Department of Visual Communication
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Graphic designer, creator and head of Bezalel’s undergraduate Department of Visual Communication. Specializes in complex systems design, typography, book design, and branding for public, cultural, arts, and architectural institutions. Founding partner of Studio Gimmel 2, which has been operating in the local and international design field for over a decade and a half. Recipient of several awards, including the DAM Best Architectural Book Award, Tokyo TDC, and the Ministry of Culture Design Prize. Holds a B.Des. in Visual Communication from Bezalel and is pursuing a Master’s degree in the Program in Gender Studies at Bar Ilan University.
An independent Interaction Designer (UX/UI), specializing in Human-Machine Interaction Design, both digital and physical. With over a decade of experience, Ben led and managed design projects for various start-up companies around the world.
Ben holds a B.Des in Visual Communication and a M.Des in Industrial Design, Design and Technology track, both from Bezalel, Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
Type designer and Graphic designer, owner of ‘Hatayas’ studio. specializes in branding and type design.
Partner at ‘Hagilda, Type Designers Cooperative.
Lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication.
Meirav holds a bachelor's degree with honors from the Department of Visual Communication at Bezalel 2000
winner of the Mike Pelheim Typography Award and the Hermann Struck Print Prize.
Winner of the Design Award from the Ministry of Education and Culture, (2006)
In 2007 ‘Hagilda’ entered The I.D. 40
40 Design Collectives from around the world.
Among the fonts he designed: Raanan, kartiv, The smoker, A glass of milk, Man and The young technician.
Studio's clients: most of the media companies and design and advertising offices in Israel.
His works have been exhibited in a variety of exhibitions, including:
Holon Design Museum 2012
Petach Tikva Museum 2006
Born in Israel in 1957. Lives in Jerusalem, Israel. Married with 3 & two grandaughters.
Graduated (With honors) the Visual Communication Department of the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem, Israel in 1982.
Illustrator, comics artist, storyboard artist & animator. With a great desire for history, old machines and natural history.
Throughout the years I have illustrated 35 picture books and illustrated children's books, 11 illustrated books and about 10 textbooks.
I have illustrated for various newspapers & magazines (Haaretz, Maariv, Yedioth, Bamahane, Einayim), and I have created short animated films and storyboards. I have also participated in animated TV and animated feature films productions (Doing storyboards, layout and character design).
Designer specializing in type design, typography, interactive digital media and web development. Works as an independent designer, as well as founding partner of digital media company Hypertales.
Merav Salomon is an international Illustrator and a Book Artist who published over 15 books. She is the founder of Salomon & Daughters books, an independent publishing house dedicated to publishing visual books for adults.
Salomon is a Professor at the VC Graduate program and at the department of Visual Communication. She is one of the founding members of the Art & Design Teaching Centre. She served as the Head of the Illustration studies from 2007- 20018.
Salomon’s artwork have been exhibited in galleries, museums and academies all around the world, such as the Troisdorf Picture-book Museum in Germany, Summerset House in London, The Jewish Museum in Bologna, the Tel-aviv Museum, and more. Her Artist book “The archive of the Hand of Chance” is part of the Israeli Museum permanent collection.
Salomon's work have won many international prizes such as The UK Association of Illustrators Gold medal for best illustrated book 2013, the CA magazine Illustration Annual Excellence award 2016, the Society of Illustrators NY 55th Illustration Annual Gold medal 2015. Her work was published several times in American Illustrators, 3x3 magazine, How magazine, Print Magazine, DPI magazine and more. She is 2014 winner of the Israel’s Ministry of Culture Best Designer awards.
Beside her artistic work Salomon works as an international professional illustrator doing commissioned work ever since she graduated from the Graphic Design department at Bezlal in 1993.
