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In this episode, I have a conversation with computational information designer Ben Fry, co-creator of the Processing programming language and principal of Fathom Information Design.  Along with Casey Reas, with whom he created Processing, Ben is the author of Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists and Getting Started with Processing. Ben is also the author of Visualizing Data.  Ben and Casey won a Golden Nica from Ars Electronica in 2005 for their work with Processing, and Ben was the 2011 recipient of the National Design Award for Interaction Design.

<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with computational information designer Ben Fry, co-creator of the <a href="https://processing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Processing programming language</a> and principal of <a href="https://fathom.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fathom Information Design</a>. </p> <p>Along with <a href="http://reas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casey Reas</a>, with whom he created Processing, Ben is the author of <a href="https://processing.org/handbook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists</em></a> and <a href="https://processing.org/tutorials/gettingstarted/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Getting Started with Processing</em></a>. Ben is also the author of <em><a href="http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596514556.do" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visualizing Data</a>. </em></p> <p>Ben and Casey won a Golden Nica from Ars Electronica in 2005 for their work with Processing, and Ben was the 2011 recipient of the National Design Award for Interaction Design.</p>

#6: Ben Fry, Processing, and Computational Information Design

Ben Fry is principal of Fathom, a design and software consultancy located in Boston. He received his doctoral degree from the Aesthetics + Computation Group at the MIT Media Laboratory, where his research focused on combining fields such as computer science, statistics, graphic design, and data visualization as a means for understanding information. Fathom’s projects span from arenas of social justice like an affordability calculator for Farmers to the computer graphics built inside of Minority Report. Independent of his work with Fathom, he’s garnered degrees + accolades from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Cooper Hewitt, + the MOMA.  For roughly an hour, we talk about the many applications of cross-disciplinary visual art + we work hard to try and identify a reasonable answer to the question “can visual art help save the world?”  Tune in. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educated-guess/support

<p>Ben Fry is principal of Fathom, a design and software consultancy located in Boston. He received his doctoral degree from the Aesthetics + Computation Group at the MIT Media Laboratory, where his research focused on combining fields such as computer science, statistics, graphic design, and data visualization as a means for understanding information.</p> <p>Fathom’s projects span from arenas of social justice like an affordability calculator for Farmers to the computer graphics built inside of Minority Report. Independent of his work with Fathom, he’s garnered degrees + accolades from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Cooper Hewitt, + the MOMA. </p> <p>For roughly an hour, we talk about the many applications of cross-disciplinary visual art + we work hard to try and identify a reasonable answer to the question “can visual art help save the world?” </p> <p>Tune in. </p>--- <br><br>Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educated-guess/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educated-guess/support</a>

