Alexander Becker

Concepts

Alexander Becker provides ideation services, conceptual and technical consulting, as well as information design and production services for any interesting project. Alexander Becker is an experienced designer, the creative mind behind alter ego Lyrois and author of "None of This is Real." »

Welcome -- if you need something fast and delicately done or slowly and intricately developed, send me an e-mail at ab@alexanderbecker.net or call me. If you want strong opinions and profound reasoning, meet me on Google+ -- for the handy soundbite, I'll be on Twitter.

If you're interested in having your own book laid out, edited, and/or designed, please review the information at my Book Publication & Production Services page or consult the Guide On How To Self Publish Your Book.

Recent Projects XML

Book Design: James Altucher's "I Was Blind But Now I See"

Book Design: James Altucher's I Was Blind But Now I SeeI recently had the pleasure of working with James Altucher on his latest book -- paying homage to Charles Bukowski with a cover reminiscence.

Code: Lightning Notes [A Simple Blogging System]

Code: Lightning Notes [A Simple Blogging System]A simple web-logging system, created as a proof-of-concept. Written in PHP, using a flat-file, XML database, outputting an XHTML page with CSS skins.

HTML5 and the Surprising Return of the Monocolumn

HTML5 and the Surprising Return of the MonocolumnHTML5 makes it easy to structure the code with even more semantic meaning than the previously used (and beloved) XHTML, also, the site is optimized for mobile devices using CSS...

Ambigram: Dynasty

Ambigram: DynastyI made the ambigram for the word Dynasty as a reply to a somewhat strange request.

The Book: None of This is Real

The Book: None of This is RealNone of This is Real collects and curates the output from the LYROIS lab, covering Street Art, interior & showroom design, as well as action sports. The works and the words reflect the tension between conciliatory imagery and antagonizing commentary.

Interface Design: Slide is the New Hover

Interface Design: Slide is the New HoverWhile creating the interface prototype for a portfolio page, I came across some interesting feedback and observed, through informal user testing, a couple of usability assumptions that seem to be common today.

Logo: Windson

Logo: WindsonImagine a Norseman; son of strong winds, also, a son of the sea. Badass with style and an edge, literally or not. Powerful, mean & nice, steely, but not too polished.

Logo: 30pro

Logo: 30pro30pro. Constructed in 2008. The logotype incorporates iconic scissors symbolizing the business' roots in cutting plastic. A couple of symmetries expose themselves depending on how you turn it. Furthermore, the geometric nature enables the creation of diverse patterns.

Presentation: The Rules of Con in Guy Ritchie's Revolver

Presentation: The Rules of Con in Guy Ritchie's RevolverExplaining an underappreciated movie in an interactive presentation done with Latex.