best training in filmmaking as a storyboard artist, working with top directors such as Taika Waititi, Steve Bendelack and the comedian Harry Hill.
As well as aiming to be an absolute joy to work with, having the ability to write, plan, direct, design, illustrate AND animate, Dave can represent the 'complete package' for your proposal.
So if you're looking to tell a relatable and wildly entertaining story with genuine character, humour, authenticity and craft, then why not say hello.
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Other clients include; Nike, Universal Music, Esquire, Women's Health, The Players' Tribune, The School of Life, QI, Pet Hate Toys, Liberty London, Tom Rosenthal & Greenpeace UK
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"The good Mister Anderson's art lies deliciously between maths- book doodles, evil Hallmark cards and left-wing newspaper cartoons. His humour is dry and acerbic, his wit sardonic and ironic. Imagine a young, British, OCD, po-mo Larson, his gaze penetrative and revealing, his tongue scathing and sharp, like a Radio 4 comedy presenter contemplating his suicide note. "
Urban Junkies

"He's great...that animation's amazing...it's perfect!"
Joe Rogan

"The simple yet very humouristic drawings Dave Anderson makes are always contrasting within themselves. Form and content seem to be created to be the exact opposites of each other, and that's what makes his style so interesting."
Modart

"Ridiculously rude."
Stylist

"If you don't have a good old belly laugh, or at least a chuckle at his creations, well, you're even more bitter than I am."
Design Week

Skills

Advertising, After Effects, Animation, Art Direction, Audio Visual, Brand / Logo Design, Cartooning, Character Design, Communications, Compositing, Creative Direction, Digital Art, Directing, Film, Fine Arts, Graffiti, Graphic Design, Illustration, Journalism, Marketing, Motion Graphics, Painting, Photoshop, Planning, Print, Storyboarding, Street Art, Teaching / Lecturing, Television, Toy Design, Typography, Visual Effects, Writing

Sector Experience

Advertising, Animation, Arts, Audio / Visual, Creative Services, Design, Education, Exhibitions, Film (Short / Documentary), Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture, Galleries & Studios, Information & Advice, Internet, Magazines & Comics, Music, Newspapers, Packaging, Politics, Print, Publishing, Sports, Television

Awards

British Arrows, D&AD Award - Wood Pencil

Clients

andsmithdesign, BBC, Believe Media, BT Sport, Cancer Research, Candid Insurance, Channel 4, Circle Produc, Esquire, Grey, Hogarth WW, Huggies, Hungry Man, Jacamo, Kissmekwik Cards, Liberty London, Metro, Mr. President, Museum of Youth Culture, Nickelodeon, Nike, Ogilvy, Outsider TV, Pet Hates Toys, Protein, S4C, School of Life, Sweetshop, Ted Experience, The Players Tribun, The Poke, UNIVERSAL MUSIC, VCCP, Wieden+Kennedy, Womens Health