Dieter Braun

Dieter Braun, born in Dinslaken in 1966, is an illustrator and children’s book author. From 1989 to 1996, he studied communication design at the Folkwangschule in Essen. He subsequently worked as a freelance illustrator for international magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies, and book publishers. His clients have included Time Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek, Stern, GEO, Die Zeit, and WWF Magazine. His nonfiction books about animals, including “Die Welt der wilden Tiere” (“The World of Wild Animals”), have been translated into eleven languages. Animal illustrations are among his best-known works; he has also explored the graphic design of iconic album covers.