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About Von
Accolades came early on for Von Glitschka. At the age of 5, he won a contest and was awarded a Speed Racer coloring book. That’s when he realized a career could be made from drawing. Nothing has really changed…except Von no longer wears footed pajamas.

Von has now worked in the communication arts industry for over 23 years as a Senior Designer and Art Director. His fresh, exuberant graphics—for both in-house art departments and medium to large creative agencies—have won numerous design and illustration awards along the way.

In 2002, Von started Glitschka Studios, a multi-disciplinary creative agency. Their clients are nationwide, and include General Motors, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Merck, Microsoft, Pepsi, Virgin Atlantic, Hasbro, Bandai Toys, Target, Wendy’s, Nike and Upper Deck.

In addition to wowing their own clients, the studio shines as a “hired gun” for outside firms looking for innovative design concepts and illustration. Larger ad agencies and design firms enjoy injecting a new level of creative buzz and adding to their talent base and creative potential, without adding staff.

Von is a new breed of designer, one who crosses creative boundaries. He’s coined the phrase “illustrative designer,” because it captures the core skill sets he leverages on every project he works on.

Along with illustrative design work, Von pursues an insane number of other design interests. Von teaches digital illustration at a local college–by popular demand, he’s created www.illustrationclass.com, a resource site for students and professional alike. Von is married to Rebecca, and they have two creative daughters, Savannah and Alyssa, who have already shown an early talent for art and enjoy drawing with their goofy dad.

Von’s Credentials
- Over 23 Years experience in design and illustration
- Teaches ‘Digital Illustration’ at Chemeketa College
- Author: Vector Basic Training
- Former Board Member for National Illustration Conference (ICON 5)
- Work featured in CA, Society of Illustrators & Logo Lounge Books II, III, IV, V, and VI.
- Avid Doodler & Evangelist for Drawing

For a more official list of Von’s credentials view his ‘CV’ here.

Speaking Engagements
Von speaks often through out the nation at a variety of venues such as HOW Design Conference, Adobe MAX Conference, The Illustration Conference (ICON5), AIGA events, ADFED Groups, Design Schools, and Colleges. Often asked to speak about the creative process, idea generation and inspiration Von developed the following presentations:

“Illustrative Design” Learn a systematic creative process for developing your design.
“Living a Creatively Curious Life” Find inspiration in your daily life.
“Creating 5ive-Alarm Concepts” How to equip and generate original ideas.

All of Von’s presentations are geared for professionals and students alike. Von uses Apple Keynote and provides handouts and freebie give aways for the audience. If you’d like to contact Von regarding a speaking engagement you can email him here.

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