I am a multi-award-winning illustrator, author, artist, and designer working for book and magazine publishers around the world. I specialize in drawings and mixed-media collage.
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS
My editorial clients include The New York Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, Kiplinger, Rowohlt, New Scientist, Die Zeit, Penguin Random House, The Christian Science Monitor, Der Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University, Focus, Prospect Magazine, Sierra Club, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, American Automobile Association, National Geographic, Scientific American, The Writer, New Scientist, Ritzenhoff, CBS, and Deutsche Bank.
MAKING BOOKS
FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS
My autobiographical book Im Land der begrenzten Möglichkeiten: Einmal New York und zurück, based on my time in New York City, was published by Penguin Random House, and a satire on funny professions for Ellert & Richter is scheduled for release this fall. My satirical book In vollen Zügen about train travelers was published by Riva, as was my doodle book on heartbreak for Gräfe und Unzer/HarperCollins, as well as my illustrated edition of Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun (Barbara Fiore Editora).
My children’s book Die Öblings kommen! (The Öblings Are Coming!/Fischer Sauerländer) won me the “Meefisch” Award for Best Picture Book. Other books for kids include The ABC Zoo: Beastly Facts from A to Z (Chronicle Books), Zwei rote Glühwürmchen (Two Red Fireflies/Don Bosco), Buonvento ti porta a scuola (Taking the School by Storm/Mondadori), and two books for Minibombo, La gara di canto (The Singing Contest) and Il concerto (The Concert).
BOOK COVERS
In the field of book design, I have created over 150 jacket cover designs and interior illustrations. Notable bestselling titles range from Penguin Random House’s Who Am I—And If So, How Many? by Richard David Precht to Yuval Noah Harari’s A Brief History of Humankind. Others publishers include Rowohlt, Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, Piper, Klett-Cotta, Carl Hanser, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Atrium, Hoffmann und Campe, and dtv.
CORPORATE DESIGN & PACKAGING
My design work includes corporate identities, conference brochures, posters for concert promoters, educational infographics, German postage stamps, and kitchenware. Clients include Ritzenhoff, Die Zeit, and Ravensburger.
RECOGNITIONS
Among other awards, I received the grand prize in the Munich Oktoberfest design competition, the first prize for corporate design from the German Bar Association, and second prize in the Year of Mathematics cartoon contest. My work has been recognized by European Newspaper Award, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, 3×3 Illustration Magazine, Novum World of Graphic Design magazine, and Lürzer’s 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide annual.
