Christoph Niemann
Encyclopedia
Christoph Niemann is an illustrator
, graphic designer
, and (co)author of several books including some children's books. After his studies in Germany he moved to New York City
in 1997. His work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker
, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine
and American Illustration, and has won awards from AIGA
, the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale
.
After 11 years in New York City, he moved to Berlin
with his wife Lisa, and their sons, Arthur, Gustav and Fritz.
Since July 2008, Niemann has been writing and illustrating the whimsical Abstract City, a New York Times blog, renamed Abstract Sunday in 2011, when the blog’s home became The New York Times Magazine.
In 2010, he was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall Of Fame.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
, and (co)author of several books including some children's books. After his studies in Germany he moved to New York City
New York City
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in 1997. His work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
and American Illustration, and has won awards from AIGA
Aiga
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, the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale
Alliance Graphique Internationale
Alliance Graphique Internationale is a club of the world’s leading graphic artists and designers. There are about 350 members from 27 countries.- History :...
.
After 11 years in New York City, he moved to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
with his wife Lisa, and their sons, Arthur, Gustav and Fritz.
Since July 2008, Niemann has been writing and illustrating the whimsical Abstract City, a New York Times blog, renamed Abstract Sunday in 2011, when the blog’s home became The New York Times Magazine.
In 2010, he was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall Of Fame.
Books
- (2000) Fresh Dialogue 1, New Voices in Graphic Design (with Nicholas Blechman, Paul Sahre and Paula ScherPaula ScherPaula Scher, born October 6, 1948, in Washington, DC., is an American graphic designer, illustrator, painter and art educator in design, and the first female principal at Pentagram, which she joined in 1991...
). ISBN 978-1568982236. - (2005) 100% Evil (with Nicholas Blechman and Chip KiddChip KiddChip Kidd is an American author, editor, and graphic designer, best known for his book covers.- Early life :Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up in the Reading suburb of Shillington, strongly influenced by American popular culture...
). ISBN 978-1568985268. - (2007) The Police Cloud. ISBN 978-0375839634.
- (2007) The Boy with Two Belly Buttons (with Stephen J. DubnerStephen J. DubnerStephen J. Dubner is an American journalist who has written four books and numerous articles. Dubner is best known as co-author of the pop-economics book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything and its 2009 sequel, SuperFreakonomics.-Background:His parents were...
). ISBN 978-0061134029. - (2008) The Pet Dragon: A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters. ISBN 978-0061577765.
- (2008) Der kleine Drache. ISBN 978-3941087002.
- (2009) Windsbraut written by T.C.Boyle, illustrated by Christoph Niemann. ISBN 978-3940111517.
- (2010) SUBWAY. ISBN 978-0061577796.
- (2010) I LEGO N.Y.. ISBN 978-0810984905.
- (2010) I LEGO N.Y. (German edition) ISBN 978-3868732795.
- (2011) That's How. ISBN 978-0062019639.
External links
- Christoph Niemann's Website
- Ahora: Interview with Christoph Niemann
- Abstract City – a New York Times blog by Christoph Niemann
- Video interview with gestalten.tv
- Interview with the99percent