summaery2025: Projects

picture/book/stories - Narrative experimentation in illustration

Project information

submitted by
Hannes Naumann

Co-Authors
Chinemelum Agba, Anna Marlene Buhler, Lilly Fruth, Selene Garessio, Bubbles Huang, Clara Helene Else Irmer, Lisa Kampf, Polina Mitiaeva, Annika Marie Müller, Benedikt Joseph Petri, Karen Schöngut, Marius Siebenhüner, Jasper Venter, Jacob Wohllebe, Soo-Ah Youn

Mentors
Hannes Naumann

Faculty:
Art and Design

Degree programme:
Visual Communication (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)),
Visual Communication (Master of Arts (M.A.))

Type of project presentation
Exhibition

Semester
Sommersemester2025

Exhibition Location / Event Location
  • Marienstraße 1b
    (304)

Available during summaery opening hours

attractive to children


Project description

Picture books – those bedtime things with farms, animals, and policewomen, right?
Well… almost. Picture books as a storytelling medium are becoming increasingly popular among adults as well, often venturing far beyond traditional themes. And why not? They offer plenty of room for graphic storytelling and experimental illustration.

In the course “Picture Book Stories”, 15 students explored the format, developed ideas, experimented, and brought their concepts to life. The resulting stories are funny, thoughtful, playfully childlike, or deeply melancholic. What emerged is a vibrant journey through 15 entirely different visual worlds.

The outcomes – and the creative paths that led to them – are on display in Room 304 of Marienstraße 1.

Email: hannes.naumann[at]uni-weimar.de

Exhibition Location / Event Location