08/2013 My new publication at Prestel Publishing House:
"Lets Write!" cool Typography & funny ABC"
Illustration, Text, Layout by Julia Kaergel

Cool or crazy fonts from playful and romantic to colorful and graffiti bubble fonts, calligraphy -.. As imaginative, as in the previous book! "Fingerprints", Prestel Verlag

for young and older artists at the age of 6-110
will be published in late August 2013 at PRESTEL
english edition will be published in spring 2014

09/2013 - 7 days stay in Shitla, Uttara Khand,
North India, at the foot of the Himalayas

The books MIMI and MIMI DISCOVERS THE WORLD have been translated in Hindi (Text: Doris Dörrie, Verlag: Diogenes, Indian Publisher: A&A Book Trust)

Julia Kaergel meets the translator Arundhati Deosthale in Shitla and has the opportunity to give some workshops - WONDERFUL

08/2013 - JUMPSTART Bookfestival - New Delhi, India
India International Centre New wing, New Delhi

Partner: Goethe-Institut, New Delhi, German Book Office, Frankfurt Academy, Auswärtiges Amt, British Council u.a.

workshops and lectures with Julia Kaergel:
- "Art as Language, Designer as Author" lecture and discussion, with DK Design Director Stuart Jackman, Julia Kaergel, Illustrator, writer, artist and Emily Gravett Illustrator and writer.

- ILLUSTRATOR's MASTERCLASS - lecture and workshop by Julia Kaergel and Emily Gravett

- Workshop with children at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi more information

06/2013 - I'm now back from my trip and workshops in Bangkok and AFCC-Congress in Singapore.

I am grateful for interesting events, cordial meetings, creative workshop participants and wonderful people who showed me some secret places of their city and let me be part of their lives. The workshop trip was organized by the Goethe-Institute.
It is great having new friends in Thailand and some illustrator friends in Perth :-)

06/2013 - Illustration workshop for professional illustrators and students by Julia Kaergel, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)

The Town Musicians of Bremen - a German fairy tale.
In the beginning we start to work with the text. Which aspects of the story are interesting? Telling this story in own words, for children or adults. Storyboarding,  developing characters, sketching. The students develope a sequence of 2 or 3 pictures. An exhibition of the works in Goethe-Institut Bangkok will be prepared.

06/2013 Contemporary Picture Book Illustration in Germany
Public Lecture and Discussion by Julia Kaergel, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), Auditorium, at 10:30 - 13:00 Uhr, English Language with Thai translation

"Goethe-Institut Thailand and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre are pleased to invite  to a public lecture by the popular German picture book illustrator Julia Kaergel. The artist will talk about recent trends in picture book illustration in Germany and her personal style of illustrating stories. She is glad to be able to share her experiences with the audience in Bangkok." Goethe-Institut Bangkok

05/2013 - AFCC - Asian Festival of children's Content

Participation at AFCC. A great conference with interesting events and many new contacts with illustrators, authors and publishers. All participants came from all over the world.

The AFCC invited me to speak at two events. It was about the art of the picture book. I shared the podium with PATRICK YEE (illustrator from Singapore), SAMANTHA HUGHES (illustrator from Australia) and CHRIS NIXON (illustrator from Australia). The discussion was moderated by JAMES FOLEY (illustrator from Australia).

05/2013 - AFCC - Asian Festival of children's Content
Location: National Library Building Singapore.

The children learn how a picture book is created.
They develop characters and start playing
to develop a story, working with stamps and fingerprints.

For children between 6 and 10 years.

05/2013 - New bookcoverdesign
"Der Bankräuber am Kaffeetisch und andere starke Geschichten"
Text by Gudrun Pausewang, Cover & Typo by Julia Kaergel

April 2, 2013 - TODAY is "International Children's Book Day"
or the "Andersen-day"

So today, do not forget to read from children's books - of course,
like you do every day.

03/2013 My new publication at Prestel Publishing House
in March13, DRUCK MAL! is the german edition
FINGERPRINTS, Let's make Art with Everydey Things, (english)
will be availbable 09/2013

Illustrations, text and design by Julia Kaergel, 96 pages, full color, 28 x 24 cm.
This ingenious book shows how to make wonderful art with everyday objects - including the dreaded stalks of broccoli! The materials are simple: paint, a stamp pad and ink, scissors, a pen or pencil - and you're ready to create beautiful works of art...

11/2012 - "BILDSCHÖN" - Illustration Art Exhibition, handmade gifts, originals and small editions" 24/25 November 2012, at Altona Museum, in Hamburg.
The numerous award-winning book artists and studio communities sell here, everything what makes things more beautiful and unique, due to their images, especially originals drawings and handmade books and gifts. meet the artist

11/2012 illusttrationworkshop with Julia Kaergel for students of Guangzhou Academy of Fine arts (GAFA) in China.  -  book cover design

Little Red Riding Hood - a German fairy tale.
In the beginning we start to work with the text. Which aspects of the story are interesting? Telling this story in own words, for children or adults. Developing characters, sketching, layouting a cover, finding appropriate typography are important steps before cover designs will be presented in an exhibition.

