David Rowley is an Emmy-nominated Art Director whose work lives at the intersection of design, simulation, and cinematic storytelling. He specializes in creating imaginative worlds and transforming complex technical challenges into elegant visual solutions.

David earned a 2023 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design as Art Director on Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, collaborating on the acclaimed title sequence for Netflix and Double Dare You.

Bridging the worlds of FX and design, David brings deep expertise in procedural workflows, abstract animation, rigid body simulation, pyro, fluids, particles, environment design, and photoreal rendering. Whether art directing multidisciplinary teams or personally crafting technically demanding hero sequences, he approaches every project with equal parts creative vision and technical precision.
His work is driven by a passion for building immersive visual experiences that are as thoughtfully designed as they are technically sophisticated, helping brands, studios, and filmmakers bring ambitious ideas to life.