At HumHumHug in Kyoto, Japan 2026
About
Hi, I'm Mike.
I'm an artist, filmmaker, and art director based in Berkeley, California.
In animation, I am an art director and visual designer for studios like Warner Brothers, Tonko House, Kuku Studios, Netflix, and Disney. I won a Daytime Emmy in 2021 for my set design work on Netflix’s Go!Go!Cory Carson. Most recently, I got to work with an icon from my childhood, Daffy Duck, as the Lead Colorist on the Looney Tunes short, Daffy Season.
Once upon a time, I was a Google Doodler (real job title). I created over two hundred illustrations, interactive games, puzzles, and animations that appeared on Google homepages around the world. Even my face was a doodle for a day as I played the role of Charlie Chaplin in a live action short (more here)! After years of doodling, I took on a senior designer role in YouTube's new Art Department. Among many projects, my favorite was reimagining the visual world of YouTube Kids.
In publishing, I'm a children's book illustrator and comic artist. My published titles include Big Green Garage, published by Chronicle Books, Food Truck Fest! and Thank You, Dr. Salk! both through Macmillan FSG, and Donovan’s Big Day, through Random House/Tricycle Press. I created the webcomic One Swoop Fell to practice sequential storytelling, which led to contributions to Kazu Kibuishi's Flight anthology series. The big dream, naturally, is to one day publish my own graphic novel.
Finally, as a filmmaker, I created a YouTube channel and series called Pedal & Paint. It combines two of my great loves: bicycling and making art outside. Both activities require a fair bit of movement, but the idea is to slow down and take in the moment. After nearly 30 years of creating art across these different fields and industries, and with two growing kids at home, I'm more drawn to this philosophy than ever.
Selected Press
People :: Dian Fossey Google Doodle Explained
Wall Street Journal :: The Story Behind Google's Charlie Chaplin Doodle
Forbes :: Mike Dutton on Honoring Percy Julian and Other Scientists, Civil Rights Leaders
Washington Post :: Profile by Michael Cavna
Washington Post :: How Mike Dutton Overlapped Artistry + Concept for John Venn Doodle
Chicago Tribune :: Drawing Insight into Google's Doodles (Tribune subscription required)
SF Chronicle :: Doodlers Humanize Technology with Art
Publisher's Weekly :: Review, Donovan's Big Day
Oakland Tribune :: Berkeley Artist Draws from Experience
Lectures and Workshops
Seoul Museum of Modern Art, Keynote Speaker for KACES Symposium, 2019
Tonko House Exhibition in Seoul S.Korea, Young Children Art Workshop, 2019
Ignite Talks Oakland, Adventures in Doodling 2014
CCA - Guest Instructor/Lecturer 2014
SFMoMA Artists Gallery, Workshop 2012
National Art Education Association conference, 2011
SFMoMA, Doodle4Google Exhibition, 2011
Doodle4Google Ireland 2011, Award Ceremony Co-Host
Doodle4Google USA 2011-2014, Workshop
TechTalks at Google, like TedTalks but geekier, 2011
YouTube UX Landscape Workshop, 2015
If you have a speaking engagement or workshop idea in mind, I'd love to hear from you!
Shop Info
I accept all major credit and debit cards and Paypal. No checks or money orders are accepted.
My aim is to dispatch orders within the business week. Thanks in advance for your patience!
SHIPPING
All deliveries are sent via United States Postal Service. FREE SHIPPING on orders over $70.
Unfortunately, I no longer offer international shipping outside of the US. The rates are just wildly inconsistent depending on the destination and my shop isn’t set up to handle this level of complexity. However, if you really want to order something and are not in the US, please get in touch with me and we can figure it out.
If your product is received damaged in the post, please notify me immediately (duttonart@gmail.com) and retain the product and packing and I will contact USPS who will be responsible for addressing and compensating the damage claim.
RETURNS POLICY
I hope that you are very happy with what you receive. If you are not then please get in touch. I am happy for you to return item/s within 14 days as long as they are in their original condition. Once I receive your item/s I will issue a refund within 7 days. All refunds exclude postage costs.