Chris Robinson

Chris G. Robinson is the Creative Director for World of Warcraft, and works closely with Chris Metzen to maintain a cohesive vision for the characters and setting. He previously acted as Senior Art Director for the game.

• ''In his role as a senior art director at Blizzard Entertainment, Chris Robinson oversees the World of Warcraft® art team and works to maintain a consistent style and a high level of artistic quality for the game. He is currently coordinating the production of art for World of Warcraft’s latest expansion.

• ''Robinson started at Blizzard in 2006 as a lead character artist working on the first World of Warcraft expansion, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade™. Before this, he held other positions in the game industry, creating art for titles such as The Bard’s Tale and Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.

• In his spare time, he enjoys playing games of all sorts, as well as painting and drawing. Robinson holds an associate’s degree in applied art from the Art Institute of Seattle.

• Presented most of the Artcraft series of Warlords of Draenor preview blogs.
• Was involved in directing the creation of the updated female draenei and female human models.
• Featured in Lemmy the Gnome in “Gnomo-plasty”! as himself, a video showcasing the player character revamp.
• In November 2013, Robinson participated in the WoW Source: Warlords of Draenor interview.
• He was promoted from Senior Art Director to Creative Director for World of Warcraft some time in 2023, presumably beginning with development on the Worldsoul Saga.