John Maeda

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John Maeda

Born 1966
Seattle, Washington
Nationality American
Occupation Graphic designer, computer scientist, university professor, and author

John Maeda (born 1966 in Seattle, Washington) is a Japanese-American graphic designer, computer scientist, university professor, and author. His work in design and technology explores the area where the two fields merge. He is the President-select of the Rhode Island School of Design, a position he will assume in June 2008.

Maeda was originally a software engineering student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) when he became fascinated with the work of Paul Rand and Muriel Cooper. Cooper was a director of MIT's Visual Language Workshop. After completing his bachelors and masters degrees at MIT, Maeda studied in Japan at Tsukuba University's Institute of Art and Design to complete his Ph.D. in design. He currently is the E. Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Media Arts & Sciences at MIT and is an associate director of the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the Physical Language Workshop with Henry Holtzman.[1]

In 1999, he was named one of the 21 most important people in the 21st century by Esquire.[2] In 2001, he received the National Design Award for Communication Design in the United States and Japan's Mainichi Design Prize.[3]

Maeda is currently working on SIMPLICITY, a research project to find ways for people to simplify their life in the face of growing complexity. His research has led to the publishing of Laws of Simplicity, his best-selling book to date.[1]

He currently lives with his wife, Kris, and their five daughters, in Lexington, Massachusetts.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Laws of Simplicity, MIT Press, 2006.
  • Creative Code, Thames and Hudson, 2004.
  • maeda@media, Thames and Hudson / Rizzoli / Bangert Verlag, 2000.
  • Design By Numbers, MIT Press, 1999.
  • Tap, Type, Write, Digitalogue Co., 1998.
  • 12 o’clocks, Digitalogue Co., 1997.
  • Flying Letters, Digitalogue Co., 1996.
  • Reactive Square, Digitalogue Co., 1995.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "John Maeda: Rethinking technology and the digital revolution", International Herald Tribune, 2007-05-06. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. 
  2. ^ More of The Esquire 21. Esquire Magazine; Hearst Communications, Inc. (November 1999). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
  3. ^ MAEDA NAMED ONE OF YEAR’S MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGNERS. MIT School of Architecture + Planning (June 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-17.

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