- Christoph Niemann
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Christoph Niemann (born 1970 in Waiblingen, Germany) 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.
Books
- (2000) Fresh Dialogue 1, New Voices in Graphic Design (with Nicholas Blechman, Paul Sahre and Paula Scher). ISBN 978-1568982236.
- (2005) 100% Evil (with Nicholas Blechman and Chip Kidd). ISBN 978-1568985268.
- (2007) The Police Cloud. ISBN 978-0375839634.
- (2007) The Boy with Two Belly Buttons (with Stephen J. Dubner). 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
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