Benjamin Wiederkehr
UX Designer at Interactive Things
Colorado, United States
Summary
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SeniorBenjamin Wiederkehr is a seasoned interaction designer and design-led technology leader, co-founder and managing director of Interactive Things, a Swiss-born studio focused on human data interaction, now based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Since 2009 he has steered Interactive Things at the intersection of science, technology and design, shaping engaging data-driven experiences and persuasive interfaces that reveal insights. He also serves as Editor in Chief at Datavisualization.ch, contributing to the visual-data discourse from a leadership position. His background includes a BA in Design and an MA in Interaction Design from Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, with a track record of research in information visualization and personal financial data exploration. His work has earned multiple awards (European Newspaper Award, GEN Data Journalism Award, Grimme Online Award) and he has spoken at venues like SXSW, Ars Electronica, Visualized NYC and UC Berkeley. He is known for turning complex data into accessible stories and leading design-technology teams to deliver emotionally engaging, data-rich experiences.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (34)
desktop-application10
catalog9
linux9
nodejs9
static-content9
macos8
react8
windows8
markdown8
camp8
electron7
javascript7
desktop7
documentation7
webpack-loader6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
interactivethings/swiss-transport-flows
Mar 2012 - Apr 2012
Contributions:58 commits in 21 days
campspringopendata
wiederkehr/topotrack
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Contributions:5 commits, 38 pushes, 6 branches in 3 days
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