Can Visual Arts Save the World? (ft. Ben Fry) | Ep. 54

Co-creator of "Processing" and founder of Fathom Information Design — Ben Fry (@ben_fry) — on the beginnings of the Processing programming environment, the use of information design and visualization to understand complicated data problems, and his approach to design, life, &amp; work.Ben Fry is founder and principal of Fathom Information Design, a studio in Boston focused on understanding complicated data problems. He holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Laboratory and is a Lecturer at MIT. Fry has authored and co-authored multiple books and develops "Processing" — the programming environment he co-created with Casey Reas used by artists, engineers, scientists, and students all over the world since 2001. His work can be found in museums, feature films, research labs, and the portfolios of Fathom's clients such as Nike, JP Morgan, DARPA, and National Geographic. In 2011, Fry was honored to visit the White House to receive the National Design Award for Interaction Design.Connect with Ben at Fathom.info, benfry.com, and Processing.org.Links  Processing   Netscape   Fathom Information Design   Arduino   OpenFrameworks  Open Render  acu by Ben Fry, Jared Schiffman, and Tom White (1999)    acWorld by Tom White, Jared Schiffman, and Ben Fry (1998)  acWindows by David Small (1996)  OpenGL   C++   Bad Windows by Bob Sabiston (1988)    Visible Language Workshop   Aesthetics + Computation Group (ACG)   Design by Numbers  Human genome project    NYU ITP   Valence by Ben Fry (1999)    Valence in Minority Report   National Air and Space Museum   Star Wars   Star Trek   NASA   MIT Media Lab   Valence in the Hulk   On needing approval for what we create, and losing control over how it's distributed by Ben Fry (2010)  SGI Octane   Photoshop   Sentinel typeface by Hoefler &amp; Co.  National typeface by Klim   Fabriga typeface by Lux Typo   Ringside typeface by Hoefler &amp; Co.  ProPublica   MacRecipes by Fathom  Rocky Morphology by Fathom Books  The Information by James Gleick    The Innovators by Walter Isaacson   Movies  Big Hero 6   2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick    Alien by Ridley Scott  Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames People mentioned  John Maeda   Casey Reas   Daniel Shiffman   Andres Colubri   Tom White   David Small   Bob Sabiston   John Underkoffler   Tom Cruise   Jose Luis García del Castillo y López   Jack Dorsey   Charles Kingsley   James Gleick   Walter Isaacson  Chapters 00:05 · Intro 02:05 · Ben Fry 06:00 · The beginnings of Processing 15:42 · Information design and visualization 16:33 · The human genome project 18:27 · Casey Reas 19:03 · Daniel Shiffman 22:02 · Valence 27:00 · John Underkoffler 27:44 · Valence in the Hulk 30:20 · On needing approval for what we create 40:17 · Building your own tools 45:57 · Your favorite user interface 47:36 · Typefaces 49:22 · What you look for in a design 52:21 · Fathom 59:07 · Projects that spread 01:01:32 · Is your life simple? 01:03:34 · Daily habits 01:04:26 · Non-work activities 01:05:06 · Boredom 01:05:51 · Social media 01:07:53 · Disconnection 01:10:44 · Technology 01:12:33 · Ads 01:16:31 · Success 01:18:28 · A message to the world 01:20:30 · Book recommendations 01:23:39 · Side projects 01:24:06 · Simplicity I'd love to hear from you.Submit a question about this or any previous episodes.Join the Discord community. Meet other curious minds.If you enjoy the show, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps.Show notes, transcripts, and past episodes at gettingsimple.com/podcast.Theme song Sleep by Steve Combs under CC BY 4.0.Follow NonoTwitter.com/nonoespInstagram.com/nonoespFacebook.com/nonomartinezalonsoYouTube.com/nonomartinezalonso

