Some fast sketches...
From super fast sketching over very detailed drawings to vector based illustrations.
I love to illustrate. Just scroll down to see some range…
Honey
Here’s another illustration (the 3rd one already) I did for my favorite honey dealer. Cologne’s finest BIENWERK. Sweetness on many levels.
Coloring pictures. Drawings for various Berlin districts.
GEWOBAG housing company Berlin.
Illustrations
I had the honor to do a bunch of illustrations for the current catalogue / Leporello for the URBAN NATION Museum Of Urban Contemporary Art. It’s a little „coloring leporello“ to paint/draw your own art in/on the architecture of The UN itself and the streets around. It comes with the catalogue, but can also be purchased separately.
Here’s the link – just in case:
https://shop.urban-nation.com/77/set-hand-mixed-for-urban-nation-painting-template
H23 | "Urban Red"
Task was to create a „Red Urban World“ on the 7th. floor of H32/ FinTech Hub Berlin.
This floor is huge and I just uploaded some of the walls yet.
Sometimes it’s a thin line between art/ concept art/ design/ illustration.
So I’ll post it in the ART section and in ILLUSTRATION as well.
Photos: Felix Zimmermann
Photoshoot
Live drawing for a photoshoot at HAGEDORN HQ in Gütersloh. Chalk marker on raw concrete. Right at the spot…
On windows facing the street. Privacy screen design.
This is the concept illustration for polywrappings on glass at BERLINER VOLKSBANK business HQ Berlin. Roughly about 25 meters. For final venue photographs please see the ART section.
GEWOBAG – BUELOW 90
I was asked to create a „Wimmelbild“ to visually show a housing concept wich is about to be realized.
It is gonna be a multi-generation-house and way more than that. A very complex concept that includes housing, community, business, gardening and many more.
Please flip through the pages to see a few details.
DB / bp Content – Werte Magazin
A selection of illustrations created at a photo shooting for WERTE Magazin.
Topic: „Zukunft Gestalten In Berlin Valley“.
I illustrated the themed worlds for each start up on spot during the shooting.
Please flip through the pages to get an idea of the variety of themes illustrated.
Photographs: @andra_photography | deerBLNstudio
Sustainability
This is a sustainability-themed Illustration I did for a Gewbobag.
Many of us spend their days at home these days - due to COVID-19/quarantine.
During this time I will post black/white drawings. One or two at a time…
To print out, colour, collaborate… For you, your friends, your kids…
Let us all work together. Post your results and bring some color into the world during #socialdistance (Free to use – only non-commercial)
All artworks are mine. Older sketches, drafts, in-between-stage client works…
Some sketches I did for client jobs / Layouts...
XI DESIGN | KaDeWe
I was invited to paint inside the well known and internationally famous KaDeWe Berlin. Ten hand chosen artists (including myself) each represented a major local brand by building / painting our very own world inside a huge shopping window.
Thanks tons to XI Design for the trust in my work and for this opportunity.
It’s up for a few weeks from now – in case you’re around.
Photos: @thomasschlorke
Pitch Illustration
A few illustrations for a clients pitch I did the other day…
I erased the client off the illustration, confidential…
BRIGITTE WIR – Magazine
Editorial illustrations for BRIGITTE WIR Magazine.
Issue November/ December 2018.
BRIGITTE WIR – Magazine
Editorial illustrations for BRIGITTE WIR Magazine.
Issue September/ October 2018.
BRIGITTE WIR – Magazine
Editorial illustrations for BRIGITTE WIR Magazine.
Issue July/ August 2018.
SOS KINDERDÖRFER – "Die Neuen"
Event Skribble for „SOS Kinderdörfer Weltweit.“
Concept Skribble for some presentation…
200 YEARS Berliner Sparkasse
I did the stage backwall illustration for Berlin Sparkasse 200th. Anniversary.
Typical Berlin drawings. Please flip through pages. Tape art on top done by Tape Over Berlin.
GROTH GRUPPE – BIM 2018
This is the second one of two drawings I did for BIM 2018.
San Francisco drawing for the back wall of the bar – been printed in 6 meters width.
GROTH GRUPPE – BIM 2018
This is one of two drawings I did for BIM 2018.
Berlin style drawing – been printed in 10 meters width.
