David Em (born 1952) is an American digital artist, known for his pioneering breakthroughs in computer art.

[3] In 1976, he designed articulated 3D digital insects at Information International, Inc. that could walk, jump, and fly, some of the first 3D characters created by a fine artist.

Em's art has also appeared in popular media, including the covers of Herbie Hancock's Future Shock, Sound-System, and Perfect Machine albums and an electronic version of William Gibson’s Neuromancer.

Gardner's Art Through the Ages describes his work as "futuristic geometric versions of Surrealistic dreamscapes in which the forms seem familiar and strange at the same time.

"[10] Some of his early digital art created at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory incorporates deep-space themes.

"[14] In a feature article on his work in Smithsonian Magazine, editor Paul Trachtman stated that "Em’s images…may be the art world’s equivalent of astronaut Neil Armstrong’s footstep on the moon.