Birgit Schössow

Birgit Schössow (* 1963 in Hamburg ) is a German illustrator and graphic designer . She became known through the front pages she designed for the magazine " The New Yorker ".

Life

Together with her brother Peter Schössow she grew up in Hamburg and studied at the University of Design . For her thesis she illustrated a novel by the American writer Carson McCullers . Since then she has been working as a freelance illustrator and initially specialized in the graphic design of books for children and young people, especially from the series “ Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Books ”. She now also illustrates adult books for several German and international publishers and works as a graphic designer for film and television. The best-known clients include Arena Verlag , cbj (Random House Publishing Group) , Carlsen Verlag and Rowohlt Verlag . The magazine “The New Yorker” has so far appeared with a total of four front pages designed by Schössow.

Illustration (selection)

• The third Santa Claus: A Christmas thriller in 24 chapters . Author Wolfram Hänel - with pictures by Birgit Schössow. cbj Verlag, 2003. ISBN 978-3-570-21614-9
• The mysterious angels: a Christmas thriller in 24 chapters . Author Jo Pestum - with illustrations by Birgit Schössow. Arena Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-401-02397-7
• One Santa too many: A Christmas thriller in 24 chapters . Author Wolfram Hänel - with pictures by Birgit Schössow. cbj Verlag, 2005. ISBN 978-3-570-12987-6
• Schischyphusch or My Uncle's Waiter . Author Wolfgang Borchert - illustrated by Birgit Schössow. Atlantik Verlag , 2016. ISBN 978-3-455-37034-8

Individual evidence

1. ↑ spiegel-online: Great achievement by a graphic artist "You're stupid! You can send something too" (July 4th, 2013)
2. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt: From the northern German province to the "New Yorker" cover - August 8, 2013

Web links

• Literature by and about Birgit Schössow in the catalog of the German National Library
• Own homepage