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Süddeutsche Zeitung

I have been a regular contributor to Süddeutsche Zeitung from very early on in my career. These days, artwork I create for this daily paper comes in large size and full color, as opposed to black and white years ago. I have received a European Newspaper Award of Excellence for several pieces I did for Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Feature: Time for Reconciliation

This cover art for the Easter edition of Süddeutsche Zeitung is titled "Zeit für Versöhnung" ("Time for Reconciliation"), and illustrates the dire need to come together as a society in times of the Corona pandemic, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.

Time for Reconciliation

Feature: Domestic Heroes

This wimmelbild for Süddeutsche Zeitung is titled "Helden wie wir" ("Heroes like us"), and illustrates domestic challenges.

Domestic Heroes

Feature: Bureau-Crazy

Here's a piece I made for Süddeutsche Zeitung for a feature on bureaucracy. I had a full page to fill, part of which was also featured on the first page.

Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

Feature: Wine

This is my winter cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art for the winter edition that shows a warm Christmas interior setting against the backdrop of a winter landscape, snowman and all.

Wine in Winter

Feature: Wine

Here is my autumn cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art for the fall edition that shows two hands saluting their wine glasses amidst a fallsih landscape.

Wine in Autumn

Feature: Wine

This is my summer cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art for the summer edition that shows a group of people sitting under a beautiful tree, drinking wine and enjoying a sunny day.

Wine under the Summer Tree

Feature: E-Book Writers

I have illustrated an article for a Süddeutsche Zeitung weekend special (SZ Wochenende) on e-book writers, showing on a full page multiple writers crowding an e-book reading device, and chipping in to write a novel together.

Feature: Wine

This is my spring cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art for the spring edition that shows a bunch of wine barrels laying around in-between daffodils and spring snowflakes. I also made an interior illustration showing a your woman who can't decide between red and white wine.

Wine Barrels in Spring

Feature: Angry People

I have illustrated an article for a Süddeutsche Zeitung weekend special (SZ Wochenende) on "Wutbürger" (enraged citizens) who take to the streets in protest of controversial issues. For the full page, I illustrated a large crane swinging a massive demolition ball crowded with little protesters.

Protesters

Feature: Wine

This is my winter cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art for this edition and an interior illustration showing a couple dreaming of far-away travels.

Wine in Winter

Feature: Wine

This is my autumn cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art and an interior illustration on Austrian wine for this edition.

Wine in Autumn

Feature: Olympia

This collage piece was made for Süddeutsche Zeitung to illustrate a supplement on the upcoming Olympic Games in London. The five Olympic rings make for the shape of a lion, with a variety of athetes doing their thing in and around those rings.

Feature: Construction

Here's a full-size spread I did for Süddeutsche Zeitung's "Wochenende" (weekend) edition for an article that pleads to appreciate mistakes made on construction sites. I designed a large scaffolding full of little workers doing everything wrong they possibly can.

Feature: Wine

This is my summer cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art and an interior illustration on Greek wine for this edition.

Wine in Summer

Feature: Wine

I've been chosen as this year's artist for Süddeutsche Zeitung's three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement. I created the cover art and an interior illustration for the spring edition shown below.

Wine in Spring

Feature: Natural Resources

These are some of the illustrations I created for a Süddeutsche Zeitung special on natural heating resources. I went for mixed-media collages for this one.

Solar Sun Heat

Natural Gas Balloons

Geothermal Heat

Oil Hourglass

Book Series: Library of Humor

I have created the cover art for the Süddeutsche Zeitung Bibliothek des Humors (Library of Humor), an edition of 20 all-time favorite humorous novels edited by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany's largest newspaper.

Authors for this collection of humor classics by one of the funniest writers today include Woody Allen, Peter Ustinov, P.G. Wodehouse, and Heinrich Böll. >more

Library of Humorous Novels

Feature: Wine

Here's another multilayered illustration that I created for Süddeutsche Zeitung for their SZ-Vinothek wine supplement. I again used warm colors and an intricate design for the piece.

Selection of Wine

Book: Human Nature

This book from Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition publishers is a quirky look on the world of emotions—from pride and revenge to schadenfreude and shame, from bewilderment and desire to voluptuousness and envy. My cover illustration assembles selected emotions from the book in whimsical style. I created 25 two-colored illustrations for the individual chapters on the following topics. >more

Christian Weber: Gemischte Gefühle

Feature: Energy

This multilayered illustration was created for Süddeutsche Zeitung on the topic of sustainable energy. It's pretty intricate, but you can spot a lighthouse, trees, the sea, a kite, wind generators, a power plant, the sun, and the like.

Energy

Feature: Derivatives

In this expansive four-page feature for Süddeutsche Zeitung, I created half a dozen whimsical-style illustrations for a special on derivatives. I decided to stick to black and dark blue for the artwork that includes an info-graphic design explaining what derivatives are.

Russian Dolls (Matryoshkas)

Feature: Wine

Here's another multilayered illustration that I created for Süddeutsche Zeitung was for their SZ-Vinothek wine supplement. I again used warm colors and an intricate design for the piece.

Feature: Wine

This pretty intricate and multilayered illustration for Süddeutsche Zeitung was created for the SZ-Vinothek wine supplement. I used a lot of warm colors to suggest Italy, France, food, sun, coffee etc.

In my latest assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung, I have composed a cadavre exquis for the career section that runs across a major part of the page.

This formerly surrealist concept works with folded pages; the top parts showing the head of a person or animal, the middle parts the torso, and the bottom parts the legs.

My "exquisite corpse" shown below was designed in a slightly three-dimensional fashion. It consists of a cowboy, a crocodile, a gorilla, a robot, a little boy, a tree, a skirt, and a fish.

In another assignment for Süddeutsche Zeitung, I have created a number of illustrations on world market leaders. The four-page extra features interviews with market leaders in a variety of different branches.

I came up with a large splash illo in collage style and a bunch of circle-shaped icons that visualize the various branches (wind turbines, toys, etc.). I also designed colorful silkscreen print emulations of the enterpreneurs that got interviewed.