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2026
BookLife
— Heart Work Review
2025
Renegade Grief: A Guide to the Wild Ride of Life after Loss
— Simon & Schuster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
— Pirouette, Experiments and Turning Points in Design
2022
Aeon
— From roaring fire and molten glass an artist creates a healing ritual
Aeon
— From roaring fire and molten glass an artist creates a healing ritual
The Stoa
— Life Art with Jonathan Harris
2021
Red Barn at High Acres Farm, Vermont
— In Fragments Premiere
2020
Aeon Psyche
— One photo a day for more than a year, exploring how rituals affect memory
Aeon Psyche
— One photo a day for more than a year, exploring how rituals affect memory
2019
A World History of Photography: 5th Edition
— Abbeville Press
2018
International Center of Photography, New York
— ICP Projected / A Silent Place
Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade
— Wayfinding in Contemporary New Media Art
EDF Foundation, Paris
— Data Design
National Geographic Photography Seminar, Washington, D.C.
— Rhythms of Life
2017
Politikten, Denmark
— An Internet Artist Leaves the Screen (in Danish)
Politikten, Denmark
— An Internet Artist Leaves the Screen (in Danish)
Het Parool, Netherlands
— Jonathan Harris: The body is a virtual reality machine (in Dutch)
Het Parool, Netherlands
— Jonathan Harris: The body is a virtual reality machine (in Dutch)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
— Guest of Honor
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
— Jonathan Harris Retrospective
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
— Master Talk
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
— The Story of Cowbird
2016
International Center of Photography
— Infinity Award / New Media (Network Effect)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
— We Feel Fine
Tribeca Film Festival, New York
— Storyscapes
ArtScience Museum Singapore
— Big Bang Data
ABC, Australia
— Living a digital life and some of the questions it raises
ABC, Australia
— Living a digital life and some of the questions it raises
2015
The New York Times
— Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design
The New York Times
— Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design
CBC Radio, Canada
— We're so connected we're disconnected
CBC Radio, Canada
— We're so connected we're disconnected
The Washington Post
— How the Internet’s most earnest evangelist became its fiercest critic
The Washington Post
— How the Internet’s most earnest evangelist became its fiercest critic
Wired
— This Voyeuristic Site Will Make You Reconsider Social Media
Wired
— This Voyeuristic Site Will Make You Reconsider Social Media
New Challenges for Data Design
— Springer
Hemera Foundation
— Tending Spaces Fellowship
The Phi Centre, Montreal
— Evolving a Project
New Museum, New York
— Evolving a Project
Magnum Foundation, New York
— Digital Interventions
Sundance New Frontier, Utah
— Data Poetics
Aspen Ideas Festival, Colorado
— How is technology changing the art of writing?
Tribeca Film Festival, New York
— Technology & Timelessness
2014
The Atlantic
— When Will Robots Take Over the World?
The Atlantic
— When Will Robots Take Over the World?
The Great Discontent
— Jonathan Harris
The Great Discontent
— Jonathan Harris
Filmmaker Magazine
— Jonathan Harris Peeks Inside the Lesbian Porn Industry
Filmmaker Magazine
— Jonathan Harris Peeks Inside the Lesbian Porn Industry
TIME Magazine
— I Love Your Work
TIME Magazine
— I Love Your Work
Pioneer Works
— Visual Arts Residency
AIGA
— 100 Years of Design (We Feel Fine)
The Barbican Centre, London
— Digital Revolution
Centre of Contemporary Culture Barcelona
— Big Bang Data
Sundance Film Festival, Utah
— New Frontier
Art Center College of Design, California
— Navigating Stuckness
Design Matters
— Jonathan Harris
Design Matters
— Jonathan Harris
2013
Print Magazine
— Inside Story
Print Magazine
— Inside Story
Vivid Sydney, Australia
— Make Data Beautiful
ABC Radio, Australia
— Make Data Beautiful
ABC Radio, Australia
— Make Data Beautiful
The New York Times
— An Online Meter Reader
The New York Times
— An Online Meter Reader
Cool Hunting
— Interview: Jonathan Harris
Directors Notes
— I Love Your Work - Jonathan Harris
Cool Hunting
— Interview: Jonathan Harris
