Luke Wohlgemuth
Luke Wohlgemuth
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About

Luke Wohlgemuth is an illustrator and designer currently living and working in New York City. He’s an eager and somewhat nerdy freelancer who makes thoughtful designs, illustrations, and animations for magazines, newspapers, and publishing houses.

Luke graduated recently with his MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Originally hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska, he received his BFA in Graphic Design from Concordia University, Nebraska. Before moving to New York with his wife Mer, and cat Sox in 2018, Luke worked in the creative industry as a designer & illustrator. If you would like to work together, please email to the address below.

Luke Wohlgemuth in his Brooklyn studio | Photo by Eva Zar

Hi there!

Luke Wohlgemuth is an graphic designer & illustrator living and working in New York City. He makes thoughtful designs, illustrations, and animations for clients spanning many industries.

Luke has created illustrations with The New York Times, The New Yorker, Financial Times Magazine, The Observer, NBC News, Penguin Random House, & the Strand Bookstore to name a few. 

Currently, Luke is a Senior Designer with the New York ad agency M Booth creating designs, illustrations, and animations for a myriad of Google brands.

Luke graduated with his MFA from the School of Visual Arts. He was accepted into the prestigious Illustration as Visual Essay program taught & founded by the legendary Marshall Arisman. Originally hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska 🌽, he received his BFA in Graphic Design from Concordia University, Nebraska. Before moving to New York for graduate studies (and sticking around ever since), Luke worked as a designer in Lincoln, NE for the sparky startup agency, Redthread.

His work has been recognized and awarded by the American Illustration Annual, 3x3 Illustration Annual, and the Society of Illustrators, winning a silver medal in the 64th annual international illustration competition. 

Luke lives and works in Brooklyn with his opera star wife, Mer Wohlgemuth (give her a listen, your ears will thank you), and their little pup, Zelda. ✨

To get in touch, please email:
hi@lukewohlgemuth.com.

Work experience

M Booth | Senior Designer
March 2025 – present

Freelance | Illustration, Design, Animation
Aug. 2016 – present

M Booth | Designer (mid-level)
March 2022 – July 2023

Beehive Books | Graphic Designer
Feb. 2020 – April 2022

Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade Books | Graphic Designer
July 2019 – March 2020

Redthread Creative | Graphic Designer
Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2018

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Selected clients

Google
The New Yorker
The New York Times
Financial Times Magazine
The Observer
The Strand Bookstore
Penguin Random House
NBC News (Universal)
Fantasy Records
Texas Monthly

 

selected Awards

Society of Illustrators 64
Silver Medal, Product/Surface Design, 2021

#MyStrandTote Contest: The Strand Bookstore
Selected Winner, 2021

3x3 Illustration Annual No. 18
Merit Award, 2021

American Illustration 40
Chosen Winner, 2021

American Illustration 39
Chosen Winner, 2020