Designist Dream

A Sunday roundup on Tuesday!? Well it’s never too late to get up-to-date with the headlines. And I bet the image above made you go hmmm? Which is what many Bezalel Graduate of Graphic Arts, like Nir Avigad, aspire to achieve. So check out the links below from the weekly roundup of Israeli artists and designers in the news.

~ Rebecca over at The Big Felafel has put together a bang-up resource called “Where to Study Graphic Design in Israel”. Links, information and even Rebecca’s personal experiences. It’s ‘Everything you needed to know about graphic design in Israel but were afraid to ask’

~ Though I didn’t see Nir Avigad’s end-of-year graphic work when I visited the Bezalel Graduate show opening last Thursday, he is making all sorts of waves with his graphic take on Hitler. Yes, who knew Hitler was so iconic. An icon of evil if you will. (Take that, Dr. Evil). For obviously reasons, you can imagine why this has struck a chord with many. However, check out Avigad’s flickr page to see his 150 works on the subject. I have to admit, some of these made my chuckle. And I’d love to hear what you thought: Is it art (small cap)? Art (big cap)? or some sort of blasphemy?

~ FTV, the best eye candy channel ever, features their picks from the Shenkar College Of Design Annual Graduate’s Fashion Show, 2008. Nice to see that Shenkar fashion grads are getting the attention they so deserve from the international fashion community.

~ Ha’aretz features a really interesting interview with Druze artist Fahed Halabi, from the village of Majdal Shams on the Golan Heights, where he talks aboutbeing suspended between worlds of identity: Arab, Druze and Israeli.

Above, “Third Generation Hiter” by Nir Avigad. Copyright of the artist.