Directors Notes
— I Love Your Work - Jonathan Harris
Slate
— Inside Ten Days on a Lesbian Porn Set
Slate
— Inside Ten Days on a Lesbian Porn Set
The New York Times
— The PG Lives of X-Rated Stars
The New York Times
— The PG Lives of X-Rated Stars
Fast Company Create
— A Documentary Innovator Examines the World of Lesbian Porn
Fast Company Create
— A Documentary Innovator Examines the World of Lesbian Porn
The Village Voice
— Documenting the Lives of Lesbian Porn Stars
The Village Voice
— Documenting the Lives of Lesbian Porn Stars
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
— DocLab (I Love Your Work)
Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil
— Virei Viral
TED, New York
— Fiction Salon
Fabrica, Italy
— Everyday Wonders
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
— Sing about your own time
Authorship and new models, Belgium
— Jonathan Harris
Authorship and new models, Belgium
— Jonathan Harris
2012
ABC Radio, Australia
— We Feel Fine
ABC Radio, Australia
— We Feel Fine
The New York Times
— Photographing, and Listening to, the Lakota
The New York Times
— Photographing, and Listening to, the Lakota
Forbes
— Cowbird: Facebook Stories’ Launch Recalls An Artistic Documentary Project
Forbes
— Cowbird: Facebook Stories’ Launch Recalls An Artistic Documentary Project
Deerfield Alumni Magazine
— An Ode to Code
Deerfield Alumni Magazine
— An Ode to Code
New Scientist
— A Wikipedia for life's meaningful moments
New Scientist
— A Wikipedia for life's meaningful moments
Columbia Journalism Review
— Telling the News on Cowbird
Columbia Journalism Review
— Telling the News on Cowbird
The New York Times
— Pull Up a Mouse and Stay a While
The New York Times
— Pull Up a Mouse and Stay a While
To The Best of Our Knowledge
— Stories of Us: Cowbird
To The Best of Our Knowledge
— Stories of Us: Cowbird
The Washington Post
— Cowbird sets photos to song
The Washington Post
— Cowbird sets photos to song
TIME Magazine
— 50 Best Websites (Cowbird)
Making Ideas Happen
— Portfolio
Seoul Museum of Art, Korea
— Mediacity
Skellefteå Konsthall, Sweden
— Jonathan Harris
PSFK Conference, New York
— Cowbird and Humanizing the Web
Eyeo Festival, Minneapolis
— Different Ways of Looking
Creative Mornings, Brooklyn
— Different Ways of Looking
Rhode Island School of Design
— Cold + Bold
TIME Magazine
— 50 Best Websites (Cowbird)
TIME Magazine
— 50 Best Websites (Cowbird)
2011
The Wall Street Journal
— Can We Humanize the Web?
The Wall Street Journal
— Can We Humanize the Web?
To The Best of Our Knowledge
— Jonathan Harris on Cowbird
To The Best of Our Knowledge
— Jonathan Harris on Cowbird
NPR
— Measuring Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness With Balloons
NPR
— Measuring Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness With Balloons
The Atlantic
— Balloons for Bhutan: Jonathan Harris Documents Happiness
The Atlantic
— Balloons for Bhutan: Jonathan Harris Documents Happiness
Domus
— Social Media at Pace/MacGill
Domus
— Social Media at Pace/MacGill
Brain Pickings
— The Documentary of Life
Brain Pickings
— The Documentary of Life
Graphic Design, Referenced
— Rockport Publishers
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
— Action! Design over Time
The Pace Gallery, New York
— Social Media
Design Museum Holon, Israel
— Decode: Digital Design Sensations
Gwangju Design Biennale, South Korea
— Design is Design is not Design
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture Moscow
— Decode: Digital Design Sensations
Haus für Elektronische Künste Basel, Switzerland
— Together in Electric Dreams
WSDM, Hong Kong
— We Feel Fine and Searching the Emotional Web
Design Mind
— The Never-Ending Story
Nylon Guys
— This Modern Life
Design Mind
— The Never-Ending Story
Nylon Guys
— This Modern Life
2010
BBC
— Webscape (We Feel Fine)
BBC
— Webscape (We Feel Fine)
NPR
— The Cloud Of Human Feeling: Art, Science And Ways Of Knowing
NPR
— The Cloud Of Human Feeling: Art, Science And Ways Of Knowing
The Webby Awards
— Cultural Instititutions, Winner (Sputnik Observatory)
Jonathan Harris: Inner Landscapes
— Burlington City Arts
Burlington City Arts Center, Vermont
— Inner Landscapes
CAFA Art Museum Beijing, China
— Decode: Digital Design Sensations
AIGA Conference, New York
— Cold + Bold
