Zippy Thumim: Course Director and Design Instructor
Zippy Thumim is a graphic designer with over 15 years experience in the graphic design field. She trained in a London Design School for 3 years of full-time study and has continued her education gaining a Bachelors Degree. She runs a successful freelance Graphic Design business and is well known for her book jacket designs and layout work for publishers such as Feldheim, Targum, Hamodia, Oz Vehodor and Israel Bookshop. She has been teaching Graphic Design for over 10 years in different schools on a variety of courses. She is now directing Design Alive to provide the best possible internet-based courses for tomorrow’s designers.
Adina Cahn: Computer Graphics Instructor
Adina trained at a Jerusalem school of computing gaining a diploma in Graphic Design. She has a freelance graphic design practice for the past few years. In her experience teaching the Adobe Creative Suite, she has become well-known for her clear, easy-to-understand, structured teaching methods.
Leah Rubin: Computer Graphics Instructor (US course)
Leah has been teaching computer graphics courses for over 5 years. She has also been a yearbook advisor for 4 award-winning yearbooks. In addition to teaching, Leah runs a graphic and web design business out of her home. She holds degrees from the International Academy of Design and Technology and American Intercontinental University in Interactive Media and Digital Design.
Suri Gorelick: Web Design Instructor
Suri has extensive experience in teaching Web Design over the past few years, and provides a solid foundation in all aspects of web design and computer sciences. She has certification as a MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and MCP+I (Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet) She is praised by her students for her clear teaching skills and dynamic personality.
Arbel Buchuk: Web Design Instructor
Arbel is a multi talented designer who hand is on the pulse of Web Design and maintenance. A highly sought after teacher, Arbel has joined the growing staff at Design Alive to offer her expertise in the web design field.
Chaya Murik (Kaufman): Design Instructor- The Mini Course
Chaya studied Design and Marketing at Manchester College of Arts and Technology achieving one of the top five marks in the country. She worked as a Senior Graphic Designer in the marketing department of Oorah, an international non-profit organization and now designs magazines, logos and other print media. Chaya has given of her expertise to many students including conferences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and co-founded Professional Standard School of Design in Lakewood, NJ.
Mark Nash: Web Design Instructor- (US men's course)
coming soon....
Staff
What students say...
I learned so much from Zippy Thumim's instruction. During each project she helped us brainstorm and critiqued our work until we came out with a beautiful end result. The classes were so interesting and I learned a lot from the constructive criticism. Thank you for always being available, during class or by email, and for helping me produce my great portfolio.
N.H., Israel
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