Six of Hearts

Tamir Cohen JWT designed an interesting Star of David made from six hearts on enormous billboards bearing the text

From the depth of our heart - thanks to The Israeli Defence Forces

The posters caused a political scandal because Microsoft logo appeared on those billboards.

Orpheus Christus

J.B. Friedman in his book [Orpheus in the Middle Ages, Cambridge, 1969] tells about an amulet in the British Museum, which contains on the reverse Jewish inscriptions, the six-pointed star  the figure of Christ-Horus, symbols of the sun and the moon, and the letters of Christ's name surrounded by the Uroboros. 

Holding Hands

A design full of inspiration of a Star of David made from holding hands on a stamp titled Pioneer Women 50th Anniversary issued on 05/08/1975. Associations of interlacing are built-in into this symbol because it is made from two interlaced equilateral triangles, but admit that you didn’t think about the possibility that Designer Asher Kalderon revealed here.

Ramat Gan Stamp

The emblem of the city shows a green shield with a Star of David in its center. Also appearing on the stamp: a palm tree,  a sun that rises on the nation of Israel; a wall that symbolizes the leverage of building; over the wall, trees that mark Ramat Gan as a city of gardens. Basket with vegetables and a plough that symbolize the agricultural aspect of the city. Chimney that alludes to the industrial aspect of the city. Around the Magen David we see seven stars as seven hours of work proposed by Hertzel.
issued July 9,1969
Ramat Gan is the eastern neighbour of Tel-Aviv; established in 1921.
Designers: brothers Gabriel and Max Shamir

The Wise Son

Photo is courtesy of designer Asher Kalderon who introduced a golden Star of David behind the head of the Wise Son on a detail from The Four Sons in the The New Passover Haggadah The size of the whole page is 33 x 32 cm.

Copyright: Asher Kalderon 2007

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Black On Blue

Photo is courtesy of "yossi05' who published it on Flickr under the title Magen Dovid and wrote there that it's the skylight in the main sanctuary and the shul of BAL Harbour, Florida, and that he darkened the shadows a bit in post-processing.

Computers in Israeli Industry

Photo is courtesy of the designer: Asher Kalderon.
Design of a Star of David on a keyboard of a computer on the Computers-in-Industry-stamp, which is one of three stamps in a series titled Israel Industry Centenary.
Day of Issue: 26/01/1988
Designer: Asher Kalderon
Asher Kalderon was Born in Bulgaria. Emigrated to Israel in 1948 and studied art and design at Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem.