HALLO! I’M MAX.
I’m a freelance illustrator and graphic designer,
working primarily in the fields of editorial illustration and album artwork.
However, I’m basically curious about everything
that needs some smart and concept-driven or atmospheric imagery.
Apart from that I’m a highly trained Kochkäse* wallower and part-time
grump trying to seize this weird thing called modern life
in my personal work like DAYMARE BOOGIE or THE PSYCHIC VAULT.
Photo by Hannes Meier.
*Traditional Franco-Hessian cheese dish with caraway.
SELECTED CLIENTS
& BANDS
Variety Magazine
Atreyu ♬
Die Zeit
The New Yorker
GQ Magazine
WirtschaftsWoche
Bandcamp
Cicero
No Hours
Medium
The Hollywood Reporter
The New Republic
ELDER ♬
GLOBE Brand
Die Zeit
The New Yorker
Future Islands ♬
The New York Times
Folio Society
Folio Society
WirtschaftsWoche
Bandcamp
Cicero
No Hours
Medium
Long Distance Calling ♬
Tame Impala (Secret 7”) ♬
ELDER ♬
GLOBE Brand
Google
Milky Chance ♬
Gruner+Jahr
fritz-kola (w/ Rocket&Wink)
Usbek & Rica
ANXY Magazine
Usbek & Rica
Donots (w/ Rocket&Wink) ♬
Credit Suisse BULLETIN
Der Weg einer Freiheit ♬
Ef ♬
AWARDS
2018:
Society of Illustrators “Illustrators 61” Exhibit & book
Society of Illustrators “Illustrators 61” Exhibit & book
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Joseph Binder Award - Distinction
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German Design Award
Newcomer Nominee
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2018:Folio Society x House of Illustration BIC Winner
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2017: 3x3 Award - Gold
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2016: Joseph Binder Award - Distinction
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2016: ADC Award - Silver
SOME FACTS ABOUT ME
Born 1989 in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
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My favorite bands include Ceremony, Pearl Jam, Future Islands, True Widow, Amenra, The National and Emma Ruth Rundle.
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I was so happy about landing my first kickflip, i stopped skateboarding.
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I drink beverages way too fast.
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Wes Anderson and Hayao Myazaki are my favourite directors.
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Constantly acquiring more books than I could ever read.
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I’m living with a black dog.
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Glass is the best book of the Dark Tower Series.
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I never played in a band nor any instrument at all.
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My dream workspace is a hut on a hill. (EDIT: or in walkable distance to waves.)
EDUCATION
2009 - 2012:
Media designer apprenticeship
at Publikat.
Graphic design studies
at Hochschule Darmstadt (Diploma)
Internship at Rocket & Wink
Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer
Media designer apprenticeship
at Publikat.
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2012 - 2017:Graphic design studies
at Hochschule Darmstadt (Diploma)
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Sep. 2014 – Mar. 2015:Internship at Rocket & Wink
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Jan. 2016 – now:Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer