Laurie Triefeldt
Laurie Triefeldt is a Canadian illustrator. She is the creator of World of Wonder, a weekly syndicated newspaper feature that explores a specific topic with detailed illustrations in color. She composes the feature for The Star-Ledger and United Media.
Laurie Triefeldt
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- Canada.
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- illustrator.
- Education
- University of Windsor and OCAD University.
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Laurie Triefeldt is a Canadian illustrator. She is the creator of World of Wonder, a weekly syndicated newspaper feature that explores a specific topic with detailed illustrations in color. She composes the feature for The Star-Ledger and United Media.
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Laurie Triefeldt was an illustrator, of Canadian nationality. The illustrator was educated at OCAD University and University of Windsor.
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Triefeldt is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and the University of Windsor. Triefeldt started World of Wonder in 1997. The weekly syndicated newspaper feature explores a specific topic in the areas of nature, history, science, and technology with detailed illustrations in color. It is written for children in the 3rd to 8th grade, but is popular among all age groups. She came upon the idea after realizing that the format of the feature filled a gap in newspaper pages between the text articles targeted towards adults and the mostly children-centered cartoons. The feature is created using a computer program, which she taught herself to use as they did not teach computer based art when she was in college. In 2006, Triefeldt published a collection of her World of Wonder work as a 96 page hardcover book. In 2007, she published two more books, World of Wonder: People & Places and World of Wonder: Plants & Animals with Quill Driver Books. She has published two adult coloring books, with the most recent published in August 2016.
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Triefeldt is married to artist Rein Triefeldt. They moved from Canada to the United States in 1989. They live in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Awards and honors
In 2000, Triefeldt received first place in the Design and Presentation/Graphics category for three pieces she did that year. In 2002, she received second and first place for best Informational Graphic in the Journalism Awards given by the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists. In June 2006, she received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing from the Association of Education Publishers. Later in 2006, she won the Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications which she received at the organizations conference in Kansas City. In 2007, she won the National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Newspaper Illustration for World of Wonder.
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- 1.Universal Uclick Celebrates 15th Anniversary of "World of Wonder". Andrews McMeel Syndication. September 1, 2015.
- 2.Clarion Honor for 'World of Wonder' Creator. Editor and Publisher. August 30, 2006.
- 3.Meet The Artist. The Star Ledger. March 9, 2000.
- 4.Writer, Staff. New educational feature begins today. New Bedford Standard-Times.
- 5.'World of Wonder' Collection Offered. Editor and Publisher. September 12, 2006.
- 6.'World of Wonder' Feature Inspires Two New Books. Editor and Publisher. November 29, 2007.
- 7.Abdur-Rahman, Sulaiman. Sculpture art beautifies Quaker Bridge Mall's hub space in Lawrence. The Trentonian. April 22, 2016.
- 8.Writer, Melanie Burney, Staff. Need a respite from 'the frenetic pace of today'? Try coloring. Inquirer.com. December 12, 2016.
- 9.Better Newspaper Contest - 2000 Editorial Results for Dailies. New Jersey Press Association.
- 10.Record, Hub, Law Journal Top Winners.
- 11.Award for Laurie Triefeldt's 'World of Wonder'. Editor and Publisher. June 19, 2006.
- 12.Sun feature wins coveted prize for illustration. Lowell Sun. June 3, 2007.
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