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Aleksandra Nina Knezevic is an illustrator and designer working between Sarajevo and London, with over two decades of experience in book cover design and children's book illustration. Her work moves between hand-drawn and digital technique, refined through digitisation into its final form.
She has designed covers and illustrations for more
Aleksandra Nina Knezevic is an illustrator and designer working between Sarajevo and London, with over two decades of experience in book cover design and children's book illustration. Her work moves between hand-drawn and digital technique, refined through digitisation into its final form.
She has designed covers and illustrations for more than 500 titles, including the Bosnian edition of the Harry Potter series (Buybook, 2010–2020), alongside work for authors including Orhan Pamuk, Kazuo Ishiguro, Herta Müller and Italo Calvino.
From 2006 to 2010 she served as President of ULUPUBiH, the Association of Applied Artists and Designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Skills
Awards & Recognition
Skills
Craft — Illustration, book cover design, typography, watercolour, hand-drawn and digital technique
Software — Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animate, Procreate
Practice — Freelance illustration & design, 2011–present · Formerly Art Director, Status Studio (Sarajevo) and SM J. Walter Thomson (Slovenia)
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Recognition
WIA (World Illustration Award) — Longlisted, 2026 (Stoner, Plato)
3×3 International Illustration Show — Honourable Mention, 2026
Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo — Honourable Mention, 2026
Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo — Honourable Mention, 2023
3×3 International Illustration Show — Merit Award, 2023
Bologna Children's Book Fair — Illustra
WIA (World Illustration Award) — Longlisted, 2026 (Stoner, Plato)
3×3 International Illustration Show — Honourable Mention, 2026
Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo — Honourable Mention, 2026
Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo — Honourable Mention, 2023
3×3 International Illustration Show — Merit Award, 2023
Bologna Children's Book Fair — Illustrators Exhibition Award, 2024
Lürzer's Archive — 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide, 09/10
Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition — Honourable Mention, 2007
Osaka Biennale, Japan Design Foundation — Finalist, 2003
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