Bill Pitzer

Journalist

Bill Pitzer is an illustrator and writer specializing in creating compelling content in print and online. He has consulted and lectured widely on information design for numerous academic and corporate clients.

Bill is the principal of Infoartz, an illustration and design studio whose clients include the National Geographic Society, The New York Times, National Park Service and the Discovery Channel.

Previously, Bill was the graphics editor for The Charlotte Observer. Graphics he produced for the investigative series “Sold a Nightmare” were part of an entry that was a finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.

Pitzer’s graphics have also won numerous regional, national and international awards, including three Sigma Delta Chi Awards, two first-place National Headliner Awards, and Silver Medals in the Society of News Design and the Malofiej Infographic competitions.

Pitzer holds an M.A. in Educational Media with an emphasis on New Media and Global Education from Appalachian State University. He is an honors graduate of Glenville State College where he earned his B.A. in Secondary Education (art and science).