CHRISTOPH NIEMANN

“Everyday experiences — from looking at leaves to riding city subways — are funny and fresh and often a source of wonder when depicted by this brilliant graphic designer.” — Readers Digest

Christoph Niemann (* 1970) is an artist, author and animator. His work appears regularly on the covers of National Geographic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. Christoph Niemann’s art has been subject to numerous museum retrospectives. He has drawn live from the Venice Art Biennale, the Olympic Games in London, and he has sketched the New York City Marathon — while actually running it. He created The New Yorker’s first Augmented Reality Cover as well as a hand drawn 360 degree VR animation for the magazine’s US Open issue. Clients include Hermés, Google, LAMY, and The Museum of Modern Art.

He is a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale. In 2010, he was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall Of Fame. He is the author of many books, including the monograph  SUNDAY SKETCHING, WORDS, and SOUVENIR. His most recent book is HOPES AND DREAMS about a trip to meet an artistic hero in Los Angeles. With Jon Huang he created the kids’ apps PETTING ZOO and CHOMP. His work is subject of an episode of Abstract, an original Netflix series.

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