Bill Davis (artist)

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

Davis in 2007
Born May 1949 (age 65)
Venice, Los Angeles, California
Occupation American 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. 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]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Fera, Rae Ann (2001-09-01). "Davis Births Mother". boardsmag.com. 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.

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