Ben Barry is a visual artist and designer
concerned with making the future of humanity
the best it can be—for everyone.
Based in the United States, Ben is the founder of the design studio
Nonlinear.
Previously, he was the design director for
OpenAI, and was one
of the first communication designers to join
Facebook’s
team in California. Notably, while working at Facebook, he cofounded
the Facebook Analog Research Laboratory, an internal print studio and
art program. Before Facebook, Ben, a graduate of the
University of North Texas, worked for the design firm and screen printing shop The Decoder
Ring in Austin, Texas. There he honed his skills working with a range
of clients, designing logos, packaging, and a lot of screen printed
posters. He is also an alumnus and advisor of
John Bielenberg’s experimental design education program,
Project M, where
he explores the role designers can play in encouraging
social change.