TRIAD | Siemens Office Mural
I was asked to do a mural at the SIEMENS office at Factory Berlin. Showing the process of work – MindSphere…
Sorry for the mediocre photo quality. iPhone and quite limited office light… I focussed on the illustration, not the photographs.
WERTE MAGAZIN – DB / bp Content
Illustrations for an opener „Zukunft Gestalten In Berlin Valley“ for WERTE Magazin.
These are the opener illustrations for the body of illustration works shown above.
Flip through the pages to see them all. It’s quite rare to see me illustrate Berlin sights…
BMW Foundation – BERLIN GLOBAL FORUM
We had the honor to do the Graphic Recording of the second #BerlinGlobalForum
for the BMW Foundation again. Please see the GRAPHIC RECORDING section for more pics.
Town | Country
Editorial drawings for Migros Magazine | Switzerland.
Sketches for a storyboard/ pitch.
Realized a while back…
SUTRO VISION San Francisco
I work with SUTRO VISION San Francisco since a whole bunch of years already.
This is a set of Posters for an ad campaign I did in 2015.
vitamin fee – Wintershall
I did all the illustration for a fairytale book. International fairytales. German. Dutch. Argentinian…
PEIX | TheraKey
Illustrations | Icon sets… Just a few examples of quite a big run of illustrations for an ad campaign a few years ago.
SUPERIOR MAGAZINE
The people at SUPERIOR MAGAZINE asked me to do a whole set of cover artworks and quite a bunch of extra illustrations for six issues of the magazine. They also made an artist feature and a three pager interview with me. Yay.
Check: SUPERIOR MAGAZINE
Bienwerk
Funny side project of a friend of mine from Cologne. Urban beekeper / Honey glasses with blockprints. This is the second time we are working together. SWEET fun.
SAE INSTITUTE Berlin
Some murals I recently did for the SAE Institute Berlin. Four project rooms – four decades – four murals. All 2 x 2m painted onto the walls.
vitamin fee
Picture wall | soccer-themed | for a clients event | live size
TRIAD Berlin
Graphic Recording / Visual Recording at a conference in Berlin.
The task was to visualize different workshops during a three day business conference.
Shown are my personal ones – made during two 90 minute sessions of Lego Serious Play.
I put together and took care of a whole team of Visual recorders / working parallel in different conference rooms on various topics.
Dailybuttons
Just finished the new shopfront / window drawing for my friends at dailybuttons.de yesterday.
q-bus
Minimalistic architecture – scribbles… Just a few of a whole set.
Some illustrations for an event-location-brochure.
A couple years back. Pariser Platz 4, Berlin.
Kids Project
Frames for a kids workshop project / little graphic novel thingy.
Those were meant to be the background / coloured layers above…
PaxLife
Task was to create a full set of icons for aviation use. Four topics / four colors…
LEIBNITZ GYMNASIUM
These Icons and floor plans are part of an extensive guidance system for the LEIBNITZ GYMNASIUM / Potsdam. I did the whole concept based in colors and minimalistic illustrations and developed it together with the kids (7th. / 8th. and 9th.- graders), who finally painted the school subject related illustrations on the school floor walls themselves. The outlining was done by me again to give it a consistent look. This super fun project took about 10 months – two days per month during school days together with the art teacher. Please see the ILLUSTRATION section for more pics.
De Gruyter
Illustrations for a brochure | De Gruyter Publishers. Ink and water color.
TRIAD Berlin | SIEMENS TS
SIEMENS Transportation System Booth at INNOTRANS Berlin.
Illustration | Graphic Design | Design Concept
Photographs curtesy of TRIAD Berlin.
URBAN SCHOOL / SF
I was invited to give a lecture at Urban School / San Francisco. Drawing class. Students were super into it.
BAU FAIR / ECB – Graphic recording
Six day – all day – live drawing for (client) ECB at „BAU“ Fair, Munich. A lot of work, but super fun. All done in white on a huge blue panel / wall with a chalk marker. Once one piece was done – it was erased and I started a new one… drawing in motion… Here’s a little film.
NGB – Jazz Cover Illustration
This is a design concept for some cover artworks for Jazz-Covers being published soon. I did the whole design. From color concept, ILLUSTRATION … to the final layout data.
