My name is Ian Clayman, and I'm a game designer from NY living and working in Los Angeles. On this site you'll find a small sample of my work and my current CV, as well as means of contacting me directly.

A bit about me: I grew up in Rockaway Beach, NY, and after graduating from Marist College's Games and Emerging Media program in December 2019 I moved out to Los Angeles to start working as a game designer for Exploding Kittens, Inc. My big passions in design are approachability and expression — making games that are easy to pick up, engage both new and experienced gamers, and allow players to create their own stories through gameplay. I also enjoy using statistical and playtesting data-driven design to craft systems with depth and finely-tuned balance. I'm both a video game and tabletop game designer, with industry experience developing for mobile and console using the Unity3D engine. 

In my downtime I'm an avid museum-goer, a watchmaker, a pub trivia fiend, a mild-mannered soccer hooligan (go LAFC!), and a dog dad to a 2 year-old Shiba Inu named Yue.