# Yoni Alter

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{{Short description|Israeli–British artist and designer}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name          = Yoni Alter
| image         =
| caption       = Yoni Alter, London, 2023
| birth_date    = {{birth based on age as of date|33|2014|4|13}}
| birth_place   = [Neve Monosson](/source/Neve_Monosson), Israel
| education     = [Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design](/source/Bezalel_Academy_of_Arts_and_Design) (BA, Visual Communications, 2006); [London College of Communication](/source/London_College_of_Communication) (MA, 2007)
| field         = Sculpture, print, graphic design, public art<!--
| known_for     = ''Shapes of Cities''; ''Love Continuum''; ''City Lights'' -->
| movement      = [Pop art](/source/Pop_art)
| website       = {{URL|https://yoniishappy.com}}
}}

'''Yoni Alter''' is an Israeli–British artist and designer based in [London](/source/London), known for vibrantly coloured works that reduce architecture, cities and familiar imagery to bold silhouettes and geometric forms.<ref name="Guardian2014"/><ref name="CR2014"/><ref name="Designboom2015"/> He works across print, sculpture, painting, public installation and digital media,<ref name="PrintMag2017"/> and has collaborated with [Hermès](/source/Herm%C3%A8s), [Karl Lagerfeld](/source/Karl_Lagerfeld), [Tate](/source/Tate), [London Live](/source/London_Live_(TV_channel)) and the [Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco](/source/Fine_Arts_Museums_of_San_Francisco), among others.<ref name="Prestel-author"/><ref name="FashionNetwork2018"/><ref name="Guardian2014"/>

==Early life and education==
Alter grew up in [Neve Monosson](/source/Neve_Monosson), a community in the [Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv) metropolitan area, the youngest of four siblings.<ref name="Haaretz2014"/> The ''Evening Standard'' has reported that his father is an architect and his grandfather was an engineer.<ref name="ES-Hatfield-2014"/><ref name="KM"/>

He studied Visual Communications at the [Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design](/source/Bezalel_Academy_of_Arts_and_Design) in [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem), where his teachers included the graphic designer and [Israel Prize](/source/Israel_Prize) laureate [David Tartakover](/source/David_Tartakover).<ref name="KM"/><ref name="Campaign2013"/> During his third year at Bezalel he spent a student-exchange term at [Middlesex University](/source/Middlesex_University) in London.<ref name="Haaretz2014"/> He completed his BA at Bezalel in 2006 and returned to London in 2007 for an MA in Graphic Design at the [London College of Communication](/source/London_College_of_Communication) (part of the [University of the Arts London](/source/University_of_the_Arts_London)).<ref name="Haaretz2014"/><ref name="UAL-LCC-Alumni-2021"/> From 2008 he worked as a creative at the advertising agency [JWT](/source/J._Walter_Thompson) in London, continuing his personal art practice in parallel before transitioning to full-time independent work.<ref name="Haaretz2014"/><ref name="ES-Hatfield-2014"/>

==Work==
Alter's work sits between graphic design and fine art, with what ''Creative Review'' described as "strong silhouettes, bold colouring and [Pop Art](/source/Pop_art) iconography".<ref name="CR2014"/>

===''Shapes of Cities''===
Alter's best-known print series is ''Shapes of Cities'', in which the signature buildings of a given metropolis are stacked in a single frame at accurate comparative scale and rendered in overlapping translucent colour.<ref name="Designboom2015"/><ref name="MyModernMet2013"/><ref name="Colossal2014"/> ''Designboom'' described the prints as "sharp, detailed and vibrant",<ref name="Designboom2015"/> and Alter's New York skyline image has been stocked by the [MoMA](/source/Museum_of_Modern_Art) Design Store.<ref name="MoMAStore"/>

===''Love Continuum''===
''Love Continuum'' is a 7.5-metre (approximately 25-foot) looping typographic sculpture that reads as an abstract curve from most angles but resolves into the word "love" when seen from a specific viewpoint.<ref name="Colossal2024"/><ref name="Domus2024"/>

