Johnny Davis

Johnny Davis

I love telling stories by designing spaces for guests to experience so they are irrevocably changed for the better.

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May 2024

I am a storyteller. I love the idea of working with clients to develop the most compelling and immersive guest experiences on the planet. I have extensive experience concurrently guiding multiple projects through all phases of design, from concept to completion. I am energized by meeting with executives and clients to discover their unique story DNA. I get engrossed in determining each project’s specific target audience to discern what message, purpose and intended emotional response should be. Once the scope code is cracked I flourish developing each guest experience by establishing the Big Idea and its myriad of requisite set of story layers and tech integration to determine the flow and pace, serving each project’s unique need.

How is all this awesomeness achieved, you ask? By building and leading a talented team of designers, illustrators, 3D artists, script writers and graphic designers to develop the most splendiferous environments possible. I mentor the team with a well established and practiced ability to lead with my virtual pencil and trace. Illustrating each concept narrative, via hand rendering and 3D model, I focus on speed and unrivaled creativity. I demand nothing less from my team. I wrangle scale, composition, color, geometry and perspective, making them my proverbial bitch for our project.

Once the team is established, there is the unique challenge of interpreting each concept to the architects, general contractors, fabricators and installers, through all aspects of each design element. I am determined to consistently blow the doors off of each project with stunning, immersive experiences that make a lasting impression. Each visitor should leave irrevocably changed.

Ask me about

Traditional and digital illustration is where I got my start and have a passion for sequential storytelling (Storyboards/comic panels) Ask me about Perspective, composition, F-ground/M-ground/B-ground, character design, pose/silhouette.

My super power is

I have a knack for instilling confidence with creativity and live quick sketches.

I'm looking for

I’m looking to share my expertise as my career is entering its 27th year. What good is knowledge if you can’t pass it on.

What I love about experience design

I love a good immersive story. Film, TV, Book…Themepark, Museum. I enjoy a good ren-faire. I’ve LARPed once and loved it! The idea of loosing myself in an experience is intoxicating. Same with International travel. I love getting into the culture, cuisine and design of an unfamiliar country.

Best piece of advice I've ever heard

Once you get that particular bad design/drawing/concept out of your system, it’s out. You’ll never have that one again.

Where I find Inspiration

In nature, Antonio Gaudi, FLW, KitBashing, Sculpting, painting

Practice Area

Branded Environments, Digital Experiences, Exhibition, Placemaking, Public Installation, Strategy/Research/Planning, Wayfinding

Focus Area

Destination Experiences

Industry

Cultural, Education, Entertainment, Museums, Recreation, Retail