Mark Rogalski

Profile

Mark Rogalski studied illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was born and raised. After completing his studies he worked as an editorial cartoonist, a scenery designer, a comic book artist, a screen printer, a graphic designer, and an art director before writing and illustrating children’s books. His work has fantastical elements and themes that are influenced by the wonders of childhood, science fiction, mechanical inventions and journeys of the imagination. He also incorporates elements of puzzles, games and interaction into his books. Dream Machines includes a dust jacket that unfolds into an elaborate board game that allows readers to live the fantastical journey of the book themselves. Tickets to Ride includes the image of a clever duck hidden within the pages and waiting to be discovered again and again. ROBOX is a kit which includes a book about a hungry robot as well as materials that allows readers to build their very own Robox. Make Me a Monster is a book that page-by-page transforms into the title subject, and will be joined later this year by a Robot friend. His work has been honored by The International Reading Association and Communication Arts Magazine, has been featured on NBC’s Today Show and by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Mark lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters, three cats and two dogs. Clients include TBWA/Chiat/Day, McGraw Hill, Zaner-Bloser, Spider Magazine, and Scholastic. Awards include Communication Arts Magazine 46th Illustration Annual, International Reading Association Prize, and Merit Award: Bookbinder’s Guild of NY for Children’s Trade Hardcover Picture Book Fiction. Clients include TBWA/Chiat/Day, McGraw Hill, Zaner-Bloser, Spider Magazine, and Scholastic. Awards include Communication Arts Magazine 46th Illustration Annual, International Reading Association Prize, and Merit Award: Bookbinder’s Guild of NY for Children’s Trade Hardcover Picture Book Fiction.