Academic Experience
2002- Present
Holon Institute of Technology HIT- Head of Interactive Design program, Department of Visual Communication
Lecturer in the field of interactive design, General design for print and Illustration
Adviser forth year students final Projects
2004- 2009
Bezalel Jerusalem- Department of Visual Communication
Lecturer in the field of interactive design
1997-2000
Vital School of design– Head of interactive design program
Creation of curriculum for interactive studies
Implementation of program for students second third and forth year students
Recruit and supervision of teacher for program
Lecturer in the field of interactive design
Adviser forth year students final Project
Art Management Positions
2001-2002
Connect TV CCEO of Content
Development of a variety of interactive applications cable TV companies- Arozy Zahav, Matav, Tevel
Responsibility included preparation of design document for TV implementation Supervision and follow-up of concept development and design as well as implementation
Projects included
Responsibility for translation and implementation of TV interactive games- TWTV- London, Static TV- London
Development and production of original interactive games and application for TV
Development design and production of a variety of interactive applications for cable company- Sport, Info, Ad boards, Horoscope, Weather and communications.
2000-2001
Tom Communications-Interactive design for TV
Part of a group of creative and business Partners formed to compete for Israel's new TV Channel 10
Responsibilities included the development of original interactive applications for TV, original animation series and design
1997-1998
Edunet- Geo Interactive (Emblaz) – Creative Director
Responsible for the creation of educational interactive content for the web
Project included the fields of Math Chemistry, Environment and Sense
1992-1997
X-Taza Studio
The studio provided services in design and illustration for print and digital platforms
Clients Included
Broderbund Software/ Navato CA
1993-1996
1993-1996
Pineapple USA Inc.Creative Director Projects include:
"Tales of the world" an interactive entertainment/education title for kids
"Animated Greetings" Interactive greeting cards distributed on CD and Web
Newspaper and Magazine Illustration
The Village Voice- NY, NY
San Diego Union Tribune- San Diego CA
San Diego Reader- San Diego CA
San Francisco Bay Guardian- San Francisco, CA
Pulse Magazine- CA
Publish Magazine- San Francisco CA
California Business- CA
Diablo Magazine- CA
1991-1992
Founder and Editor Habuha- Israel's first alternative comic art magazine
1990-1992
Freelance Illustrator Cartoonist
Clients include:
Hadashot daily Newspaper- Tel Aviv, (weekly illustration)
Ha'ir –Tel Aviv weekly Newspaper paper- social politic comic strip, Illustrations
Jerusalem post daily Newspaper – Jerusalem
Helicon Records- Jerusalem
1978-1992
Illustrator and Cartoonist- Kol-Bo Haifa weekly newspaper – Haifa
1989-1990
In house Designer- Dallas Alice Sportswear Design- Washington DC USA
Individual Exhibitions
2008-Present
Art Fair Europe, Represented by Art 28, Germany
Various Art Galleries in Germany, Represented by Art28, Germany
2004-2007
Tamir Shefer- Art Work, "Omanut La'am", traveling exhibition "City Mouse"
Location shown:
3/2004- Kibbutz Yifat
8/2004- Pardes Kaz
11/2004- Nazrat Elit
12/2004- Rehoboth, Bekor levi School
2/2005- Tiberia
3/2005- Bet Shean, Kameron
6/2005- Gan Yavne
11/2005- Arad Art Museum
1/2006- Pardes Kaz
2006
Tamir Shefer- Artwork, Sheraton City Tower Hotel
2004
City Mouse- Art Work, Gallery on the cliff, Natanya
1996
Comix by the Bit- The Cartoon Art Museum- San Francisco CA
Group Exhibitions
2010
Night fear- Holon City art gallery, Reuven Givaty and Tamir Shefer
2007
"Woman’s Purse" – Art Work Raanana Gallery
2007
"Cumming Soon" – Holon Institute of Technology's Gallery
(in collaboration with Eithan Bartel), Holon
2006-2005
"High Touch" – Herzelya
2004
"Masks" – Ashdod Art Museum, Ashdod
2004
"Masks" – High Touch, Herzelya
2002
"Video Zone" – Israel Center for Digital Art, Holon
2002
"Here and now" – Israel Center for Digital Art, Holon
2002
"Kent Explora" – Digital art, Kalesher Gallery, Tel Aviv
Prizes
2010
Winner of World Smartcar design contest, Mercedes, Germany
2010
Winner of Ministry of Culture, Israel, Encouragement of the arts prize
2010-2011
HIT ,Holon, winner of outstanding professional achievements
Works Published in Books
Comix 2000 – L'association, France, 2000
Dudu Geva- Meaning of Life – Keter Books 2005 Ltd Jerusalem
The Zionist Comic Book – Amram Prath Amnon Dankner- Yediot Achronot- Tel Aviv
Bat Mitzva and Bar Mitzva – Alma Cohen- Wardi- Alma Tel aviv