Von Glitchka

Von Glitschka

• Recognizing his talents in drawing at the age of 5 after winning an art

contest, Von Glitschka knew he would someday make a career of his love

of creativity. Over the years he would try different styles of art and add his

own twist to the contemporary world of art. Thus, Glitschka established his

own mark in the industry as an “Illustrative Designer”, a phrase he coined

for his unique niche.

• Von Glitschka grew up greatly inspired by his mother who engaged him in

painting and crafts at a very young age and encouraged him to express his

originality through his work. Other pieces of inspiration stemmed from his

personal interest in Japanese cartoons and old record covers by Jim Flora. But his

love for art did not stop at home. Glitschka was not shy to show off his talents in

school as he took every opportunity he could to tie art into his projects or show

off for his friends.

• Glitschka went on to graduate from The Seattle Art Institute in 1986. From

there he directed his artistic abilities towards the field of Graphic Design in

which he spent the first ten years of his career working for in-house

departments and decent sized creative agencies. Now days, the designer

spends his time creating for major publications and advertising agencies

from his studio in Salem, Oregon. Over the 23 years that Glitschka has

worked in communication arts he has been titled Senior Designer and Art

Director and has seen success with his award winning projects.

• In 2002, Von opened Glitschka Studios, a creative

agency that includes popular clientele such as General

Motors, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Major League

Baseball, Merck, Microsoft, Pepsi, Virgin Atlantic,

Hasbro, Bandai Toys, Edison Power, Allstate Insurance

and Upper Deck.

• Among his many commitments, Von teaches a digital

illustration class at a local college and created a

resource site called illustrationclass.com for students and

designers to learn or reference new techniques.

Here are some of his web sites. The illustration school site is my favorite cause he offers great tutorials, vectors, and downloads:

http://www.illustrationclass.com/?page_id=3

http://www.vonglitschka.com/

http://www.federalbureauofillustration.com