Bill Davis (artist)

William Robert Davis, aka Bill Davis (born May 1949 in Venice, California) is an American illustrator, animation director and designer, graphic designer and painter. He was the creative director at Sierra On-Line and Rocket Science Games during the 1990s. Davis is the founder and creative director of Mother Productions, a graphic design firm which creates animation, motion graphics, logos and other graphic designs for on-air and online purposes.[1]

For the Irish artist, see William Davis (artist).

Bill Davis
Davis in 2007
Born	May 1949 (age 71) Venice, Los Angeles, California
Occupation	artist, creative director
Known for	Adventure games
Spouse(s)	Betty Tikker Davis

History

Davis attended the California Institute of the Arts, where he graduated in 1971 with a BFA degree and high honors.

Davis was a lead graphic designer for NBC and received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences for his animated title and segue films on NBC, The First 50 Years: A Closer Look in 1978.[2] He created over 200 "More to Come" on-air slides for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and he designed the logo for The Gong Show.

Later, Davis worked as an animation director and designer for Kurtz & Friends, and was vice-president of development and creative director for computer games companies Sierra On-Line and Rocket Science Games.[3][4]

Personal life

Davis lives in California with his wife, Betty Tikker Davis.

Games

Name	Year	Credited with	Publisher
Oil's Well (DOS)	1990	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire	1990	creative director	Sierra On-Line
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!	1990	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Mixed-Up Mother Goose (VGA)	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Police Quest III: The Kindred	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Castle of Dr. Brain	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Jones in the Fast Lane	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 3	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Mixed-Up Fairy Tales	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards	1991	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero	1992	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel	1992	creative director	Sierra On-Line
The Dagger of Amon Ra	1992	creative director	Sierra On-Line
Slater & Charlie Go Camping	1993	director, producer, art director, writer	Sierra On-Line
Pepper's Adventures in Time	1993	original concept	Sierra On-Line
Rocket Jockey	1996	executive producer	SegaSoft
Obsidian	1997	studio creative director	SegaSoft
The Space Bar	1997	executive producer	Rocket Science Games, SegaSoft
Jewel Quest Mysteries: Trail of the Midnight Heart	2009	art director	iWin
Jewel Quest IV: Heritage	2009	art director	iWin
Jewel Quest Mysteries: The Seventh Gate	2011	art director	iWin

References

1. Fera, Rae Ann (2001-09-01). "Davis Births Mother". boardsmag.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
2. "Emmy Awards 1978". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
3. "Rocket Science Games on new trajectory with strong studio team" (Press release). Business Wire. 1996-02-13. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
4. Smithe, Nancy (Spring 1990). "Bill Davis, Creative Director". Sierra News Magazine. Sierra Entertainment. 3 (1): 16.

External links

• Bill Davis on Myspace
• Bill Davis on Facebook
• Mother Productions
• Billy-Bob's Drive-In Portfolio