THE COOPER UNION
Alex is currently a senior studying art and graphic design. He loves exploring pattern, color, and incorporating small illustrations of birds whenever possible in his work. In 2016, he co-founded Polyphony, a creative agency with Kelsey Mitchell and Richard Yee. The agency’s work has been featured as a staff pick on Fonts In Use and on siteinspire.com.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
I was born in Scranton PA and now live in New York City
LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Lefty
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl
FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU IDENTIFY WITH?
The Jesse Eisenberg-voiced blue macaw from the animated film Rio
FAVORITE MOVIE?
Harold and Maude
FAVORITE TV SHOW TO BINGE WATCH?
Malcolm in the Middle
FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC?
Anything with a glockenspiel or toy piano
FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?
Flickr before Yahoo killed it
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Omer Fast
LAST BOOK YOU READ?
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
FAVORITE CHARITY/CAUSE?
The Wild Bird Fund in New York City
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Phonography
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER…?
I would probably fix computers for a living
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
