YAELCOHEN

Hi there, my name is Yael Cohen. I’m a product design lead and educator, most recently at Instagram , based in San Francisco. Feel free to contact me at imyaelco@gmail.com

Experience

2021 2025 Product designer at Instagram — designing Instagram.com


2017 2020 Product designer at Facebook — Connectivity design-system, Discover app, Free Basics, Express Wi-Fi, Symphony app


2019 2020 Lecturer at Shenkar college of engineering, design and art


2015 2016 Design lead at Gong app


2015 2016 Teaching assistant at Bezalel academy of art and design


2013 2015 Design lead at Mobli — Mobli app, Mirage app, and Pheed open platform


2012 2013 Interactive designer at Wuwa studio — Flayvr app


2011 2012 Interactive designer at Shaker


2008 2012 Bachelor’s design degree in the visual communication department, majoring in interactive design, at Shenkar college of engineering, design and art, final project — interactive insect field guide

Awards and honors

Featured in the Israeli museum of design
Grand prize winner in 2013 Adobe design achievement awards
Adobe design achievement awards 2015 semifinalist
Winner in WIX Israel — top talent awards
Featured in Ars Electronica festival 2013 of technology & design in Austria
Featured in Behance
3 consecutive certificates of excellence during college years

Published

Facebook design lecture series — gave a public talk about designing for emerging markets
Project exhibited at the “Middle Eastern” exhibition as part of Israel design week
Interviewed in Heyshow magazine — the biggest design community website in Taiwan
Published in Sendpoints books co — “GUI Design” — design publishing house
Featured in Alefalefalef — type foundry
Featured in Portfolio — design magazine

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© Yael Cohen, 2021