We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day around here but with all the hearts and loving spirit going on around the web, I feel like I should dive in and experience some Valentine festivities. Well, I must admit that it all happened thanks to an email I got last week from the bubbly Amy Lowry straight from Vancouver. Amy wrote me about her Free Printable Valentine’s Cards and I just thought to myself, why not spread the love out there!
So, hope you will find them cheerful and funny at the same time.
{This is a Canadian World Break}

Traditional textiles and specifically the Ukrainian embroidery runs inside Katya Zorin’s vains. This super illustraded designer moved to Israel from Ukraine when she was 12 years old and since then something about her legacy keeps her mind busy.
Now, as a recent graduate she’s doing what she does best, drawing and dreaming all day long and the outcome is at times dreamy and other times quite dark…
You can find lots of Katya-ish moments at her society6 shop and the fun part is that it grows every time I come back!

www.katyazorin.com

Is it too crazy waiting patiently for a short animation film to be released? A while back I got a sneak peek of Sivan Kidron’s Blue Whale graduation film almost ten months ago and since then kept coming back and today the completed film was waiting for me!
I can’t explain in words how happy it made me feel. There is something quite old fashioned about the craftsmanship and the handmade feeling of it. It’s a feeling like no other! I can’t wait to see what Sivan’s next move will be… I’m sure gonna be watching her. BTW, Sivan is a 2011 Graduate of the Screen Based Arts Department at Bezalel Academy.
sivankid.carbonmade.com

You probably remember Hadar Reuven from our January, Illustrated Break. Right?
Anyways, lately I discovered her illustrated Andromeda Sleeps. Well, to be honest, Hadar told me about it but either way it’s breathtaking! Trust me, this illustrated novel is one of those books that moves something inside you. It feels like a journey into the dark side and for some reason I can relate. Hadar with the help of Shachar Galek (the author) made the city life look SO damn lonely, scary and intense… If you want to own your own copy, you can!

cargocollective.com/hadarreuven

When it’s cold and rainy outside, all I want to do is crawl under my duvet. For some reason Yevgeni Krachak’s Homeless animation feels like a good fit. His little creature is searching for a proper home and it’s adorable face expressions make me want to adopt him. I know, I know it’s only an animation… I’m having hard time separating fiction and real life ;)
BTW, Yevgeni is a third year student at the Screen-Based Arts Department at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
{DesignBreak found Yevgeni at here}
You can get in touch with Yevgeni here:
yevgenikar {at} gmail {dot} com

I’m fascinated by typographers. Somewhere, deep down I wish I would have what it takes to sit hours after hours and design the best next font. Who am I kidding… I should leave it to the pros and in this case, the guys behind the brand new Alef Alef Alef, house of fonts. Nadav Barkan, the one behind the Sticks and Stones font is one of my favorites. Nadav decided to create the symbols that mark significant milestones in weapons development.‬ It’s also a visual interpretation of Einstein’s statement that “in the end, despite all the technological developments, humanity will return to the starting point”.
{Alef Alef Alef is a Hebrew friendly site}