The Illustrator

Jan Birck — The Illustrator

Jan A. Birck (JAB) / Artist / born in Munich in 1963

Over 30 years ago – at a time when Photoshop did not even exist – JAB began (after graduating from the Munich „Fachoberschule für Design") his creative work in Munich as a freelance and professional illustrator for renowned advertising agencies: Photorealist, storyboard artist, comic illustrator and art director.

In his later career he was a professional landscape painter for animation productions where he created the worlds in which animated characters experience their adventures (background paintings).

At the same time he worked as a cover illustrator before he additionally entered another artistic field of activity: Children's book illustrator – with many awards and successful themes such as Germany's 'Die Wilden Kerle' (filmed 6 times, licensed in over 20 countries).

Exhibitions and references:

JAB's work was presented on International book fairs and related cultural events; his work is published hundreds of times in advertising campaigns, on covers and in books.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Birck

But JAB doesn't just work as a professional illustrator for others. Because he is an artist (and can't help himself) he is also a painter on his own inner mission:

← The Painter

Awards

2004 Troisdorfer Jugendbuchpreis for „Geheimagent Morris“
2017 Leipziger Lesekompass for „Großer Kleiner Tiger“
2017 Leipziger Lesekompass for „Flätscher“, written by Antje Zillat
2017 Shortlist „Das politische Buch“ Friedrich Ebert Stiftung for „Bestimmt wird alles gut“, written by Kristen Boie
2018 Shortlist „Das beste Fußballbuch“ Litcam
2018 Mehrere Auszeichnungen for „Die Wilden Fußballkerle“ (7 million sold books in D/A/CH, licensed in over 25 countries)
2018 Mehrere Auszeichnungen for the edutainment software project „Emil & Pauline“

Clients