CLOUD CITY Development
Process description / info graphics for CLOUD CITY Development | San Francisco. 2014
ARD Sales and Services
2014 Advent calendar / ARD (TV station) Sales & Services. Frankfurt / Main / I did all the illustration work.
ARD Werbung Sales & Services
It’s the third year in a row that I was asked to do the background illustration for the ARD Werbung / Sales & Services website during XMas times. 2011 / 2012 / 2013.
akquinet
Illustrations for an e-book. „Rich Web Apps mit Angular JS und Java EE“. I did all the Illustrations and the cover and such. Available at the itunes store. Direct Link.
Merry / Happy – To all of you!
Dear Friends, Artists, Collegues, Clients… Peeps!
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a great 2014! See you soon!
My very best!,
Christian***
Foodillustration / Recipe
This is my submission / illustration for „52 Illustrated Cookong Cards“ with Zeixs Verlag / publisher. Pics: Erika Martins
A wooden box with illustrated recipes / cards. Want one? Here is the link…
Berlin Innovation ConSensus
These 20 illustrations are a collaborative work between me / Christian Rothenhagen and my friend and fellow illustrator / Dominik Heilig. The task was to find an illustrative way to describe written chances. I did the vector illustrations here…
Leibnitz Gymnasium
These illustrations / color concept… are part of an extensive guidance system for LEIBNITZ GYMNASIUM / Potsdam. I did the whole concept and developed it with the kids (7th. / 8th. and 9th.- graders). The kids finally painted the school subject related illustrations on the school floor walls themselves. I did all the outlining to give it a consistent look. This super fun project took about 10 months – two days per month during school days. Please see the CORPORATE section for icons and floor plans.
SEITENWEISE online / offline
Film Illustrations
BAYER Crop Science
I was asked to do an illustration on the topic „river and lake protection/ water pollution control“ for BAYER Crop Science. Used for a number of lectures about water pollution control.
DEKRA University of Applied Sciences / Berlin
Some more Illustrations for various Posters | Banners…
for DEKRA University of Applied Sciences / Berlin.
Merch - I love it.
And if you love it too – let me know. Every little Merch pack get’s a free DVD…
Zeixs Feierabend Unique Books – ILLUSTRATION 2
Another one of my illustration works being published…
Dailybuttons – Button in space
Berlin | October | 07 | 2012 | 10 am. My friends at DAILYBUTTONS sent the first button into stratosphere. I do the illustration for them since forever – so my little mascot – „daily“ – turned out being the first illustration in space…YAY! Click here for the youtube-video.
BIENWERK Stadthonig
BIENWERK STADT-Honig / Cologne. That is a SWEET project – illustrating honey glasses. It even tastes great, sweet & yummy!
STIL Laden / Vienna – deerBLN / ChrisiTee
Some sweet deerBLN / ChrisiTee collaborations. New skateboard decks and tee-shirts as well. STIL-Laden | Vienna | Austria. Good guys!
HUMBOLDT Universität zu Berlin
Limited Edition T-Shirt Design for the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. 2011/12
Sticker / sticker / sticker …
I did a whole lot of stickers through the years. Well, did not really keep samples of all of them. Anyways. Here are a few I did recently. I will post some more every now and then.
Customized VANS
A pair of customized VANS. Made for a friend… Berlin / Metropolitan
Mardi Gras
Illustration for the ILLUSTRATIVE / Southern Comfort / Themed on Mardi Gras / New Orleans
EIGA Design / THINK GREEN / VALUES
Illustration Calendars 2010 & 2013. One of my Illustrations made it in each of both…
Longboard-Living
T-Shirt-Design for a Longboard Store / Toronto / On / Canada / 2011
MARCH Skateboards
Deck Design for March Skateboards / 2011
Charlotte Ehinger-Schwarz 1876
Illustrations for jeweller chain „Charlotte Ehinger-Schwarz 1876“ store design.
CARHARTT
Different design concepts, mural artwork, seasons sales, shopfront, signs, stickers, t-shirts, art…
2008 – …
My Awesome Mixtape | Band
Some Illustrations I did for MY AWESOME MIXTAPE / Band / Italy / 2010
STIL Laden – Skateboard- & Sneaker Store | Vienna | Austria
Shop Design / Mural Painting with Chrisitee plus some T-Shirt Designs and Merch.
