Akiko Stehrenberger

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Akiko Stehrenberger (born 1978) is an American designer who specializes in movie posters, working in a mix of digital and traditional paint. Dubbed the "Poster Girl", she has received 34[ not verified in body ] Clio Awards for her work.

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Biography

Shehrenberger's poster of On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022) was ranked among "movie posters of the year 2022" by Creative Review. Poster of On the Line - The Richard Williams Story by Akiko Stehrenberger.png
Shehrenberger's poster of On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022) was ranked among "movie posters of the year 2022" by Creative Review.

Akiko Stehrenberger was born in South Lake Tahoe, California, in 1978 to a Swiss German father and a Taiwanese mother. [2] She attended the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Art. [3] Stehrenberger began her career creating editorial illustrations for entertainment magazines in New York City, [4] [5] such as Spin and the New York Press . [3] Moving back to California, Stehrenberger began working as a junior designer at an ad agency in Los Angeles, saying that she "sort of fell into" the movie poster business. [5] As a designer, she created the poster of Funny Games (2007), which was named the best film poster of the decade by Mubi. [6] Her 2020 book, Akikomatic: The Work of Akiko Stehrenberger, presents several of her posters throughout her career of more than 15 years. [6]

Style

Stehrenberger listed the following artists as her influences in 2006: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, Anita Kunz, Mark Ryden, Philip Burke, Sebastian Krüger. [7] Her painting materials of choice were initially described as ballpoint pens, Gesso, and Liquitex acrylics, [8] but she later moved on to use a mix of traditional and digital paint in her art. [6] Stehrenberger said she used to consider herself "anti-digital", but turned around to the format to meet work deadlines. [9]

Reception

As the winner of 34 [10] [ failed verification ] Clio Awards, Stehrenberger's oeuvre has been very well received. [11] Design critics from Print , [11] Creative Review , [12] Hyperallergic , [6] and Creative Bloq [13] have praised her film posters. Interview magazine dubbed her "Poster Girl." [5] [11] Adrian Shaughnessy of Print said that her "emphatic illustrations [...] offer an echo of the great film posters of the past." [14]

Selected work

The following is a list of media for which posters designed by Stehrenberger have received praise by critics:

References

  1. 1 2 Benneworth-Gray, Daniel (14 December 2022). "Movie posters of the year 2022". Creative Review . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Illustrating Cinema: Akiko Stehrenberger on Art, Design, and Storytelling". Spreaker . Archived from the original on 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fleishman 2006, p. xxv.
  4. ↑ Zubizarreta, Denise (25 June 2023). "Akiko Stehrenberger's Explosive Movie Poster Art". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Poster Girl: Akiko Stehrenberger". Interview . 3 August 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Solarin, Ayoola (26 March 2020). "The Emotive, Brilliantly Nostalgic Film Posters of Akiko Stehrenberger". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Fleishman 2006, p. 96.
  8. ↑ Fleishman 2006, p. 172.
  9. ↑ Ayyup, Sajida (31 July 2020). "SDCC '20: The Resurgence of Illustrated Movie Posters". Comics Beat . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Clio Entertainment 2022 Jury Member Akiko Stehrenberger". Clios.com. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Heller, Steven (3 February 2020). "If Movie Posters Won Oscars". Print . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  12. 1 2 Benneworth-Gray, Daniel (6 December 2019). "Movie posters of the year 2019". Creative Review . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  13. 1 2 John, Daniel (26 July 2025). "Reddit is losing it over this beautiful movie poster design". Creative Bloq . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  14. ↑ Shaughnessy, Adrian (5 November 2014). "Moving Pictures: Topping Hollywood's Dismal Poster Designs". Print . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  15. ↑ Beggs, Alex (7 February 2014). "The Best Graphic Movie Posters of All Time". Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

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