Hello, I’m Christoph studio animanova

I’ve been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil. I love translating my visual and life experiences into images. This process motivates me, and I find it both creative and challenging. My openness and curiosity help me with this.

I have been illustrating for companies, the education sector and multimedia for more than 25 years. As an illustrator and graphic recorder, I am comfortable with complex topics, which I approach with a clear focus and a sense of relevance. This enables me to make good creative decisions. Humor brings lightness, and charming, colorful ideas bubble up from that. But I can also draw dark. I am inspired by genuine innovation. People, environmental protection and democracy are important to me. I will support and design your project with care, original ideas and unique images.

Foto: Genia Valla // https://geniava.com

I look forward to receiving your enquiries
for illustration projects or events:

cjk@studioanimanova.com
+49 (0)178 | 6251199
www.studioanimanova.com

Personal projects Christoph

At the moment, I am learning a new language, planting trees and harvesting my own vegetables. When I dig in the soil, time stands still. I love cats. And hand-drawn picture series. Once in a while I allow myself to do my own projects – out of pure passion, for fun and for the joy of experimenting.

Lieber Anderswo / Dear Elsewhere

I’ve written a book and it’s due to be published soon. Lieber Anderswo – Chronik einer gewünschten Welt is a fantasy novel for children aged 10 and over, and for anyone who’s young at heart. It’s the first part of a series – an adventure in which idioms come to life incidentally. That’s why the book is only available in German. You can find out more about the series here: lieberanderswo.com

visiorama.org

VISIORAMA

I find complex topics fascinating. And I love visualising them. It helps me to understand things, remember them and develop them further. And it’s an invitation: I can use it to help others grasp complexity, explore different perspectives and develop their own understanding. This ‘rich picture’, the ‘Visiorama’, breaks complexity down into its constituent parts, making it much easier to study and quicker to grasp than a multi-page document. We’re familiar with this from graphic recording. But here, everything is planned, as it isn’t drawn live and I have the opportunity to research, ask questions and make discoveries. If you give it a go, you’ll see connections forming and sense tensions as the empty space makes way for new ideas.

Typ-o-Cat

It was great fun creating the Typ-o-Cat series. For all cat fans, lovers and those who want to become one. First on Instagram, now with its own website typ-o-cat.com and even a Shop! Over 85 designs have been created so far. I am sure this journey will continue.

Quarantine Days

During the first 100 days, at the beginning of the pandemic, I kept a visual diary. One picture every day. It helped me reflect on the madness that a tiny virus had unleashed. Since 2025, this journey through time has had its own website: quarantinedays.eu