WE_C BERLIN
One of a kind t-shirt made for a charity cause. Auctioned at BERLIN FASHION WEEK 2010.
DAILYBUTTONS
Various Illustrations for my favourite Button Company DAILYBUTTONS.
TRIAD Berlin / VW N
VOLKSWAGEN Nutzfahrzeuge. Illustrations for an Automobile Campaign / VW N / Caddy
Mediaworx / HASPA
Various infographics for the Hamburger Sparkasse | HASPA | 2006-2007
DLXSF – T-Shirt-designs
Just some t-shirt designs I did for DLX skateboard shop SF. I did about a hand full DLXSF designs back then.. These two were my favourites. Never been printed. Back in 2007 or so…
TRIAD Berlin / DHL
I did a massive amount of illustrations / info-graphics / icons … for the DHL – Innovation Center / Germany.
Porcelain
This must have been back in 2005 or so. Those were meant to be printed and burnt into bone china / porcelain.
TRIAD Berlin | DHL Mobil
Various Illustrations / Presentations for a DHL-Mobil Concept
POINTER
Customized Sneakers for different art shows in european POINTER stores. 2008
8 Hours Manatee / Fettkakao
Record cover for my friend and fellow artist „8 Hour Manatee“ / Vienna, Austria
Themed Illustrations
Here are some random illustrations I did way ago for a campaign for social equity. Must have been around 2008 / 2009.
CMA
BERLIN Buddy Bear for the CMA – Booth at „Gruene Woche“ fair, Berlin.
DROPMOBILE – Cellphone wallpapers
Way back when people used to purchase and download mobile wallpapers. I did some for this company.
HiTouch
Corporate Language Solutions
Various Illustration Concepts
TRIAD Berlin | Nudelmuseum Riesa
Mural Painting at „Nudelmuseum Riesa / Kochstudio“
A pasta museum that also hosts a culinary studio for kids.
Westermann AGD / Jägermeister
Years ago I did this presentation drawing / sketch for a Jägermeister-lounge. Don’t remember what year it was. Approx. 2009/2010-ish…?
CB.e / IPOINT
Illustrations / CD…
I did about 50 or more illustrations plus a whole Corporate Design for them. Well, just a few shown here… Well…
BEATNUTS
Skateboard line. Never produced… due to payment problems… Well – back in 2004 or so.
Kinderhort / Mural
A mural plus 3D-art installation at Biesalsky School for disabled children, Berlin.
TRIAD Berlin
Design Concept / Illustrations for an electronics retailer chain.
Bis Aufs Messer
Record Store / Berlin. Shop display… 2008. Berlin Illustrations / artworks for an opening show.
Jazz Concert Poster
A good friend of mine plays in some Jazz band. So every now and then he asks me to do some illustration for them / Posters / Flyers and such…
NICHTSCHWIMMER Band
Poster / Flyer … for NICHTSCHWIMMER / Band / Berlin / ca. 2007
KARMA Skateboards
Various Skateboard and Wheel Designs | ca. 2006
LAST Magazine from Lyon | France
Cover artwork and poster plus a short interview on me. Way back in 2007.
Gruene Woche Berlin
This is an illustration concept / layout for some mural artwork at GRUENE WOCHE FAIR, Berlin. Berlin and Brandenburg booths.
SCHROEDER + SCHOEMBS | DRK
Illustrations
TRIAD Berlin / INTEL
Illustration Concept for the INTEL booth at Cebit.
Approx. 2006
TRIAD Berlin / SKODA
Illustrations / Concept / SKODA Image Film.
SCHROEDER + SCHOEMBS | WELLA
Illustrations for a WELLA campaign. 2005.
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum DRESDEN
Various Illustrations for DHM | Deutsches Hygiene-Museum DRESDEN | Germany.
Themed on HIV transmission / AIDS / Pregnancy / Fertilization… 2005
I used to have long/er hair. Some scribble I did years ago...
2005 or so…
POSTER Artworks
2001 / 2002 / 2003…
Jingo De Lunch
Ladies Tour T-shirt.
VERO MODA
Live painting on clothes for a shop opening. 2007.