The sculpture was first exhibited in London at Duke of York Square in [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea%2C_London), opposite the [Saatchi Gallery](/source/Saatchi_Gallery), in summer 2024 as part of the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week public art trail.<ref name="Domus2024"/><ref name="EmbassyIL-LoveContinuum"/> ''[Colossal](/source/Colossal_(blog))'' compared the work to [Robert Indiana](/source/Robert_Indiana)'s ''[LOVE](/source/LOVE_(sculpture))'' and noted its focus on "connection and togetherness".<ref name="Colossal2024"/>

In February 2025 the sculpture made its United States debut in [New York City](/source/New_York_City). It was installed at University Place Plaza, between 13th and 14th Streets adjoining [Union Square](/source/Union_Square%2C_Manhattan), on 20 February 2025, presented by the Union Square Partnership in collaboration with the [New York City Department of Transportation](/source/New_York_City_Department_of_Transportation) Art Program and Artmax / Andrew Logan Projects.<ref name="USQNYC2025"/><ref name="TimeOutNY2025"/> A smaller version was also shown in the ground-floor storefront window of 860 Broadway (the building that had once housed [Andy Warhol](/source/Andy_Warhol)'s [Factory](/source/The_Factory)).<ref name="USQNYC2025"/>
<!-- The sculpture was reported to have been relocated into Union Square Park under NYC Parks' Art in the Parks programme in early 2026; restore with citation once a stable NYC Parks URL is located. A separate Love Continuum installation outside 4 Water Street was also reported but remains unsourced. -->

===''City Lights''===
In 2021, Alter created ''City Lights'' for [Wembley Park](/source/Wembley_Park)'s Winterfest light trail: a digital artwork displayed across LED banners along Olympic Way and culminating on London's tallest LED Christmas tree, a 25-metre walk-through structure carrying 100,000 kinetic lights.<ref name="Londonist-Wembley-2021"/><ref name="UAL-LCC-Alumni-2021"/><ref name="WembleyPark-News-2021"/>

===''Pointillist Bird''===
For the 2022 Summer Lights festival at [Canary Wharf](/source/Canary_Wharf), Alter presented ''Pointillist Bird'', a three-metre suspended sculpture formed from 98 translucent coloured discs.<ref name="CanaryWharfMap"/><ref name="CWG-SummerLights-2022"/><ref name="TimeOutLondon2022"/>

===Collaborations===
* '''Karl Lagerfeld''' — Alter was the guest artist on the brand's Spring 2018 capsule collection, producing pixelated and pointillist graphics of the designer and his cat, [Choupette](/source/Choupette), applied to ready-to-wear and accessories.<ref name="FashionNetwork2018"/><ref name="UAL-Lagerfeld-2018"/>
* '''Hermès''' — Alter designed the double-sided silk scarf ''Drive Me Crazy'' (90 cm), depicting a motorcyclist's and a horse-coach driver's points of view, for Hermès' men's collection.<ref name="SCMP-Hermes-2021"/>
* '''Tate''' — Alter has produced a long-running merchandise range for Tate.<ref name="UAL-LCC-Alumni-2021"/>
* '''London Live''' — Alter was the artist for the [London Live](/source/London_Live_(TV_channel)) television channel, designing the brand identity and the five 25-second idents used at its 31 March 2014 launch;<ref name="Guardian2014"/><ref name="Campaign2013"/><ref name="DW-Oct2013"/><ref name="DW-Jan2014"/> his London-landmark graphics also appeared on [double-decker bus](/source/double-decker_bus)es and a 25-metre banner in [Shoreditch](/source/Shoreditch).<ref name="DW-June2014"/><ref name="UAL-LCC-Alumni-2021"/>

==Publications==
Alter is the author of the illustrated books:
* ''London: Cityscape Timeline''. [Prestel](/source/Prestel_Verlag).<ref name="Prestel-author"/>
* ''New York: Cityscape Timeline''. Prestel.<ref name="Prestel-author"/>
* ''Dot Art: Sticker Seurat''. Prestel.<ref name="Prestel-author"/>
* ''Dot Art: Sticker Van Gogh''. Prestel.<ref name="Prestel-author"/>

