Mike Yamada is an experienced Production Designer and Visual Development Artist with 20 years of experience creating memorable visuals and stories for some of the biggest animation studios in the world, including Disney, Dreamworks, Marvel, and Netflix.

He has led the visual design of multiple complex, big-budget films and television series, working with both internal development teams and external animation partners/vendors. Worked closely with producers to manage budget and deliver the highest quality product under demanding deadlines. Supervised creative teams of up to 100+ artists across local and remote facilities. Hands-on experience with all creative phases of a project from early visual development, team building, execution of the project, marketing, and final color.

He was selected as one of Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation in 2021.

Clients

  • Cartoon Network

  • Dreamworks Animation

  • Marvel Studios Animation

  • Netflix Animation

  • Nexus Studios

  • Sony Pictures Animation

  • Skydance Animation

  • Warner Bros Animation

  • Walt Disney Feature Animation

  • Wildbrain Animation

  • Naughty Dog

  • Warner Brothers

  • Lightstorm

  • Legendary Pictures

  • Spin Master

  • Design Studio Press

  • Chronicle Books