David Sean SanAngelo

David Sean SanAngelo – Designer

Award winning illustrator. Clients: Macmillan, HarperCollins, Scholastic, Bloomsbury, Audible, Walker Books, Highlights Magazine and Hasbro.

Overview

Hi! I'm David.


Originally from New England, I now live with my family and Darla (the world's laziest dog) in Decatur, GA (United States).


I have YEARS of experience in illustration and visual storytelling.


I'm a Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles silver medal winner, a two-time Emmy nominated director of the animated shows WordGirl (PBS) and Time Warp Trio (NBC, Discovery Kids, WGBH) and an Emmy winning director of an animated special for the Boston Red Sox about their team mascot, Wally the Green Monster.


Illustrating the stories for the R. L. Stine series Stinetinglers is one of the projects I'm currently working on. My credits also include illustrated the YA graphic novel Storybooth and creating the Ghostbusters Monopoly Game Box artwork. Clients: Disney, Macmillan, Scholastic, Bloomsbury, Highlights, Adult Swim, The Smithsonian, Hulu and many others.


Also, I think it's worth noting, I don't use AI.


But enough about me. Let's talk about you and what your amazing project needs.


-D


Services
Fiction
Horror Middle Grade Middle Grade Fantasy Picture Books Science Fiction Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English
Awards
  • Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles silver medal
  • Emmy for directing an animated special for the Boston Red Sox

Work experience

Self-employed

Mar, 2018 — Present

I provided illustration work for very young readers, middle grade and YA.

Bento Box ATL

Nov, 2012 — Sep, 2014 (almost 2 years)

I worked on Seth Meyer's The Awesomes and various animated FOX and Disney XD pilots.

Self-employed

Sep, 2012 — Mar, 2017 (over 4 years)

Soup2Nuts

Aug, 2003 — Apr, 2011 (over 7 years)

Director - Time Warp Trio (NBC, Discovery Kids, WGBH)
Director - WordGirl (PBS)
Creative Director of the studio - I developed numerous properties that garnered eight development deals.

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy
Ryan's Robot Bear

Murray, Justin

Illustration
Made with Reedsy
The Galvani Gene

Lean, Mrs Tracey

Independently published

Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
The Lost Tide Warriors (The Storm Keeper’s Island Series, 2)

Doyle, Catherine

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Cover Design Illustration
Illustration
Storybooth

Storybooth

HarperTeen

Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration

David has 5 reviews

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Justin M.

Justin M.

Sep, 2024

David was an excellent cover artist for my project. He provided not only an acceptable cover, it had a unique sense of character that fit the tone and theme of the book well. I highly recommend his services for middle grade works.
Ronald S.

Ronald S.

Sep, 2024

David did a fantastic job! He was open to suggestions and was in my price range. I would definitely work with David again!
Tracey L.

Tracey L.

Sep, 2024

David was a joy to work with! I was nervous about how the process would go as he has an excellent reputation and I’m a ‘newbie’ to fiction publishing. David was able to produce amazing designs and interpret my ideas. I am keen to use his services again. Thank you, David - you are a hero!
MJ M.

MJ M.

Sep, 2024

David was a pleasure to work with for the illustrated cover design of my middle grade contemporary fantasy. He was professional, provided high quality cover art, and incredibly responsive. Would I hire him again? Absolutely! For us indie authors, we have a lot of business aspects to juggle beyond the actual writing part of the job. It is wonderful to hire out work that not only reduces the amo...
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Carly M.

Carly M.

Aug, 2024

David is an incredible designer with outstanding attention to detail. Look forward to working with him again on future projects.

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