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− | '''Donald Ivan Punchatz''' (September 8, 1936 - October 22, 2009) was a distinguished artist who drew science fiction, fantasy and various other illustrations for numerous publications including magazines like [[Wikipedia:Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]], [[Wikipedia:National Geographic Magazine|National Geographic]], [[Wikipedia:Playboy|Playboy]] | + | '''Donald Ivan Punchatz''' (September 8, 1936 - October 22, 2009) was a distinguished artist who drew science fiction, fantasy and various other illustrations for numerous publications including magazines like [[Wikipedia:Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]], [[Wikipedia:National Geographic Magazine|National Geographic]], [[Wikipedia:Playboy|Playboy]], and [[Wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]]. In 1993 [[id Software]] hired him to create the [[Doom]] [[cover art|package art]] and [[logo]]. The result was named the second best game box art of all time by [[Wikipedia:GameSpy|GameSpy]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121128095456/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/533/533968p10.html] |
Punchatz suffered a cardiac arrest on October 11, 2009 and died in an Arlington, Texas hospital on October 22, 2009. | Punchatz suffered a cardiac arrest on October 11, 2009 and died in an Arlington, Texas hospital on October 22, 2009. |
Revision as of 21:28, 27 November 2015
Donald Ivan Punchatz (September 8, 1936 - October 22, 2009) was a distinguished artist who drew science fiction, fantasy and various other illustrations for numerous publications including magazines like Heavy Metal, National Geographic, Playboy, and Time. In 1993 id Software hired him to create the Doom package art and logo. The result was named the second best game box art of all time by GameSpy. [1]
Punchatz suffered a cardiac arrest on October 11, 2009 and died in an Arlington, Texas hospital on October 22, 2009.
Notes
When id started looking for a professional to build the rest of the Doom & Doom II character models Don recommended them to hire his son Gregor Punchatz to do the job, which they did.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the open-content Wikipedia online encyclopedia article Don Ivan Punchatz.
External links
- Doom logo (archived)
- Poster of The Ultimate Doom cover art (high resolution)
- Spectrum's article on Punchatz (archived)
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John Anderson • Gerald Brom • Dario Casali • Milo Casali • John Cash • Bernd Kreimeier • Randy Linden • Robert Prince • Don Ivan Punchatz • Gregor Punchatz • John Coffey • Paul Radek • Trent Reznor
Nerve Software • Raven Software • Rogue Entertainment • TeamTNT • Williams Entertainment | ||
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ZeniMax era (2009+) |
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