Benjamin Fry

1975–

Benjamin Fry (b. 1975; Ann Arbor, Michigan) creates work combining computer science, statistics, graphic design, and data visualization to explore information. With Casey Reas in 2001, he created Processing, an open-source programming language and environment. His work has been shown in the 2002 Whitney Biennial and the 2003 and 2006 Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum National Design Triennial, as well as at the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography in New York; Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria; and in the films Minority Report (2002) and Hulk (2003). Fry was selected as one of Fast Company’s Fifty Most Influential Designers in America (2011) and as one of Slate’s Top Right (2011) and received the National Design Award for Interaction Design (2011).

Introduction

Benjamin Fry (born 1975) is an American designer who has expertise in data visualization.

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Q4888685

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2005

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