| Poul Lange | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Poul Hans Thye Lange |
| Born | September 16, 1956 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Field | Illustration, Graphic design, Photography, Art photography, Creator of children's books |
| Training | BFA from The Danish Design School (Danmarks Designskole), Copenhagen 1983 Special Student, School of Visual Arts, New York, 1984 |
| Works | The Book of Holes (in Danish Hullebogen) 2006 |
| Awards | AIGA, the American Institute of Graphic Arts[1] Communication Arts Art Directors Club NY Art Directors Club L.A. First Place, International Photography Awards New York Art Directors Club AI-AP, American Illustration, American Photography The American Scandinavian Society |
Poul Lange, also known as Poul Hans Lange, (born 1956, Copenhagen) is a Danish illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, fine artist and children's book creator, who has won numerous awards for his design work. Since the early 1990s, he has lived and worked in the USA, in New York City.
Over the years, Lange has designed hundreds of book jackets and created hundreds of illustrations for print media. His design work also includes editorial design. A children's book that Lange created was published in 2004. Lange teaches design in New York and in Copenhagen. Collage has formed an important part of both his design and fine art works.
Lange's bio is in "Kraks Blå Bog", the Danish Who's Who, which commenced publication in 1910.[2]
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Lange was born in Frederiksberg, a enclave within the municipality of Copenhagen, in 1956.[3] He attended the Danmarks Designskole from 1980 to 1983, and graduated as a BFA with honors.[4]
Lange traveled to New York City in 1984 to study at the New York School of Visual Arts. After graduation he returned to Copenhagen and worked as a designer from 1985 to 1989.
In 1989 he moved back to New York to work with the designers Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser at their company WBMG, a publication design firm.[5]
In 1991, Lange started his own design firm, "Poul Lange Design".
Lange's illustrations have appeared in many major US publications, including Time magazine, the New York Times, Washington Post, GQ, and the Boston Globe.[6]
Lange's first book for children is Hullebogen, known in English as The Book of Holes.,[7][8][9][10] An actual hole runs right through the book itself and forms the centerpiece of all the illustrations.[11] Lange conceptualized, wrote, illustrated, and designed the book, which is published by Gyldendal, the Danish publishing house. The book has been available in the Danish edition since 2006; an English edition is planned. The book won an AIGA award in 2006; one juror wrote: “A die-cut hole through the entire book is the focus of this children’s book about the holes in our bodies. Honest presentation of information is enhanced by whimsical drawing.”[12]
Lange is currently working on a children's book, Big Long Lulu, with American novelist Siri Hustvedt. He is also working on another children's book, Little Hand, with the Danish poet and writer, Naja Marie Aidt.
Lange has had several solo and group exhibitions as a collage artist.[13][14] He is also known for his photography.
Lange teaches design, both in New York City and in Copenhagen.