About Alex
Education
na2ure
Founder, Principal 2011-2025 A think tank for spatial systems research and design.
SYSTEMS
The Periodic Table for Biology, Zoology, and Botany has been released in beta.
patternABC, an alphabet of nature’s building blocks, was released in beta.
Motion ABC, an alphabet for 0-24 months, is in development.
GAMESAni-gram-it ® 2013, board game and card game
Bark © 2011, card game (sold in 17 states, France; at MoMA Art Lab)
STEAM play for all ages and levels: prototypes galore on evolutionary structure, pattern, color, and a learning system for the Tree of Life.
APPSferret ® 2014, iOS iPad (Periodic Table for Zoology)
Flower Anatomy app prototype (Periodic Table for Botany).
NY Botanical Garden’s NSF-Funded Plant Ontology Project
NASA
External collaborator, 2020-2021
PeTaL uses the patternABC as a visual lens for the AI for natural forms.
Speaking • Writing • Awards
SPEAKING
- Biocene 2018, 2020, NASA Glenn
- INCOSE NSWG IW 2019, 2020,
- tnp8, The Nantucket Project
- Sandbox Summit @ MIT Media Lab
- RISD Design Science
- Creative Tech Week
- LucidNY
AWARDS
- Scholastic Teachers’ Pick 2015 – Ani-gram-it
- Eileen Fisher Foundation and Take Part Media “In Her Company”
30 women changing the world in 2014 - 2014 NYC Design Awards
- Best Small Design Studio – na2ure
- Best Digital Experience App – ferret
- Forbes Top 10 Games 2014 – Ani-gram-it
- Dr Toy Top 10 Games 2014 – Ani-gram-it
- AIGA Design Awards, 1994 – K. Rausch Stationery
WRITING
Chapter 3 of Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications
