Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz is a graphic designer, researcher, and writer from Ohio. After working in the music industry, Schwartz attended design school at ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles, CA. In 2018 he was awarded the Walker Art Center design fellowship working on various exhibition ephemera, catalogs, and published articles frequently on The Gradient. In 2020 Schwartz participated in the Jan van Eyck Residency where he investigated the act of bootlegging through an interview series and text, to be published forthcoming. He has also worked freelance for various studios including Folder Studio, Studio Lin, ETC., and Benjamin Critton Art Dept. Currently he works as the managing editor for Source Type.
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No Ideas But In Things

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Written into Existence

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An Ongoing Index of Curious Colors

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Babson Boulders: A Book Carved in Stone

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A Brief History of OK

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A Brief History of the African American Flag
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A Brief History of BAD

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Josef Albers’ Secret Circle

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Unlicensed: Bootlegging as Creative Practice

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