Department of Visual Communication
המחלקה לתקשורת חזותית
قسم التواصل البصري
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.
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).