Shift Happens Conference, York UK
— Exploring Inner Landscapes
2009
Fast Company
— The Decade’s 14 Biggest Design Moments (We Feel Fine)
Fast Company
— The Decade’s 14 Biggest Design Moments (We Feel Fine)
Good Magazine
— The Decade in Design (We Feel Fine)
Good Magazine
— The Decade in Design (We Feel Fine)
CBC Radio, Canada
— Definitely Not the Opera (We Feel Fine)
CBC Radio, Canada
— Definitely Not the Opera (We Feel Fine)
Brain Pickings
— We Feel Fine: An Almanac of Human Emotion
Brain Pickings
— We Feel Fine: An Almanac of Human Emotion
We Feel Fine: An Almanac of Human Emotion
— Simon & Schuster
Brain Pickings
— World Building in a Crazy World
Brain Pickings
— World Building in a Crazy World
The New York Times
— Does a Nation’s Mood Lurk in Its Songs and Blogs?
The New York Times
— Does a Nation’s Mood Lurk in Its Songs and Blogs?
Brain Pickings
— Revolutionary Fringe-Think: Sputnik Observatory
Brain Pickings
— Revolutionary Fringe-Think: Sputnik Observatory
Fast Company
— Sputnik Observatory: A Repository That Shows How Big Ideas Are Connected
Fast Company
— Sputnik Observatory: A Repository That Shows How Big Ideas Are Connected
TEDChris
— Spectacular new web project seeks to connect cultural ideas
TEDChris
— Spectacular new web project seeks to connect cultural ideas
To The Best of Our Knowledge
— Jonathan Harris on We Feel Fine
To The Best of Our Knowledge
— Jonathan Harris on We Feel Fine
The Rumpus
— I Want You To Want Me
The Rumpus
— I Want You To Want Me
World Economic Forum
— Young Global Leader
Santa Fe Art Institute
— Residency
Innovators Shaping Our Creative Future
— Thames & Hudson
V & A Pattern: Digital Pioneers
— The Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
— Decode: Digital Design Sensations
National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens, Greece
— Tag Ties
Australian Center for the Moving Image
— Screen Worlds
Sundance Film Festival, Utah
— New Frontier
World Economic Forum, Jordan
— Inspiring Leadership through Documentary
Sundance Film Festival, Utah
— Experiments in Documentary
2008
Creative Review
— Only Connect
Creative Review
— Only Connect
New York Art Beat
— Design and the Elastic Mind
New York Art Beat
— Design and the Elastic Mind
Brain Pickings
— Dating Data Art
Brain Pickings
— Dating Data Art
Andy Polaine
— Jonathan Harris at Flash on the Beach 08
Andy Polaine
— Jonathan Harris at Flash on the Beach 08
Digital Journal
— Web Artist Jonathan Harris Illustrates How We Interact Online
Digital Journal
— Web Artist Jonathan Harris Illustrates How We Interact Online
Adobe
— Telling Stories Using Data
Adobe
— Telling Stories Using Data
Wallpaper
— Design and the Elastic Mind
Wallpaper
— Design and the Elastic Mind
Design and the Elastic Mind
— The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Rhizome
— Design and the Elastic Mind
Rhizome
— Design and the Elastic Mind
Creativity Magazine
— Creativity Top 50
Creativity Magazine
— Creativity Top 50
Vice Magazine
— The Whale Hunt
Vice Magazine
— The Whale Hunt
Andy Polaine
— Man of the Hour - Jonathan Harris
Andy Polaine
— Man of the Hour - Jonathan Harris
Tokyo Type Director’s Club
— Interactive Design Prize (The Whale Hunt)
The Webby Awards
— Personal Blog/Website, Winner (The Whale Hunt)
Print Magazine
— New Visual Artist
Creativity Magazine
— Creativity Top 50
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
— We Feel Fine
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
— I Want You To Want Me
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
— I Want You To Want Me
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
— Color into Light
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
— Design and the Elastic Mind
Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo
— The Whale Hunt
World Science Festival, New York
— What it Means to be Human
Flash on the Beach, Brighton UK
— Beyond Flash
Pangea Day, Los Angeles
— We Feel Fine
Tokyo Type Directors Club, Japan
— Interactive Design Prize Lecture
Yale School of Art, New Haven
— Collecting Stories
ID Magazine
— Annual Design Review
Calcalist, Israel
— The Internet is Mad Today (in Hebrew)
ID Magazine
— Annual Design Review
Calcalist, Israel
— The Internet is Mad Today (in Hebrew)
2007
The New York Times
— Turn-Ons Include Museums and Gmail. Turn-Offs Are Liars.
