Robert Tinney
Encyclopedia
Robert Frank Tinney is an American
contemporary illustrator
most well known for his monthly cover illustrations for the influential microcomputer publication Byte magazine spanning over a decade. In so doing, Tinney became the first artist to create a broad yet consistent artistic concept for the computing world, combining a unique artistic style with visual metaphor to showcase emerging trends in personal computing
technology.
. He later moved with his family to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
. There he attended Istrouma High School
where his talent for art, and specifically illustration, became distinctly apparent. He later attended Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, now known as Louisiana Tech University
.
United States
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contemporary illustrator
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
most well known for his monthly cover illustrations for the influential microcomputer publication Byte magazine spanning over a decade. In so doing, Tinney became the first artist to create a broad yet consistent artistic concept for the computing world, combining a unique artistic style with visual metaphor to showcase emerging trends in personal computing
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
technology.
Early life and work
Robert Frank Tinney was born on November 22, 1947, in Penn Yan, New YorkPenn Yan, New York
Penn Yan is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 5,219 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yates County and lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes....
. He later moved with his family to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. There he attended Istrouma High School
Istrouma High School
Istrouma High School is a public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was founded in 1917, and is located in East Baton Rouge Parish. Its name is a local Indian word meaning "red stick". Red stick is also the English language translation of the French words baton rouge...
where his talent for art, and specifically illustration, became distinctly apparent. He later attended Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, now known as Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
.