Q: What is John Maeda best known for?

A: He is best known for creating *Design By Numbers* (1999), a programming language for artists, and for his leadership in integrating design with technology.

Q: Where did John Maeda study?

A: He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Tsukuba, and the MIT School of Architecture and Planning.

Q: What awards has John Maeda won?

A: He received the Lucky Strike Designer Award in 2005 for his contributions to design and technology.

John Maeda

American artist and computer scientist (b. 1966)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: 1966
Place of birth: Seattle
Country of citizenship: United States^[8]
Ethnic group: Japanese Americans^[9]
Occupation: graphic designer, computer scientist, designer, university teacher, new media artist
Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10]
Educated at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, MIT School of Architecture and Planning^[11]^[12]^[13]
Award received: Lucky Strike Designer Award^[17]
Student of: Muriel Cooper^[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Affiliation string: Rhode Island School of Design^[28]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[29]
Family name: Maeda^[20]
Given name: John^[21]
Has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art^[26]^[27]
Number of children: +5^[25]
P14750: 0F32-BE9F-80DC-344B-22D9
Participant in: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013^[23]
Residence: Lexington^[19]
Social media followers: 402k (402k–419k, n=3)^[30]
Student: Golan Levin, Casey Reas, Ben Fry^[14]^[15]^[16]

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VIAF cluster ID: 42018973
Library of Congress authority ID: n98080880
GND ID: 122724399
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AbART person ID: 31505
Artists of the World ID: db74d6ed-d7b2-4962-a50d-2bcd63296d92
Artnet artist ID: john-maeda
BIBSYS ID: 2107
Babelio author ID: 178871
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13742620c
CONOR.SI ID: 59007075

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf12143914
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791874129536
Cooper Hewitt person ID: 18054015
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Freebase ID: /m/02vz9n4
Goodreads author ID: 32229
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: john-maeda
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IdRef ID: 066999529
Instagram username: johnmaeda
Japan Search name ID: ジョン・マエダ
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID: 30299
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WikiTree person ID: Maeda-46
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X (Twitter) username: johnmaeda
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Occupation 4

designer, computer scientist, graphic designer, university teacher

Educated at 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba

Has works in the collection 2

Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Student 2

Golan Levin, Ben Fry

Students 2

Golan Levin, Ben Fry

Award received 1

Lucky Strike Designer Award

Chaired by 1

Rhode Island School of Design

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ethnic group 1

Japanese Americans

Given name 1

John

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Seattle

Sex or gender 1

male

Student of 1

Muriel Cooper

Teachers 1

Muriel Cooper

← Developer 1

Design By Numbers

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Summary

John Maeda was born on January 1, 1966^[1], in Seattle^[2]. He has worked as a graphic designer^[3], computer scientist^[4], designer^[5], university teacher^[6], and new media artist^[7].

FAQs

Where was John Maeda born?

John Maeda's place of birth was Seattle^[2].

What did John Maeda do for work?

John Maeda worked as a graphic designer^[3], computer scientist^[4], designer^[5], university teacher^[6], and new media artist^[7].

Where did John Maeda go to school?

John Maeda was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], University of Tsukuba^[12], and MIT School of Architecture and Planning^[13].

What awards did John Maeda receive?

Honors received include Lucky Strike Designer Award^[17].

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[2] ↑ John Maeda — place of birth (P19): Seattle. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ John Maeda — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ John Maeda — country of citizenship (P27): United States. Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ John Maeda — educated at (P69): Massachusetts Institute of Technology. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ John Maeda — educated at (P69): University of Tsukuba. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ John Maeda — educated at (P69): MIT School of Architecture and Planning. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ John Maeda — occupation (P106): graphic designer. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ John Maeda — occupation (P106): computer scientist. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ John Maeda — occupation (P106): designer. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ John Maeda — occupation (P106): university teacher. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ John Maeda — occupation (P106): new media artist. RKDartists. Retrieved 2021-11-18. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ John Maeda — employer (P108): Massachusetts Institute of Technology. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ John Maeda — award received (P166): Lucky Strike Designer Award. encyclopedia.design. encyclopedia.design. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ John Maeda — ethnic group (P172): Japanese Americans. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2020-12-22. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ John Maeda — residence (P551): Lexington. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ John Maeda — date of birth (P569): January 1, 1966. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-24. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ John Maeda — family name (P734): Maeda. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ John Maeda — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ John Maeda — student (P802): Golan Levin. Creative Code. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ John Maeda — student (P802): Casey Reas. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ John Maeda — student (P802): Ben Fry. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ John Maeda — student of (P1066): Muriel Cooper. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ John Maeda — participant in (P1344): World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013. Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ John Maeda — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ John Maeda — number of children (P1971): 5. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ John Maeda — has works in the collection (P6379): Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ John Maeda — has works in the collection (P6379): San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2021-07-21. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ John Maeda — affiliation string (P6424): Rhode Island School of Design. Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ John Maeda — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. Retrieved 2020-03-16. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ John Maeda — social media followers (P8687): 418,867. wikidata.org.

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