His pictogram skyline work was included in the anthology ''Visual Families: Graphic Storytelling in Design and Illustration'' ([Gestalten](/source/Gestalten), 2014).<ref name="Gestalten-VF"/>

==Selected exhibitions==
* ''City'', [Kemistry Gallery](/source/Kemistry_Gallery), London, 27 March – 3 May 2014 (solo).<ref name="CR2014"/><ref name="DW-March2014"/>
* ''Love Continuum'', Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, Duke of York Square, London, summer 2024.<ref name="Domus2024"/>
* ''Love Continuum'', University Place Plaza, Union Square, New York, opened 20 February 2025.<ref name="USQNYC2025"/><ref name="TimeOutNY2025"/>

==Recognition==
Alter was one of the honoured artists at the Global Gift · Hainan Expo Selection Awards Ceremony and Design Gala, held in [Haikou](/source/Haikou) on 14 April 2026 as part of the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo.<ref name="Newsfile2026"/>{{Better source needed|date=May 2026}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="Guardian2014">{{cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |title=London Live reveals its bright lights for the big city |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jan/14/london-live-local-tv-channel |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=19 April 2026 |quote=The branding has been developed by Israeli-born, London-based artist Yoni Alter, who is known for using bright, colourful imagery, with ad agency Kemistry animating the graphics.}}</ref>

<ref name="ES-Hatfield-2014">{{cite news |last=Hatfield |first=Stefano |title=London's true colours |work=[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard) |department=Television |page=13 |date=18 March 2014 |quote=Yoni Alter, the Israeli artist behind London Live's soon-to-be ubiquitous branding, has a typical London story. He came for a term on a college exchange from Jerusalem and stayed for the best part of a decade.}}</ref>

<ref name="Campaign2013">{{cite news |last=Durrani |first=Arif |title=London Live appoints Kemistry for brand identity of TV launch |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/london-live-appoints-kemistry-brand-identity-tv-launch/1216689 |work=[Campaign](/source/Campaign_(magazine)) |date=17 October 2013 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Haaretz2014">{{cite news |last=Saar |first=Yuval |script-title=he:המעצב יוני אלתר צובע את הערים הגדולות |trans-title=The designer Yoni Alter paints the big cities |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/design/2014-04-13/ty-article/.premium/0000017f-e108-df7c-a5ff-e37a98800000 |url-access=subscription |language=he |work=[Haaretz](/source/Haaretz) |department=Galeria |date=13 April 2014 |quote=אלתר, בן 33, בוגר המחלקה לתקשורת חזותית בבצלאל, גדל בנווה מונוסון, הצעיר מבין ארבעה אחים |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Colossal2014">{{cite web |last=Jobson |first=Christopher |title=Colorful city silhouette prints by Yoni Alter |url=https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/colorful-city-silhouette-prints-by-yoni-alter/ |website=[Colossal](/source/Colossal_(blog)) |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="TimeOutLondon2022">{{cite news |last=Saville |first=Alice |title=A dazzling free summer lights festival is hitting Canary Wharf |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/a-dazzling-free-summer-lights-festival-is-hitting-canary-wharf-062422 |work=[Time Out London](/source/Time_Out_(magazine)) |date=24 June 2022 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="CR2014">{{cite web |title=Urban geometry: the colourful work of Yoni Alter |url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/urban-geometry-the-colourful-work-of-yoni-alter/ |website=[Creative Review](/source/Creative_Review) |date=14 April 2014 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="DW-Oct2013">{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Angus |title=Kemistry works up London Evening Standard TV brand |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/october-2013/kemistry-works-up-london-evening-standard-tv-brand/ |work=[Design Week](/source/Design_Week) |date=17 October 2013 |access-date=19 April 2026 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

