About Me

I’m Isabell (Isa) Ristow

I’m a graphic designer B.A. and have experience in Comic, Character Design, Illustration, Concept Art, Storyboard, Animation, Usability Design and much more.

If you have any questions just contact me.

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Résumé

Seit 03.2014……………………………….Freiberufliche Kommunikationsdesignerin

11.2016 – 12.2017……………………….Junior Usability & User Experience Designer  bei   Custom Interactions, Darmstadt

09.2013 – 02.2014…………………….Praktikum Animation bei TrickStudio Lutterbeck, Köln

03.2008 – 08.2012…………………….Studium Kommunikationsdesign (Abschluss mit B.A.) an der Fachhochschule Mainz

09.2010 – 02.2011……………………..Praktikum Animation bei Talking Animals Animationsstudio, Berlin

09.2007 – 02.2008…………………….Vorsemester Freie Kunst an der Freie Kunstakademie Mannheim

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Tools of Trade

Digital:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Axure
• Toon Boom Harmony
• Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
• Autodesk SketchBookPro
• Autodesk Maya (only Character Animation)

Traditional:

• Water Color
• Copic Marker
• Colored Pencil

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Published Comics

Seit 2018: Marlena Meets Sosimus 

2011-2013: Wilken’s Rose (Eigenverlag/self-published)

2012: “Der Junge mit dem blauen Schal” (“The boy with the blue scarf”) (Eigenverlag/self-published)

2012: “Wasser ist böse!”, short story in  Jazam Vol. 7 (Jazam, Germany)

2011: Small Town Girl (Eigenverlag/self-published)

2010: The Aucklanders Webcomic

2009: Zu Gast bei einer Toten, in Paper Theatre Vol.7 ( Schwarzer Turm Germany)

2008: A Cucumber Quest, short story in Kappa Maki Vol.2 (Schwarzer Turm Germany)

2006: Short story in the GO! MADFANS! Kim Possible Doujinshi (Japan)

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