druellan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:09 am
@Einar Saukas Rodney Matthews, inlay artist, is listed as "contributor" in Seas of Boold: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6941 Is this the correct way to reference him (since it is not a staff artists, but a freelance), or it is just the way the artist got imported into the database?
Edit: Phil Gascoine is also reference a "contributor" on many titles.
The term "contributor" has nothing to do with ZXDB.
Spectrum Computing considers that certain roles (such as coder, in-game graphics artist, etc) are main authors, other roles (inlay artists, etc) are contributors.
There was a long discussion somewhere in this forum about it...
Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:02 pm
The term "contributor" has nothing to do with ZXDB.
Spectrum Computing considers that certain roles (such as coder, in-game graphics artist, etc) are main authors, other roles (inlay artists, etc) are contributors.
Rorthron wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:52 pm
Academy - M Bromley?
Per "MB" signature in bottom right corner; A Tau Ceti advert is by M Bromley in a similar style
Rorthron wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:23 pm
They seem to me to be graphic design credits, but probably not cover art credits. I think Blake Sears is an agency, not a person (now known as Sears Davies).
[mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] How might I proceed? I can use labeltype "Company" but perhaps we can add "Company: Packaging/Advertising Design". Also, perhaps a new role: "Packaging Design"?
In my opinion, if the artist (just the artwork) is a company, it should be included in the artists' entry. That's better than having no info in this game.
But if the company made only the packaging design (not the artwork), as to being included in a new entry: 'inlay designer' or so... it's a thing that will complicate things a lot, as we have enough with the artists search!
In my opinion, we must not include that new entry. Most entries will be empty.
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:17 pm
In my opinion, if the artist (just the artwork) is a company, it should be included in the artists' entry. That's better than having no info in this game.
Agreed!
When we only know the company responsible for the cover art, it should be credited. For instance:
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:17 pm
But if the company made only the packaging design (not the artwork), as to being included in a new entry: 'inlay designer' or so... it's a thing that will complicate things a lot, as we have enough with the artists search!
In my opinion, we must not include that new entry. Most entries will be empty.
Agreed. Adding a new field that would be empty for all games except one, wouldn't help.
The credits on Mobygames for other games that Suzie Green, Sheryl Knowles and Michael Kosaka worked on are all for graphics rather than cover art so I think that credit is for in-game art that only appears in the C64 version.
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:51 pm
I think I just found a treasure:
This is fantastic!
Adrian Powell is the author of Lemmings's box art:
Adrian Powell. English box artist in 1991.
>Box art catalogue
Lemmings(https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=9370) | Psygnosis | 1991 | Acorn, Amiga, Atari ST, CD32, CD-I, CDTV, Commodore 64, MS DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, Game Gear, Mega Drive, Lynx, NES, Master System, PC-98, Sam Coupe, Super Famicom, Turbo Grafx, ZX Spectrum. (1)
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:58 am
I've started with this company. According to the link, the artists still not included in the database are:
Battlezone: Chris Kenyon
Pac-Land: Steinar Lund
Space Intruders: Rich Shenfield
Good thing they also include the nationality of the authors, Chris Kenyon for example is from USA.
Willian Tang is not only the coder, but also the inlay artist of Horace Goes Skiing.
I'm unsure about this one. All three Horace games have some very similar art, seems odd he is credited only on this one. I mean, might be true, but makes me uneasy for some reason. Not sure if we can find another source, thought.