Nina Knezevic

Aleksandra Nina Kneževic, designer, born in Sarajevo, graduated in 1997 from the Academy of Arts in Cetinje (Montenegro). She has been professionally engaged in everything which is to be understood as deliberation and modelling of diverse communication packages. The latitude of her work is considered as being an international practice.
In the area of international design, forms of visual expression and standards for all design categories have been subjected to an agreement since long time ago. Her work is proof that this generation has grasped the secrets of graphic literacy along with the magic of packaging related to all those secret codes presented in public, but also in the other places. The actual message shaping is what we consider to be a formal aura for each piece of design work. The search for an individual and unique language within the waste space of hyper production is a challenge for each one of those who appear on the open scene of creativity. For all of us, Sarajevo still remains a symbolic location where emotions, fears, hopes, and wishes are intertwined. While still being on the passageway towards a mutual understanding, the messages coming from this town are painted with double meaning charm. This is the place where for the time being everything will remain important. Colour, font, alphabet, names, particularly surnames, formats, signs, everything that is marked.
Consequently, the design work of Aleksandra Kneževic placed within the high standards of international practice expresses the need of young people to formally overcome the abyss of inversive images in a way that messages are to be sent using a new – meta language. This is a designer's dictionary of new concepts which integrally sends the messages of the clients but also the signs coming from the authors. In this manner all these works become symbols of the time we live in. Where are we to find our own place under the sun to work and live becomes the question of Destiny. Though, it is being said that some have taken this matter into their own hands.
R. Vukovic, Kvadart magazine

Nina's work were awarded around the world, and published in magazines and specialized books that deal with design. At this moment, she has her own little studio, and also works as freelance designer. She is president of ULUPUBIH (Association of applied artist and designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

www.ninadesign.co.ba

Aleksandra Nina Knezevic is graduated graphic designer from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and she professionally deals with that sphere of art for years. At this moment, she has her own little studio, and also works as freelance designer. During one period she was also the art director of Studio Marketing J. Walter Thompson agency (Slovenia). Few days ago, she was elected as president of ULUPUBIH (Association of applied artist and designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina). For the first time in the history of this association, this position was given to a woman.

Her latest work are postcards called "Nema odmora dok traje obnova" (No sleep till renewal is on), and it is a part of project, that is run by Ask Sarajevo Foundation. Those are six different illustrated postcards, that in simple, sympathetic, caricatural and a bit naive way, show and reflect the enthusiasm of young people that are ready to do something. In this case, it is the reconstruction of Youth House, which certainly belongs to them. Also, music festival Revival 2006, should take place in those premises in September 2006, but the whole event depends on successful reconstruction of the Youth House. At the same time, these postcards are the announcement for project called Art Kvart (Art Quarter), and will take place on June 17th in city quarter where Art Café and Soba Club-Café are located, near Architectonic Faculty in Sarajevo. Together with promotion of postcards, the posters with the same content will be presented.