Art and designאלי גרוס
Eli Gross
Eli Gross was an Israeli graphic designer and typographer who helped bring the Swiss style and the total design approach to Israel.
1939 to 1996Bank Leumi visual identitySignage for Israeli public institutionsSwiss style design in Israel
- Occupation
- graphic designer, typographer
- Education
- Royal Academy of Art
Eli Gross was born in 1939 in Haifa
Eli Gross was born in Haifa in 1939. After his military service, he worked at Israel Shipyards.
He moved to the Netherlands and studied graphic design and typography at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague from 1962 to 1966. In 1969 he joined the Total Design studio in Amsterdam, working in the teams of Wim Crouwel and Benno Wissing. He assisted on the Schiphol Airport signage, the Rotterdam city logo and the Dutch Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka.
In 1972 he returned to Israel and opened his own studio in Tel Aviv. He designed the visual identity of Bank Leumi, mailboxes for the postal authority, the original red Clalit logo and signage for Ben Gurion Airport, Hadassah, the Technion and other institutions.
In 1973 he became a senior lecturer in graphic design at Bezalel, teaching typography. In 1975 he was appointed senior lecturer at the Technion's Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning. His work used a strict grid and sans-serif type, and he died in 1996.
Milestones in Eli Gross's life
- 1939
Born in Haifa.
- 1962
Began studies at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
- 1969
Joined the Total Design studio in Amsterdam.
- 1972
Returned to Israel and opened a studio in Tel Aviv.
- 1973
Became a senior lecturer at Bezalel.
- 1975
Won the Israel Museum art book competition for a book for Samuel Bak.
- 1977
Received the Sandberg research grant with architect Saadia Mendel.
- 1994
A retrospective of his work opened at the Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art.
- 1996
Died.
Eli Gross received one award
- Sandberg Prize
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