<ref name="DW-Jan2014">{{cite news |last=Banks |first=Tom |title=Branding launches for London Evening Standard TV channel |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/january-2014/branding-launches-for-london-evening-standard-tv-channel/ |work=[Design Week](/source/Design_Week) |date=16 January 2014 |access-date=19 April 2026 |url-access=subscription |quote=The identity will use the work of a new creative each year, and launches with a series of illustrations by Yoni Alter.}}</ref>

<ref name="DW-March2014">{{cite news |last=Banks |first=Tom |title=Yoni Alter's city |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/march-2014/yoni-alters-city/ |work=[Design Week](/source/Design_Week) |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=20 April 2026 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224175344/https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/march-2014/yoni-alters-city/ |archive-date=24 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DW-June2014">{{cite news |last=Gosling |first=Emily |title=Yoni Alter's bright take on London |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/june-2014/yoni-alters-bright-take-on-london/ |work=[Design Week](/source/Design_Week) |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=20 April 2026 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250817154407/https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/june-2014/yoni-alters-bright-take-on-london/ |archive-date=17 August 2025 |url-status=live |quote=The Israeli-British artist has lived in London since 2006, having studied in Jerusalem Academy of Art & Design before taking on an MA at London College of Communication.}}</ref>

<ref name="Designboom2015">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Trevor |title='Shapes of Cities' by Yoni Alter presents signature buildings from iconic metropolises |url=https://www.designboom.com/design/shapes-of-cities-yoni-alter-09-10-2015/ |website=[Designboom](/source/Designboom) |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="MyModernMet2013">{{cite web |last=Hosmer |first=Katie |title=Shapes of global cities defined by colorful silhouettes |url=https://mymodernmet.com/yoni-alter-shapes-of-cities |website=[My Modern Met](/source/My_Modern_Met) |date=20 February 2013 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="PrintMag2017">{{cite web |last=Aszman |first=Amanda |title=Designer of the week: Yoni Alter |url=https://www.printmag.com/designer-of-the-week/designer-week-yoni-alter/ |website=[Print Magazine](/source/Print_(magazine)) |date=1 October 2017 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="EmbassyIL-LoveContinuum">{{cite web |title=Love Continuum: Yoni Alter at the Kensington and Chelsea Art Trail |url=https://embassies.gov.il/england/en/news/yonialterlovecontinuum |publisher=[Embassy of Israel, London](/source/Embassy_of_Israel%2C_London), [Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Israel)) |date=2024 |access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Colossal2024">{{cite web |last=Mothes |first=Kate |title=In London, all you need is 'Love Continuum' by Yoni Alter |url=https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/07/yoni-alter-love/ |website=[Colossal](/source/Colossal_(blog)) |date=2 July 2024 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Domus2024">{{cite web |last=Brandoli |first=Lucia |title=Yoni Alter's typographic artwork is dedicated to love |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/gallery/2024/07/04/yoni-alters-artwork-reminds-us-that-all-we-need-is-love.html |website=[Domus](/source/Domus_(magazine)) |date=4 July 2024 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="TimeOutNY2025">{{cite magazine |last=Rahmanan |first=Anna |title=This brightly whimsical new interactive sculpture is now in Union Square |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/this-brightly-whimsical-new-interactive-sculpture-is-now-in-union-square-022125 |magazine=[Time Out New York](/source/Time_Out_(magazine)) |date=21 February 2025 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="USQNYC2025">{{cite press release |title=Union Square celebrates the essence of love, welcoming bright and whimsical sculpture "Love Continuum" by artist Yoni Alter |url=https://www.unionsquarenyc.org/usqnews/love-continuum-union-square |publisher=Union Square Partnership |date=20 February 2025 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="FashionNetwork2018">{{cite news |title=Karl Lagerfeld creates capsule collection with Yoni Alter |url=https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/karl-lagerfeld-creates-capsule-collection-with-yoni-alter,962423.html |work=FashionNetwork UK |date=2018 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="UAL-Lagerfeld-2018">{{cite web |title=Karl Lagerfeld announces MA Graphic Media Design grad as guest artist for Spring 2018 season |url=https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/stories/karl-lagerfeld-announces-ma-graphic-media-design-grad-as-guest-artist-for-spring-2018-season |publisher=[London College of Communication](/source/London_College_of_Communication), [University of the Arts London](/source/University_of_the_Arts_London) |date=4 April 2018 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="UAL-LCC-Alumni-2021">{{cite web |title=LCC graduate creates digital artwork for London's largest LED Christmas tree |url=https://www.arts.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/stories/lcc-graduate-creates-digital-artwork-for-londons-largest-led-christmas-tree |publisher=[University of the Arts London](/source/University_of_the_Arts_London) |date=8 December 2021 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="CanaryWharfMap">{{cite web |title=Summer Lights 2022 — Map |url=https://canarywharf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Summer-Lights-Map-2022.pdf |publisher=[Canary Wharf Group](/source/Canary_Wharf_Group) |date=June 2022 |format=PDF |access-date=20 April 2026 |quote=Pointillist Bird — Yoni Alter — Wren Landing.}}</ref>

