Matej de Cecco (1979) is a comics artist, illustrator, translator, and editor. He studied translation and visual arts. For a while, he was the editor of the magazine Stripburger. As a translator, he mainly translated works related to drawing, and gradually began drawing more and more himself. From 2006 to 2008 he drew comic strips for the magazine Pil Plus. He illustrated the reissue of Desa Muck’s Deadly Seriously collection, with the book Deadly Seriously About School receiving the IBBY Slovenian Section’s My Favourite Book Award. The book Charming Experiments With Plants received the Golden Pear Rating. Since 2008 he has collaborated with Boštjan Gorenc on the comic strip Šnofi’s Gang, which is published in the magazine Pil. The adventures of Šnofi’s gang have also been published in three books. He has worked with several Slovenian publishers, agencies, and institutes, provided illustrations for museum exhibitions and publications, and participated in various advertising campaigns. His illustrations can also be found in textbooks, mobile apps, and games.