THE GENERALIST

Daniel Špaček is a founder and creative director of the Neuron Collective. Over the years he worked on many different projects and types of work and his expertise is rooting from the ability to transfer experience and knowledge and build bridges between various fields.

Illustration

Art direction

Strategy and analysis

Idea making

Concept art

Animation

Motion design

Tv channel design

Brand identity

Creative production

Movie artdirection

Jorunalism

Marketing

Presentations

Music production

Illustration Art direction Strategy and analysis Idea making Concept art Animation Motion design Tv channel design Brand identity Creative production Movie artdirection Jorunalism Marketing Presentations Music production

Education

2000-2005 master’s degree at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague

2004 internship at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

1996-2000 bachelor’s degree at Faculty of social sciences, department of journalism, Charles University, Prague

Lectures and workshops

2025 - Science illustration, SciComm
2024 - Umění v digitálním věku, AI panel, ČT art
2023 - Pravidla se změnila, Brno, AI conference lecture
2023 - Dataviz meetup, Brno - Neuron collective lecture
2019 - PointCulture Liège, Belgium - urbansketching workshop
2018 - Character design and hand lettering - Castle, Stockholm
2018 - Urbanskechting - Art College Gothenburg, Sweden
2017 - Zlín festival - Typo and Skim ( with T.Končinský)
2017 - Prague College - Illustrator´s survival toolkit
2017 - KOSMO - TV series art lecture
2016 - PechaKucha Prague - Černobílo tv series
2015 - Anifilm - Černobílo tv series behind the scenes
2014 - Maharal - personal presentation
2013 - Anifest - personal presentation

Exhibitions

2019 - "D'ici 100 ans", PointCulture Liège
2019 - Artificial Intelligence Where will the robots lead us, Stockholm Stadsbiblioteket, Sweden - by Czech centre Stockholm
2017 - Ex Post gallery, Prague
2016 - Santiago Ilustrado festival, Santiago de Chile
2014 - Cross, Prague
2014 - Souterrain, Prague
2014 - Maharal, Prague
2014 - LUSTR festival, Prague

Interviews and streams

2023 A to je co, ČT art / tv interview
2019 Kreativní kreatury / live stream
2018 Talkshow with Lukas Veverka / live stream
2017 Vasejmenojevaseznacka.cz / live stream / in czech
2017 Protisedi.cz / in czech
2017 Baronmag.ca - office tales
2016 Vasejmenojevaseznacka.cz / live stream
2013 Czech Television
2014 Magformers
2014 Colors of Ostrava - Making of Kids channel
2010 downtempo.cz - Mythematica

Jury appearances

2018 - RAW illustration contest
2017 - ArtDirectorsClub Czech awards - design jury
2017 - RAW art wrestling semifinals
2013 - Anifest - animation festival

AWARDS

Into Oblivia

2022 The Most Beautiful Czech Books, 1st place Children's and Young Adult Literature, awarded by Museum of Czech Literature and the Ministry of Culture

2022 Goldern Ribbon Nominee, awarded by Czech section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)

2023 The White Ravens catalogue, featuring 200 notable children’s books
Typo and Skim

2017 Magnesia Litera - Best Czech children book.
2017 The Golden Ribbon - Best Czech children book for young kids, Czech section of IBBY

2018 IBBY Honour list, The International Board on Books for Young People

2018 The White Ravens catalogue,
a Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature

2021 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, special prize New talents - Lena Dorn's translation
3x3 Illustration Annual

2018 awarded by 3×3 magazine

Bronze (Picturebook show)
Honorable mention 3x
Distinguished merit
Meri,
Kosmo

2017 Best Television Drama Series, nominee of Czech Lion Awards

2017 Prix Europa nominee, The European broadcasting festival
ČT :D Kids channel

2014 Promax BDA, Gold, On-air illustration

2014 Promax BDA, Silver, Channel graphics

2015 Promax BDA Global Excellence Awards, Gold, Save the rainbow campaign

Currently known as GEMA Awards.
ČERNOBÍLO

2015 FITES nominee, best kids show
2009 ANDĚL AWARDS

MYTHEMATICA

The best electronic album of the year