CAREER SUMMARY

Over twenty years of experience in the design and development of interactive platforms and web based user interfaces.
Creative solutions for interactive and commercial environments.
Extensive knowledge in developing data based driven websites and understanding the concept of developing dynamic templates.
Strong skills in teamwork, design and creativity.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Freelance Graphic Designer
Aug. 2006 - present
Specializing in web design and interactivity
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Creating unique graphic solutions for all presentation types and purposes.
Designing logos, branding, corporate ID, style guides, and print matters of all kinds
(e.g. business cards, stationary, posters ,flyers, invitations, catalogs etc.)

• Senior Graphic Designer
PixelPress LLC
New York, New York
January 2001 - 2006
Web design:
- Designed interface and unique concepts for the company’s web sites, serving human rights organizations, and other social-awareness associations.
- Took part in the conceptual creative thinking group of the company.
- Initiated experimental approaches for the use of the web, both conceptually and in terns of the user interface.

• Senior Designer / Art Director
Yard Productions Inc.
New York, New York
Feb. 1998 - Apr. 2000
Web design:
- Designed creative and promotional web sites for new and existing customers.
- Created concepts and visual solutions to meet the needs of clients (external and internal).
Print Design:
- Developed concepts and designed corporate logos and business identities for different companies.

• Graphic Designer, Consultant
AirDD (Air Dimensional Design)
Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 1997 – Jan. 1998
- Conceptualized and developed creative design solutions of the company’s web site.
- Provided creative directions, layouts and graphical concepts for the company’s sales and marketing strategy.

• Graphic Designer, Consultant
Station 1
Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 1997 – Jan. 1998
- Provided graphical solutions and interface design for the company’s clients.

• Graphic Designer / Art Director
Click Multimedia Ltd.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Oct. 1994 – Apr. 1997
- Worked on various multimedia productions, multimedia presentations for advertising companies, Multimedia CD-ROM titles and electronic catalogs.
- Held part in conceptualizing and developing original concepts and unique interface design for a wide range of interactive multimedia products.
- Developed strong skills and experience in teamwork, collaborating with professionals in different fields, such as: programmers, 3D and 2Danimators, video editors and filmmakers, music composers and technicians.
- Lead designer and Art Director in the company’s major projects, such as:
“A Disciple’s Diary” CD-ROM, an interactive journey to Israel following the route Jesus made throughout the Holly Land, 1994-1995.
“Lights Out” - a CD-ROM for the “Tiger Electronics” Co. The CD-ROM “Lights Out” based on a hand-held toy.
Received top reviews in “Games” and “Home PC” magazines, named ‘Best game of the year’ by “Games” magazine, 1997.
“Henry” - a CD-ROM for the “Tiger Electronics” Co. “Henry” is based on a hand-held toy, challenging players to memorize sounds.
“The Private Crusade” CD-ROM, A full-scale interactive quest, based on real photos of sites with 2D and 3D animation.


SOFTWARE SKILLS


Adobe Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Freehand
PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
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HTML/CSS
WordPress


PLATFORMS

Macintosh and Windows PC


EDUCATION

1990-1994
“Wizo Canada College of design” - Haifa, Israel.
BFA, Graphic Design with a concentration in Illustration and printmaking

1997-2005
“School of visual arts” – New York, NY
Continuing Education courses in etching, photo-etching, color etching, lithography and painterly prints (monoprint and woodcut)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 - "Measurements", Lochamei Ha'Getaot Gallery, Israel
2005 - "A Place of Worry", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
2001 - "Recent Works" (etchings and video), Studio 515, New York, NY
1997 - "Fetuses" (nine etchings), Ben gallery, Metula, Israel
        - "Etchings", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
1996 - "Lord of the Forest" (drawing series), Ben Gallery, Metula, Israel


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 - "Helpmate", Pyramida Centre for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel (catalog)
2010 - "Dark Visions in Print", Sacred Gallery, New York, NY
2009 - "Etchings and Monotypes", The National Arts Club, New York, NY
        - "Print Artists from NY", The Jerusalem Print Workshop, Jerusalem, Israel
        - "The End of it is to be Found at the Top", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art,
           Haifa, Israel
2008 - "Views From the Shadows", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
        - "Souvenir: transfert imaginaire", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
        - "Criticized Report", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
2007 - "Islands", The Italian Cultural Center, Haifa, Israel (catalog)
2005 - "A3 Israeli Drawings", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
        - "The Grid: Expressions of Pattern" (etchings), The Blue Door Gallery, Yonkers, NY
        - "The Silence of the Sea", The National maritime Museum, Haifa, Israel (catalog)
2003 - "Trees: Harbingers of the Future" (etchings), St. Cabrini art Gallery, Dobbs Ferry NY
2002 - "BFA Fine arts”, Visual Arts Gallery, New York NY
2001 - "Duchamp Traveling Exhibition" (traveled throughout several countries in Europe,
           the Middle East, and the US), organized by the NY ARTS magazine
1996 - "Drawings: Emerging Young Artists", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art,
           Haifa, Israel
1994 - "Graduates from Wizo College of Design", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art,
           Haifa, Israel


SELECTED AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

- First place winner in a promotional poster display of the play “Ghetto”, The Haifa Theater, 1992.
- First place winner in an advertising campaign for the External Studies Program of the “Wizo Canada College of design”, 1993.
- Second place winner in a postage stamp design competition, titled: “No To Violence”, Israel 1994.
- Represented Israel’s national team in an international poster competition, on the subject of “High Blood Pressure”, Australia 1994.
- Photo District News Photo Annual 2002 Best Web site www.pixelpress.org
- Photo District News Photo Annual 2002 Best Web site, created for www.contactpressimages.com
- Pictures of the Year International 2002 Second Place, Best Use of Multi-Media/Interactive Publication-small media PixelPress, "Portraits"
- National Press Photographers Association 2002 Third Place, Best Multimedia Package (Independent Publication) Zohar Nir-Amitin, Tim Hetherington, PixelPress "House of Pain"
- AIGA-Chicago Chapter One of three best online Web magazine designs. www.pixelpress.org
- Arles Rencontres de la Photographie 2002 was an honored guest at the annual international photography festival at Arles, France. Presenting PixelPress’s work as an example of “cutting edge new media.” Also taught a workshop on the New Picture Essay.