Daniel Stolle
danielstolle.bsky.social
Daniel Stolle
@danielstolle.bsky.social
Illustrator and designer.
Illustration for an article by Kate Conger titled “One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts” in yesterday’s The New York Times.

Art direction by Zak Bickel.
May 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
From the archive: cover illustration for Das Magazin about a doctor using faulty spine implants in patients even though he knew about their problems.

Art direction: Carmen Brunner.
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May 21, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I worked together with Jens Kuppi on redesigning the topical newsletters of the SPIEGEL website. More about it here: www.danielstolle.com/blog/2026/5/...
May 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This illustration series for Süddeutsche Zeitung and the accompanying layout has been awarded an Award of Excellence by the Society for News Design.
Thanks again to art director Florian Gmach.
April 28, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Drawing course for students at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, Germany. 1.5 day intensive course with the main objective to break away from old habits and learn effective practical skills to arrive at more confident drawings. I think it worked.
#designeducation
April 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I made this illustration for a team of scientists around Caleb Bashor at RICE university for a submission of a paper to NATURE magazine. The team is working on ways of using artificial intelligence in gene programming, to efficiently determine configurations of genes that yield certain proteins.
March 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Illustration for DIE ZEIT about illegal platforms in the internet, where people trade anything from stolen credit card data to guns.

Art direction Norman Hoppenheit.
March 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Illustration for French L’Express about forced conscription by the Russian army. Ukrainians from occupied areas are forced into the Russian army and sent to fight against their countryman. The article by Clara Marchaud contains testimony on the horrors one of them has experienced.
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Illustration about new laws in the EU that introduce import tariffs on goods based on their climate-friendliness. Link to the article here (paywall): www.wiwo.de/politik/euro...

Article by Henrike Adamsen. Art direction by Claudia Immig.
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Illustration for the LA Times’ Envelope magazine, about documentary film-makers talking about the key shots that form the center point of their respective films. Published on November 20th in The Envelope.

Art direction by Faith Stafford. #illustration #editorialillustration
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Look, I made a sketch for you … - Daniel Stolle
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November 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I drew this week’s US cover for The Economist about “The 3 Trillion Bet on AI”.

Art direction by Ben Shmulevitch.
September 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Sketches compilation from the first half of 2025. #editorialillustration #illustration
September 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Illustration for The Economist for an article titled “How AI-powered hackers are stealing billions”.

This time the print and web versions are differing quite much. Even though this print composition was a necessary compromise, I think it turned out well.

Art direction by Elizabeth Delphin.
August 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“Heat? This is probably one of the coolest summers of your life” – an interview with climate scientists. Four illustrations for Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Art direction by Florian Gmach
July 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Illustration for German Apothekenumschau about the true crime boom, its background and side effects.

Art direction by Eva Fleischmann. #editorialillustration
May 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Illustration for an article in The Economist titled “Mexico will be the only country that elects all its judges”.

Art direction by Margarida Peixoto.
#editorialillustration
May 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Illustration for The Economist for an article titled “State capture is a growing threat. Reversing it is hard”.

Art direction by Margarida Peixoto.

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April 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Illustration for The Economist for an article titled “Why are North Korean hackers such good crypto-thieves?”.

Art direction by Maddie Roberts.
March 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I have made a graphic novel together with Finnish author and dramaturg Matti Nieminen. More about it here: www.danielstolle.com/blog/2025/3/...
March 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Mass deportations and the effects on the US economy. Illustration for Wirtschaftswoche. Art direction by Claudia Immig.
March 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Illustration for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Metropol - five years after Covid, what are the lingering effects on working environments?

Art direction by Tobias Stier. #illustration #editorialillustration
February 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Illustration series for NZZ am Sonntag. “Born and stolen: Babies were stolen in Georgia for decades and sold to the West for adoption” by the authors Pascal Amri und Sacha Batthyany.

Art direction by Jürg Sturzenegger.
February 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Illustration for new Finnish medium Uusi Juttu for their launch line-up of articles I illustratred a text by Sonia Zaki about the juror system in Finnish courts.

Art direction by Sakari Piippo.
January 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM