About

I started my career as a cartoonist, working for various publications, including Marvel UK and Hodder Children’s Books. Then in a bit of a career change I went off to become a writer and art director, working for some of London’s top advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson.
I returned to cartooning and illustration whilst continuing to contribute to ad agencies on a freelance basis. Around this time I also began writing and drawing the cartoon feature 'Learn to Speak Cat' for the national Metro newspaper. I wrote and drew this for several years before going on to work for a host of other publications, including Viz Comic, The Oldie and Private Eye. (Where my ‘Logos as they should be’ still appear regularly.)

I now have two cartoon features syndicated worldwide through Universal Click. These appear daily on GoComics.com

www.gocomics.com/learn-to-speak-cat

www.gocomics.com/cattitude-doggonit

These days I like to think I combine my experience as a cartoonist and illustrator with a keen sense of design, acquired during my time working in the world of advertising.

Testimonials: 
"Cartoons by Anthony Smith succeed where all the unknown billions of actual lolcats fail, in that they are genuinely funny." - Tom Peck, The Independent.

“Anthony’s dedication to bringing the story alive is the equivalent of a film director like Ken Loach dramatising the lives of ordinary people and making them into the everyday heroes that so many are.” - Pat Mills Writer, editor, creator of 2000AD/Judge Dredd

'Logos as they should be' is very, very clever. Consistently brilliant and funny. I wish I'd thought of it." - Dave Waters, Former DFGW Founder & Creative Director

“Anthony comes bursting with ideas in a variety of flavours... Buy him now!” - Mark Denton.

“Anthony is a rare breed. He can write, art direct, design, draw, illustrate, conjure up hilarious cartoons and has probably conquered Everest before breakfast. His energy is infectious, his ideas, limitless. If you can involve Anthony in a project, I would.”  -  Martin Galton, Former Board Director at BBH.

“Anthony is inventive, never misses a deadline, and is always fastidious in presenting the best work he can in any area of the  production process he's involved with.” - David Lloyd, Aces Weekly Publisher and co-creator of V for Vendetta.

“I love Anthony Smith’s cartoons and my dog Bluebell thinks they’re hilarious as well.” - Jilly Cooper, DBE, Author.