Hugs and Misses: 30 Postcards of Awkward Romance
A standalone authored postcard collection introducing Staehle's Silhouette Masterpiece Theater work.
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Will Staehle is an American book designer, illustrator, and visual artist from Wisconsin. He served as art director for HarperCollins Publishers and vice president of design at JibJab, and has received recognition from Print magazine, the Art Directors Club, AIGA, and Communication Arts. His authored visual work includes the Silhouette Masterpiece Theater postcard collections published under the pseudonym Wilhelm Staehle. He lives in Seattle.
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- Hugs and Misses: 30 Postcards of Awkward Romance
ephemera · 2014
- Stars and Swipes: 30 Postcards of Awkward Americana
ephemera · 2014
Frequently asked questions about Will Staehle
Who is Will Staehle?
Will Staehle is a U.S. book designer, illustrator, and visual artist known especially for distinctive narrative book-cover design and other visual projects.
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Why is Will Staehle also known as Wilhelm Staehle?
Wilhelm Staehle is the pseudonym Staehle uses for Silhouette Masterpiece Theater, a project built around detailed silhouette artwork and humorous visual storytelling.
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What are Will Staehle’s main career roles?
Staehle was art director for HarperCollins Publishers and vice president of design at JibJab. He later continued working independently on covers, posters, websites, illustrations, and related visual projects.
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How did Will Staehle’s early interests influence his design style?
He grew up reading comics and spent summers working at his parents’ design firm in Wisconsin. Reference sources describe his work as geometric and poster-like, with recurring use of silhouettes and Art Deco influences.
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What awards or major recognition has Will Staehle received?
Print magazine named him one of its Top Twenty Under Thirty New Visual Artists, and the Art Directors Club recognized him as a Young Gun. He also won the Kitschies’ Inky Tentacle for the cover art of Adam Christopher’s The Age Atomic.
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