Maša P. Žmitek (1985), works as an illustrator, curator, and producer. She received her master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. In 2018 she took over the management of the Vodnik Homestead Gallery, later establishing and managing the Slovenian Center of Illustration within the framework of the Divja Misel Institute. She is interested in artistic illustration, but devotes most of her time to scientific illustration, with a recent focus on depicting prehistoric creatures. Her analogue interactive books Giants of the Cenozoic, (2021), and Giants of the Mesozoic: Jurassic Dinosaurs, (2023) use a special analogue animation technique to breathe life into the illustrations. She has illustrated several literary projects for Slovenian and foreign publishers, and her illustrations have been featured in the Slovenian Biennial of Illustration, Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, The Golden Pen of Belgrade and at numerous Slovenian and foreign galleries. She received the University Prešeren Award for her master’s thesis in the field of scientific illustration, the GRAPHIS Silver Award in New York, the Brumen Award for Excellence in Slovenian Design, the Golden Pear Award, and was named to the IBBY Honour List.