Yanek is a typeface designer and typographer. Born in the USSR, he emigrated to Israel at the age of 16 and studied graphic design at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. He has worked in London and Tel Aviv, and taught typography and type design at the Bezalel Academy and at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. An award-winning type designer, Yanek runs Fontef, his own foundry specializing in Hebrew type design. He designed the FF Cartonnage, Hadasah Friedlaender, and Mandatory type families. His interest in [found typography](http://www.fontef.com/photolog) and [bicycle culture](https://bicyclog.wordpress.com/) is documented online.
