Ben Barry
Design consultant on all visual problems.
Biography (b.1983)
Ben is an American graphic designer based in Portland, Oregon. He
currently leads design for
OpenAI, and is the
founder of the design studio
Nonlinear.
Previously, as one of the first communication designers to join
Facebook’s
team in California, his focus was on developing Facebook’s
internal culture, voice and brand. Notably, 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.