Description: “Feeling Discombobulated.” Are you confused, unsettled, bewildered, perplexed, baffled, muddled, flustered, dazed, and disoriented? On days when you don’t know “up from down,” you still have your quirky sense of humor. “Discombobulated” is an American word first recorded in the early 1800s.
Description: “The Spirit of Israel.” Poster, circa 1948, with symbols for religious (menorah), military (uniforms), patriotic (flag), and agricultural (scythe) life. Designed by John Shayne and Robert Hopstein, published in the United States, public domain, via PPPA. John Shayne (1901-1977) was born Jacob Sheinfine in Ukraine. He was raised in the United States and moved to New York in the 1920s. He worked as a graphic artist, type designer, and painter. The poster was conceived and sketched by Robert Hopstein and painted (gouache on paper) by John Shayne. Using a variety of graphic design tools, I created a restored and enlarged reproduction of this historical Israeli poster, based on a rare photo of the original poster in an archive.
Description: Hebrew translation: “Judah ben Tema said: Be…swift as a gazelle…to do the will of your Father who is in heaven. Pirkei Avot 5:20.” (Ethics of the Fathers 5:20.) A six-pointed Star of David pattern design on a gazelle, The stars are surrounded by floral vine motifs. Gold and navy blue. Digital art.
Description: “Judah ben Tema said: Be…swift as a gazelle…to do the will of your Father who is in heaven. Pirkei Avot 5:20.” (Ethics of the Fathers 5:20.) A six-pointed Star of David pattern design on a gazelle, The stars are surrounded by floral vine motifs. Gold and navy blue. Digital art.
Description: “The Land of Israel (Hebrew.) The Country of Our Future.” Poster promoting immigration, designed by Franz Krausz, 1934. Public domain, via PPPA. Franz Krausz (1905-1998) was one of Israel’s most accomplished poster artists. Austrian-born, he made Aliyah to Tel Aviv in 1934. He created hand-painted gouache posters characterized by vivid colors and bold typography. This poster was part of a broad effort to promote Aliyah (immigration) and agrarian settlement during the British Mandate. The woman embodies nurturing and the pioneering spirit. Using a variety of graphic design tools, I created a restored and enlarged reproduction of this historical Israeli poster, based on a rare photo of the original poster in an archive.
