Bosnian national, Mirko Ilic illustrated and art
directed posters, record covers and comics in
Europe before moving to the United States in
1986. In 1995, he established Mirko Ilic Corp, a graphic design and 3D computer graphics and motion picture title studio.

Ilić has taught at Cooper Union and currently
teaches the master's degree programme in
illustration at the School of Visual Arts. He has
received medals from the Society of Illustrators, Art Directors Club, ID Magazine and others. He’s been the vice president of the New York chapter of AIGA and is a member of the inviteonly AGI organisation.

He has co-written a number of books including
The Design of Dissent with design icon Milton Glaser.