Mária Nerádová

Maria Neradova studied the graphic design at the University of Tomáš Baťa in Zlín (Czech Republic) and later the book illustration with prof. Dušan Kállay at the Academy of Fine Art and Design in Bratislava where she graduated in 2012. She began to illustrate the books as early as during her academy studies, and continued as a freelance artist as well in frame of the ASIL (Association of Illustrators) or Calder design studio. Since 2013 she has primarily been devoted to illustration work for children. So far she has illustrated more than 30 books. She has cooperated with such publishing houses like Ladybird Penguin, Usborne Publishing, Mondadori, Glottogon, Mladé letá or Ikar. 

Maria Neradova studied the book illustration with prof. Dušan Kállay and the graphic design at the University of Tomáš Baťa in Zlín. She belongs to the youngest generation of Slovak Illustrators. The fact that her illustrations have been selected for the book "1000 Illustrations for Children" and received numerous awards witness a high quality of her work. The expression of her apparently simple and naive colour pictures make them very inviting to young readers. As most of her illustrations are dedicated to small children, the stylization of both human and animal figures is adjusted to their perception. A vivid colour scale amplifies the overall positive effect of her illustrations. Neradova mostly applies the digital techniques to her illustration work.

Besides the book illustration Maria Neradova devotes to writing and graphic design.

Veselé básničky o zvieratkách z dvora a z lesa (T. Čermák,  Giftpack 2011); Veselé básničky o zvieratkách zo ZOO (T. Čermák, Giftpack 2011); O Červenej čiapočke (S. Čermáková Uličná, Giftpack 2011); Domček, domček, kto v tebe býva? (Buvik 2011); Smelá Apolienka (J. Turan, SPN-Mladé letá 2012); Čisté rúčky (M. Jaroš, Ikar 2013); Robko a Ďobko (J. Šrámková, SPN-Mladé letá 2013); Na ceste (M. Jaroš, Ikar 2014); Pri stole (M. Jaroš, Ikar 2014); Čarovné slovíčka (M. Jaroš, Ikar 2014); Jak velbloud potkal ťavu (M. Nerádová, Albatros 2014); Pesničkový neposlušník (M. Jaroš, Ikar 2015, 2018); Nina chce být rocková zpěvačka (I. Kocmanová Axióma 2015); Zažmúr očká (T. Janovic, Buvik 2016); Rozprávky o princeznách (K. Kolčavová, Albatros 2016); Rozprávky o vlkovi (K. Kolčavová, Albatros 2016); Pesničkový neposlušník 2 (M. Jaroš, Ikar - Stonožka 2017); Domček, domček, kto v tebe býva? : čítanka pre prváka (M. Števková, Buvik 2017); Bratislava : hľadaj a nájdi (M. Kráľová, Mini publishing 2018); Poďme objavovať Slovensko (Meda Studio 2018); Básnička ti pomôže (D. Hevier, BUVIK 2019); Hľadaj a nájdi pre najmenších : dopravné prostriedky (Meda Studio 2020); Žabiatko (Ľ. Podjavorinská, Buvik 2019, 2024); Eniki beniki (Buvik 2022).

2011 The Award of the Slovak National Library in competition The Most Beautiful Books of Slovakia 2010 for book: Slovensko-český obrázkový slovník zákerných slov pre det

2014 Best Board Game/JIGSAW, Australia

2015 The Most Beautiful Books of Slovakia 2014 - Jak velbloud potkal ťavu 

         The most beautiful children´s book of the spring 2014 - Jak velbloud potkal ťavu 

         The Teacher´s Prize for Children´s Reading Promotion (The National Pedagogical Museum and Library, Czech Republic)

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