Designer is not a job, it’s a life choice!

My life is a creative journey that took me through some unexpected hardships, learning experiences, self-discovery, artistic expressions, growth, prosperity, and technological innovations, across 3 different continents and 5 different countries.

I can talk at length about the hundreds of diverse and innovative companies that I’ve had the privilege to work with throughout my career, which spans over two decades. From the dynamic landscapes of three distinct continents to the multicultural business environments of five diverse countries, my global experiences have enriched my professional journey in countless ways.

But work is not the full story…

I’m a designer because I chose to be one, at the most uncertain times, one can make such a decision, right after the dot-com bubble collapsed… at the time when no one knew what the future of the internet was, and how it would all turn out to be. But it was the beginning of the commercialized internet, as I like to call it. I certainly had no idea if I’ll ever be able to sustain myself being a designer, but I loved it so much… I didn't care, I just wanted to be it!

I worked night shifts at a gas station for over a year in order to make ends meet while I was learning to be a web designer, I would run around meetings during the day, get clients, sign agreements, pick up projects, and then with my (then 50lbs) notebook at nights at the gas station work on these projects. About 2 years in and just barely starting to sustain myself with only design work, I got my first award, it wasn’t a big one, or a famous one, but it was the first, and from that moment on… everything changed... but the details of this chapter is for another day, or maybe for a book.

Over 20 years of this incredible and crazy ride, I still wake up every day excited for new challenges, continuing human behavioral discovery, and learning new things.

Three things that define who I am…

Humanist - Endlessly Curios - Lifelong Learner

But not just a designer…

I am a versatile creative with a very broad curiosity and interests.

Host of a YouTube Channel & Podcast

Commercial Photographer

Awards & Recognitions


IxDA 2023 Interaction Awards Shortlist

DesignFirms Web Award 2014-2015

DesignFirms Web Award 2011-2012

WebDesign Award of South Africa 2009

Canadian WebAward 2007

Global IT Service Web Site Award 2006

WebWorks Design Award 2005

Canadian WebAward 2005

Photography Award Winner - IAIGH (Documentary Photo, Jerusalem)

Photography Award Winner - IAIGH (Wildlife Photo of Flying Flamingo)

Note of Honor for Photgraphic Achievements from the Mayer Deputy (Ashdod, Israel)

Honorable Mention Award - The Lucie Foundation 2012 Annual IPA

DoCamera - Israeli National Documentary Photography Awards (Documentary Photo)

Memberships & Associations


Design Leadership Forum

Graphic Designers Association of Israel

Interaction Design Foundation

ADPList

IxDA

UXPA

VOGUE Photographers

Professional Photographers of America