Ian L. Springer is a book illustrator and game developer based in Maryland. He studied Illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration and graduated Summa Cum Laude. He has multiple children’s books published, including Where Could Mama Be? and Jasmin Pictures Home. His books are published by Shout Mouse Press and are sold in Barnes and Noble and Amazon. He has been interviewed by Apple for their 2024 Black Unity news article featured within the Apple News app. His work involves fantasy and uses exaggeration and linework to capture expressions and convey personality and emotion.

He currently works as a freelance illustrator and Director of Marketing and Communications full-time. 

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration  Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2022 – Summa Cum Laude

Associates of Arts, Visual Arts  Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, 2019

Apple Unveils 2024 Black Unity Collection Supporting Grantees That Inspire Resilience and Creativity  Apple News, 2024

Where Could Mama Be?  Shout Mouse Press, 2022

Jasmin Pictures Home  Shout Mouse Press, 2021

The Voices of Laurel by Rachel Podorski Orozco, 2022

Director of Visual Communications and Marketing  St. Vincent Pallotti High School (current)

Arts Academy Visual Arts Instructor  St. Vincent Pallotti High School (2022)

Book Illustrator  Shout Mouse Press (2021-current)

Business Owner Immaculate Studios (current)

Freelance Illustrator  American Diabetes Association (2020)

Freelance Graphic Designer Clarins USA (2018)