General remarks for everybody

Ok guys, so now the post with general remarks.
I spoke to Felix a lot in the last couple of days and I have to get this off of my chest, otherwise I might just burst. We're trying to get a magazine out and we need illustrations to the texts. Honestly, we need more dedication here! There is the magazine on the one side: Our magazine has lots and lots of readers that are used to a certain quality, and this issue with you guys has to work! Naturally this whole course with Felix has a different background too: We are always looking for people to illustrate books, to illustrate for other magazines, etc. A lot of the people that have published their work in our magazine have gone on to great stuff with publications all over the place! This is a great chance to show-case your work, and a chance to get a foot in the door of Germany's illustration scene which is one of the largest in the world. We can do an exhibition with your work here in Berlin, but so far we haven't even got enough to exhibit! So really guys: Get started! To those who have submitted a lot so far: keep it up! You can tell by our decisions that we're not looking for one certain style, we're looking for diversity! Ok, you can see that I'm maybe a bit worried and I tend to be impatient, but again: We are talking about art here, and art needs dedication and a certain amount of impatience too!


Dozi has come to Berlin to spend Christmas with me and my wife, and we'll be working a lot too –. We're also preparing for our stay in Jerusalem. We're planning a couple of talks, and we would like to know what you're interested in. With Felix, Dozi and myself you've got people from all relevant backgrounds for illustration and we've been through all stages so if you have any requests in which direction our talks should go, write them to us on the blogg. Oh, and before I forget: Someone asked who Dozi is –. Dozi is the Art Director of the magazine and co-owner of the publishing house. He is without a doubt one of the best young designers in Germany and in my oppinion the best magazine designer around. And he is just a great guy and you can have a lot of fun with him when he's in Jerusalem with us!

We've got a lot of plans for our stay and you can also start thinking about the presentation on the 13th. By the way: Please remember both dates (January 8th and 13th), tell freinds, family, anyone really!

So there you go!
All the best to you guys, I'm looking forward to seeing you soon!
Johannes.