10/2012 illustrationworkshop with Julia Kaergel for students of University of New Media Art and Design, illustration department, Beijing, China.

Little Red Riding Hood - a German fairy tale.
The students work in their individual style, explore the relationship of images in a sequence and learn a lot about image-text relationship. Finding interesting aspects in the old fairy tale. Telling the wellknown story in 5 pictures with own words, for children or adults.

10/2012 illustration workshop for students of School of Design Hong-Ik University, art department, Seoul, South Korea.

"Heung-Bu and Nol-Bu", a Korean fairy tale
The students are working in their individual style, explore the relationship of images in a sequence and learn a lot about image-text relationship. Finding interesting aspects in the old fairy tale. Telling the old story in 5 pictures with own words, for children or adults.

(07/12) new publication at Prestel Publishing House

Olympia activity book - playing - puzzle - painting - having fun
Hardback, paperback, 32 pages, 24x28
Author: Silke Evry - Design and Illustration: Julia Kaergel

An enjoyable book - from ancient Greece to the greatest
Media event of the year. With games and puzzles. more
From 8 years

[Translate to Englisch:] 08/2013 - JUMPSTART Buchfestival - New Delhi, Indien

Ort: India International Centre New wing, New Delhi

Partner: Goethe-Institut, New Delhi, German Book Office, Frankfurt Academy, Auswärtiges Amt, British Council u.a.

Veranstaltungen mit Julia Kaergel:
- "Art as Language, Designer as Author" Vortrag und Diskussion, mit DK Design Director Stuart Jackman, Julia Kaergel, Illustratorin, writer, artist und Emily Gravett Illustratorin und Autorin.

- ILLUSTRATOR's MASTERCLASS - Vortrag und workshop von Julia Kaergel and Emily Gravett

- Workshop mit Kindern im Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
  mehr Informationen hier

(04/2012) news from my textile studio

sewn, embroidered, knitted
things, from everyday life

(01/2012) New publication in Gerstenberg publishing house January 2012 -
"The whole world - is full of flowers"
As manifold as the flowers themselves, so varied is this charming gift book for all flower lovers: The colorful mixture of paintings, photographs, collages and bizarre productions completely without words, for each motif leads to another, arouses curiosity and joy of discovery and invites you to view, smile, and inventing history.
An original gift book, following the motto: Flowers speak a thousand words!

(01/2012) Book cover design, workshop by Julia Kaergel,
Goethe Institute Dhaka, Bangladesh.
In the workshop Julia Kaergel gave a group of local artists an introduction to book cover design. In cooperation with the publishers The University Press Limited. The group has been producing some covers to be published in the next program. The outcome of the workshops are shown in various exhibitions, including at the Dhaka Book Fair.

(12/2011) Julia Kaergel gave a workshop for illustration students at the university (ISI) in Yogyakarta accompanyied by an exhibition, book-art-pictures of Julia Kaergel (E). As part of this exhibition, the students' work of the workshop were shown. (Goethe Institute Jakarta)

(08/2011)  new publication at Carlsen Verlag
"Mein Zuhause" has been published on 24.08.2011
text and illustration by Julia Kaergel more

language - german

(06/2011) The picturebook Mimi, has been published in hindi at Verlag A & A Books in India. Mimi has been published in several countries and has been translated in swedish, korean, greek and hindi.

Mimi, Text by Doris Dörrie, Illustrationen by Julia Kaergel, picturebook published at Diogenes Verlag, original language is german.

(06/2011) The picturebook Mimi discovers the world, has been published in hindi at Verlag A & A Books in India. Mimi has been published in several countries and has been translated in swedish and hindi.

Mimi discovers the world, Text by Doris Dörrie, Illustrationen by Julia Kaergel, picturebook published at Diogenes Verlag, original language is german.

What should Mimi do with the blank piece of paper that her father hands her? »But there is nothing on it,« complains Mimi. Then the two of them discover much more than just a story.

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(04/2011) The workshop ‘The world in four colours’ by German illustrator Julia Kaergel addresses professional illustrators for a training on current trends and new developments of contemporary children’s book illustration. The workshop takes place in Goethe Institut in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
+ For further information please click here my bangladesh, 23.04.2011.
+ more infos here the independent 04/2011.
+ the fantasy world of children daily sun - culturetainment - on 01.05.2011.

(11/ 2010) Julia Kaergel gives workshop in Indonesia. The workshop takes place at International Design School and Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ), Jakarta. More information find here in jakarta globe.

(10-11/2010) "bilder-buch-kunst von Julia Kaergel"   "picture-book-art, artwork of Julia Kaergel" Goethe Institut Jakarta (E) and Uni Yogjakarta (E).
+ More information find here in jakarta globe.