<ref name="CWG-SummerLights-2022">{{cite press release |title=Canary Wharf's Summer Lights display is back for 2022 |url=https://cwg.com/press-release/canary-wharfs-summer-lights-display-is-back-for-2022-100622/ |publisher=[Canary Wharf Group](/source/Canary_Wharf_Group) |date=10 June 2022 |access-date=20 April 2026 |quote=Yoni Alter has taken inspiration from the pointillist movement of the 1880s... a 3-metre-wide pointillist bird, made of 98 colourful translucent discs suspended in mid-air on wires.}}</ref>

<ref name="Londonist-Wembley-2021">{{cite news |title=Winter at Wembley Park looks absolutely magical |url=https://londonist.com/london/christmas-in-london/winter-at-wembley-park-looks-absolutely-magical |work=[Londonist](/source/Londonist) |date=2021 |access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="WembleyPark-News-2021">{{cite press release |title=Winterfest returns to Wembley Park with illuminating launch event on 25 November |url=https://wembleypark.com/news/winterfst-returns-wembley-park-will-illuminating-launch-event-25-november/ |publisher=[Wembley Park](/source/Wembley_Park) |date=2021 |access-date=20 April 2026 |quote=London's tallest LED tree, which stands at 25-metres high and features 100,000 kinetic lights... giving visitors a first look at the specially created 'City Lights' artwork by Brent-based artist Yoni Alter, which will adorn the tree.}}</ref>

<ref name="KM">{{cite web |title=Israeli artist Yoni Alter's colourful graphic designs |url=https://www.kingandmcgaw.com/stories/yoni-alters-colourful-graphic-designs |website=King &amp; McGaw |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="SCMP-Hermes-2021">{{cite news |author=SCMP Style Reporter |title=Style Edit: jazz up your autumn wardrobe with the new Hermès men's collection |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3148963/style-edit-jazz-your-autumn-wardrobe-new-hermes-mens |work=[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post) |department=Style |date=20 September 2021 |access-date=20 April 2026 |quote=Designer Yoni Alter's double-face scarf features bold colours in pop art spirit... Alter plays with multiple layers, reliefs and colours of a motorcycle and a team of horses.}}</ref>

<ref name="Prestel-author">{{cite web |title=Yoni Alter — Author page |url=https://prestelpublishing.penguinrandomhouse.de/Author/Yoni-Alter/p635182.rhd |publisher=[Prestel Publishing](/source/Prestel_Verlag) |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Gestalten-VF">{{cite book |title=Visual Families: Graphic Storytelling in Design and Illustration |publisher=[Gestalten](/source/Gestalten) |year=2014 |isbn=978-3-89955-540-0}}</ref>

<ref name="MoMAStore">{{cite web |title=NYC Skyline Model |url=https://store.moma.org/products/nyc-skyline-model |publisher=[MoMA Design Store](/source/MoMA_Design_Store) |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Newsfile2026">{{cite press release |title=2026 Global Gift · Hainan Expo selection awards ceremony and design gala held in Haikou |publisher=Newsfile Corp |date=April 2026 |url=https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/293133 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://yoniishappy.com}}

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