Jonathan Alger
Partner

Jonathan Alger is a founding partner of C&G Partners, active in all forms of communication design, especially the conception and planning of exhibitions and environments. He is a dedicated advocate of strategic thinking, and currently serves as the national President of SEGD, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design.

Since 2000, he has led the planning and design team responsible for all new visitor experiences at the dramatically expanded Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, the most popular observatory in America, which opened in November, 2006.

He has conceived and designed experiences for the National Museum of American History, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Hall of Science, the Holocaust Museum, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Express, Nasdaq and Sports Illustrated, among others. His projects include a visitor center for USAID, a public history installation for TIAA/CREF, two award-winning exhibits for the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), a studio tour at the Voice of America, and educational environments for the Japanese-American National Museum. He is currently working on projects for the National Museum of American History among others.

Jonathan is dedicated to expanding visitor experiences beyond the museum: he has done award-winning work for many libraries, including the Los Angeles Public Library, the Bobst Library of NYU, the Library of Congress and the Boston Public Library.

In other areas of communication design, he has created signage and wayfinding programs for many national organizations including Dulles International Airport, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the National Museum of American History. He has also created brand identities for a number of cultural institutions and exhibitions, and his interactive design work includes a brand identity and website for the celebrated online journal FEED that was nominated for a Webby, the “online Oscar” of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

In 2003, Mr. Alger was elected to the national Board of Directors of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, and he currently serves as President. He is a past faculty member of Parsons School of Design, and a frequent juror and critic.

He has received numerous design awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Director’s Club of New York and the Society for Environmental Graphic Design. His work has also been honored by the American Association for State and Local History. He has written for, and been featured in, various magazines and journals. In 2004, he was featured on the cover of Graphic Design USA’s “People to Watch” issue.

Mr. Alger graduated from Yale University, B.A. with honors and distinction in Architecture, magna cum laude.