Dave Phillips (maze designer)

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Dave Phillips (born May 7, 1951) is a maze and puzzle designer, and writer of The Zen Of The Labyrinth—Mazes For The Connoisseur.Phillips, Dave (2009). The Zen of the Labyrinth, Mazes For The Connoisseur. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. {{ISBN|978-14027-5987-1}} Phillips has provided puzzles for Reader's Digest, Highlights, National Geographic World,"Maze Designer Coming to a Farm Near You", Vegetable Growers News, October 17, 2008, http://vegetablegrowersnews.com/index.php/magazine/article/Maze-Designer-Coming-to-a-Farm-Near-You Die Zeit, Ranger Rick, Omni, Games, Scientific American, and United Features Syndicate. He has also created jigsaw puzzle mazes for Hallmark{{cn|date=June 2016}} and die cut puzzle mazes for DaMert.{{cn|date=June 2016}}

Phillips has designed and produced electronic puzzles and logic titles for CD-i, Smart Games, and eGames.{{cn|date=June 2016}} He and partner Rob Hafey own eBrainyGames, an electronic game development company.{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2000/10/12/amazing-mazes/ |title=Amazing Mazes - Baltimore Sun |last=Stephanie Shapiro |work=The Baltimore Sun |year=2013 |access-date=21 July 2013 |archive-date=2016-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803153602/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-10-12/features/0010120041_1_mazes-phillips-rupert-bear |url-status=live }}

Since 2000, Phillips has partnered with Hugh McPherson of MaizeQuest, a corn maze company"About Maize Quest, Our Team", Maize Quest Fun Park, http://www.mazefunpark.com/about/index.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920073934/http://www.mazefunpark.com/about/index.php |date=2013-09-20 }} Retrieved 21 July 2013{{failed verification|date=June 2016}} to design corn mazes, interactive games, and walk-through mazes (such as bamboo, hedge, and fence) for locations throughout the United States, Canada, and England.

Phillips and his family emigrated from England to Maryland in 1960 when he was nine years old. He became a naturalized citizen at 25. One year later he created his first book, Graphic and Op Art Mazes.Phillips, Dave (1976). Graphic and Op Art Mazes, Dover Publications, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0486233734}}