Task 1: Children's Book Illustrators Pt. 2

Christoph Niemann

• The reason I have chose this author is because I feel that I can really relate to his work- he comes from a Graphic Design aspect whereby he has had experience working for global companies such as Google & MOMA. To me- his area of work makes his approach to children's illustration seem different than strictly a Children's book illustrator, which is interesting to study. Working in a similar area I wish to persue- it is interesting to see how his workflow differentiates between working with business clients such as Newspaper  and Information Technology companies.

• His art style is pretty dynamic and quite unique. Browsing the majority of his projects (Both Children's book illustrations and his other works) there is a clear correlation that he has a talent in digital art painting, probably using a Graphics tablet and Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop to make his creations.

• Interestingly, all of his work is aimed at different ages and generations. But looking strictly at his Children's illustrations it seems he aiming to appeal at the younger 5-10 age group of children. Simply because of the use of simple understandable pictures and minimal text output.