Hi, I'm Alex McElravy!
My design perspective is based on art and crafts.
From childhood, I have always loved bringing ideas to life. When the toys I wanted didn't exist, I made them. I taped together custom American Girl doll accessories and sketched new pictures when the coloring books didn't inspire me. Looking back, I was always filling gaps, I just didn't have a word for it yet.
At some point, I started noticing gaps for others, and that's when I decided to become a designer.
I've always been curious about how things work and how to make them better. What interests me about research is finding the pattern underneath the problem, and what draws me to design is being able to do something about it.
When I'm not glued to my computer…
You can find me:
Drinking lattes
(pondering sweet treats)