<p>Co-creator of "Processing" and founder of Fathom Information Design — Ben Fry (@ben_fry) — on the beginnings of the Processing programming environment, the use of information design and visualization to understand complicated data problems, and his approach to design, life, &amp; work.</p><p>Ben Fry is founder and principal of Fathom Information Design, a studio in Boston focused on understanding complicated data problems. He holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Laboratory and is a Lecturer at MIT. Fry has authored and co-authored multiple books and develops "Processing" — the programming environment he co-created with Casey Reas used by artists, engineers, scientists, and students all over the world since 2001. His work can be found in museums, feature films, research labs, and the portfolios of Fathom's clients such as Nike, JP Morgan, DARPA, and National Geographic. In 2011, Fry was honored to visit the White House to receive the National Design Award for Interaction Design.</p><p>Connect with Ben at <a href="http://fathom.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fathom.info</a>, <a href="http://benfry.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">benfry.com</a>, and <a href="http://processing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Processing.org</a>.</p><h2>Links</h2><ul> <li> <a href="http://processing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Processing</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netscape</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://fathom.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fathom Information Design</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://arduino.cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arduino</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://openframeworks.cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OpenFrameworks</a> </li> <li>Open Render</li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/phd/dissertation/6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acu</a> by Ben Fry, Jared Schiffman, and Tom White (1999)  </li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/phd/dissertation/6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acWorld</a> by Tom White, Jared Schiffman, and Ben Fry (1998)</li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/phd/dissertation/6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acWindows</a> by David Small (1996)</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OpenGL</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C++</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/bsabiston/BadWindows" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bad Windows</a> by Bob Sabiston (1988)  </li> <li> <a href="http://museum.mit.edu/150/115" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visible Language Workshop</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://acg.media.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aesthetics + Computation Group (ACG)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_By_Numbers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design by Numbers</a> </li> <li>Human genome project  </li> <li> <a href="https://tisch.nyu.edu/itp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NYU ITP</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/valence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valence</a> by Ben Fry (1999)  </li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/valence/minorityreport/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valence in Minority Report</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Air and Space Museum</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Trek</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASA</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIT Media Lab</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/genomevalence/hulk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valence in the Hulk</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://benfry.com/writing/archives/608/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On needing approval for what we create, and losing control over how it's distributed</a> by Ben Fry (2010)</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Octane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SGI Octane</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.photoshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photoshop</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.typography.com/fonts/sentinel/overview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sentinel</a> typeface by Hoefler &amp; Co.</li> <li> <a href="https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/national/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National</a> typeface by <a href="https://klim.co.nz/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Klim</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://vllg.com/luxtypo/fabriga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fabriga</a> typeface by <a href="https://luxtypo.com/collections/fabriga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lux Typo</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.typography.com/fonts/ringside/overview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ringside</a> typeface by Hoefler &amp; Co.</li> <li> <a href="http://propublica.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProPublica</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://fathom.info/macrecipes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacRecipes</a> by Fathom</li> <li> <a href="https://fathom.info/rocky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rocky Morphology</a> by Fathom</li> </ul><h2>Books</h2><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400096235/?tag=nonoma-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Information</a> by James Gleick  </li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476708703/?tag=nonoma-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Innovators</a> by Walter Isaacson  </li> </ul><h2>Movies</h2><ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hero_6_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Hero 6</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2001: A Space Odyssey</a> by Stanley Kubrick  </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alien</a> by Ridley Scott</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Ten_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Powers of Ten</a> by Charles and Ray Eames</li> </ul><h2>People mentioned</h2><ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/johnmaeda" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Maeda</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://reas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casey Reas</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://shiffman.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Shiffman</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://gettingsimple.com/5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andres Colubri</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/dribnet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom White</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://smalldesignfirm.com/team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Small</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Sabiston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Sabiston</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.ted.com/speakers/john_underkoffler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Underkoffler</a> </li> <li> <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Cruise</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://gettingsimple.com/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jose Luis García del Castillo y López</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/jack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack Dorsey</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Kingsley</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gleick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Gleick</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walter Isaacson</a> </li> </ul><h2>Chapters</h2><ul> <li>00:05 · Intro</li> <li>02:05 · Ben Fry</li> <li>06:00 · The beginnings of Processing</li> <li>15:42 · Information design and visualization</li> <li>16:33 · The human genome project</li> <li>18:27 · Casey Reas</li> <li>19:03 · Daniel Shiffman</li> <li>22:02 · Valence</li> <li>27:00 · John Underkoffler</li> <li>27:44 · Valence in the Hulk</li> <li>30:20 · On needing approval for what we create</li> <li>40:17 · Building your own tools</li> <li>45:57 · Your favorite user interface</li> <li>47:36 · Typefaces</li> <li>49:22 · What you look for in a design</li> <li>52:21 · Fathom</li> <li>59:07 · Projects that spread</li> <li>01:01:32 · Is your life simple?</li> <li>01:03:34 · Daily habits</li> <li>01:04:26 · Non-work activities</li> <li>01:05:06 · Boredom</li> <li>01:05:51 · Social media</li> <li>01:07:53 · Disconnection</li> <li>01:10:44 · Technology</li> <li>01:12:33 · Ads</li> <li>01:16:31 · Success</li> <li>01:18:28 · A message to the world</li> <li>01:20:30 · Book recommendations</li> <li>01:23:39 · Side projects</li> <li>01:24:06 · Simplicity</li> </ul><p>I'd love to hear from you.</p><p><a href="https://gettingsimple.com/record" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit a question</a> about this or any previous episodes.</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/DdsefVZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Discord community</a>. 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#13: Ben Fry — Co-creator of Processing