Robert Nippoldt

Robert Nippoldt (born 1977 in Kranenburg, Germany) is a German illustrator, graphic designer and book artist. He studied graphic design and illustration at the University of Applied Sciences in Münster. The book “Gangster. Die Bosse von Chicago” was his thesis project. Two years later in 2007, his second book “Jazz. New York in the Roaring Twenties” was published. It was translated into several languages and won numerous awards. In 2010 “Hollywood in the 1930s”, his third book on 1920s and 30s America, came out. His books are accompanied by games and limited edition silkscreen prints. In addition to his book projects, he illustrates for international magazines and clients including The New Yorker, Le Monde, Die ZEIT, Mercedes-Benz, Reader’s Digest, Taschen and TIME Magazine. For commissions of this nature he collaborates with his sister Astrid Nippoldt and his wife, Christine Nippoldt, as part of their own label, Studio Nippoldt. Robert Nippoldt’s works have been shown in exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, and Spain. His studio is located at the old freight yard in Münster.

Contents

• Robert nippoldt the book artist
• Kunst der grafischen information illustrator robert nippoldt
• Publications
• Awards
• References

Publications

Gangster. Die Bosse von Chicago, Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim 2005. ISBN 978-3-8067-2941-2

Jazz. New York in the Roaring Twenties with Hans-Jürgen Schaal (text), TASCHEN 2013, ISBN 978-3836545013

Hollywood in the Thirties with Daniel Kothenschulte (concept, text) and Christine Goppel (coloration), TASCHEN, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8369-2628-7

The Great Transformation: Climate – Can we beat the Heat with Christine Goppel, Jörg Hartmann, Jörg Hülsmann, Astrid Nippoldt and Iris Ugurel, published by A. Hamann, C. Zea-Schmidt and Reinhold Leinfelder, WBGU, Berlin 2014. ISBN 978-3936191417

Awards

German Design Award for “Jazz”, 2016, Frankfurt

Best American Infographic for “Facemap” in “Hollywood”, 2015, New York

International Book Award for “Jazz”, 2014, Los Angeles

Good Design Award for “Jazz”, 2014, Chicago

Joseph Binder Award for “Jazz”, 2014, Vienna

A' Design Award for “Jazz”, 2014, Como

D&AD, Award for “Jazz”, 2014, London

Best American Infographic for “The Recording Sessions – Sociogram” in “Jazz”, 2014, New York

International Design Award for “Jazz”, 2013, Los Angeles

German Designer Club Award for “Hollywood”, 2011, Frankfurt

red dot design award for “Hollywood”, 2011, Essen

Movie book of the year, Hans Helmut Prinzler for “Hollywood”, 2010, Berlin

European Design Award for layout for “Jazz”, 2008, Stockholm

Stiftung Buchkunst “The most beautiful german book 2007” for “Jazz”, 2007, Frankfurt

Illustrative: “One of the most wonderful books in Europe” for “Jazz”, 2007, Berlin

red dot design award for “Gangster”, 2006, Essen