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Ikko Avital, Graphic designer, born 1944, Casablanca, Morocco. 1972 Opened Avital Design Studio, Ramat Hasharon.1973 Designed the Election Image for the Liberal-Herut Party. 1977 Designed the Election Image for the Panthers.He holds many world-wide patents, including "Restki" for Samsonite Luggage Co. He is the author of numerous books on the design of books, book covers, games, typography and packaging for shipping, export, and others. He headed many seminars and conferences all over the world on creativity and innovation in design, marketing and sustainability..From 1984-86 he was the Head of the Israeli Graphic Design Association, and the Head of the Israeli Packaging Professionals Association.He headed many workshops all over the world on design and packaging.

Education

1968-72 Graphic design, Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1973-75 Diploma in Packaging and Logistics, Jerusalem Arts Center
1981-82 Institute of Commerce and Industries, Tel-Aviv
1983-84 Diploma in Etching Art, Elharizi Artists House, Tel-Aviv
1986-88 Diploma in Psychology, External Learning Program, Tel-Aviv University
2002-04 MA Expressive Arts, Tel-Aviv University
2004-06 Constantin Philosopher University (CPU) Slovakia, Ph.D.

Teaching

1991-92 Tiny Design School, Tel-Aviv, Educational Children's Program
1989-94 Teachers College of Technology, Tel-Aviv, Head of Design Program
1992-96 Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Department of Communication, Master Program, Senior Lecturer
1995-96 Technion, Institute of Technology, Haifa, Department of Architecture, Master's Program in Industrial Design, Senior Lecturer
1994-2000 Holon Institute of Technology, (HIT), Head of Design Department, Visual Communication Design
2003-06 Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Head of Foundation Studies
1979-2011 Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Senior Lecturer and Co-Founder of Department of Design
1998-2011 Indian Institute of Engineering (ITG), Bombay, India,Visiting Professor Department of Design (DOD)
2011-13 Indian Institute of Engineering (ITG), Bombay, India, Professor , Master and Ph.D. Programs (M.A.,PH.D.)
Since 2013 Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beer-Sheva, Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Product Design

Awards And Prizes

1978 Prize for Packaging Design of Tic-Tac Game
1979 Prize for Packaging Design of Food "Shoko Karo"
1980 Prize for the Design of Exhibition of "Israeli Design" at the Israel Museum, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
1982 Israel "Star" Prize for Design for "Kish-kishon" for dolls, booklets and for packaging for Efrat Kishon
1982 "Blue and White" Prize for Design of "Babyland" Image and Packaging for "Babyline" Products
1987 Eurostar Competition in Transporting Fruits and Vegetables European Packaging Federation,, Second Prize for Design of Cartons for shipping cherry tomatoes, Berlin, Germany
1987 Israel "Star" Prize for the Design of Packaging for "Jaffa Oranges" for the "Pri Hadar" Fruit Company, "Agrexco"
1991 Israel "Star" Prize for the Design of Packaging and Display for "Tuli Toy"
1991 Israeli Advertisers Association Brand Prize for "LehemKal" Bread
1992 Worldstar Prize for Packaging Design for "Lechem-kal (Lite Bread), Birmingham, England
1992 Israel "Star" Prize for Product Design and Packaging for "Ecotype"
1993 World Star Prize for Design and Packaging for "Pini" Project- a line of books
1994 Ben Yitzhak Prize for illustrating a children's book, "I am not perfect" by Hava Alberstein, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2001 Israel "Star" Prize for Branding and Packaging "Hyox 18"
2002 Israel "Star" Prize for Point of Sale of Harry Potter