Brain Pickings
— This Story is Not a Fairy Tale
The New York Times
— Turn-Ons Include Museums and Gmail. Turn-Offs Are Liars.
Brain Pickings
— This Story is Not a Fairy Tale
TED Blog
— The Whale Hunt
TED Blog
— The Whale Hunt
Worldchanging
— Podcast: Jonathan Harris
Worldchanging
— Podcast: Jonathan Harris
99U
— Jonathan Harris: We Feel Fine
99U
— Jonathan Harris: We Feel Fine
New York Magazine
— The Approval Matrix
New York Magazine
— The Approval Matrix
CNET
— Site maps 'Universe' through constellation of news
CNET
— Site maps 'Universe' through constellation of news
The New York Times
— Enchanting TED
The New York Times
— Enchanting TED
Edge
— Revealing our Modern Mythology
Edge
— Revealing our Modern Mythology
EG Conference, Los Angeles
— The Web as Art
MoMA Art & Science Salon, New York
— The Art of Data
Royal Academy of Art, Netherlands
— Data Art
William De Kooning Academy, Netherlands
— Data Art
PopTech Conference, Maine
— Web Stories
TED Conference, California
— The Web’s Secret Stories
BBC World Service
— We Feel Fine
Metropolis
— Dreaming in Code
Cool Hunting
— The Whale Hunt
Eye Magazine
— We Feel Fine: So Incredible It Almost Brings Me To Tears
Buzzmachine
— Extreme Documentary
BBC World Service
— We Feel Fine
Metropolis
— Dreaming in Code
Cool Hunting
— The Whale Hunt
Eye Magazine
— We Feel Fine: So Incredible It Almost Brings Me To Tears
Buzzmachine
— Extreme Documentary
2006
Yahoo!
— Reflections on the Time Capsule
Yahoo!
— Reflections on the Time Capsule
Theory of Everything
— We Feel Fine
Theory of Everything
— We Feel Fine
.net, UK
— The Brains Behind: We Feel Fine
.net, UK
— The Brains Behind: We Feel Fine
The Guardian
— We Feel Fine
The Guardian
— We Feel Fine
Print Magazine
— New Visual Artists
Print Magazine
— New Visual Artists
Digg
— We Feel Fine - the Internet has emotion apparently
Digg
— We Feel Fine - the Internet has emotion apparently
Adotas
— Feeling the Marketing Way
Adotas
— Feeling the Marketing Way
Generator X
— We Feel Fine
Generator X
— We Feel Fine
Eyebeam
— Explorations of Emotions and Desires
Eyebeam
— Explorations of Emotions and Desires
Pixel Awards
— Weird, Winner (We Feel Fine)
Le Centre Pompidou, Paris
— Fabrica: Les Yeux Ouvert
Triad Gallery Seoul, South Korea
— I’ve Been Waiting for You
Laufen Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
— Manifesto: GenArt
OFFF Conference, Barcelona
— Introducing We Feel Fine
New York Arts Magazine
— Renaissance Man for the Information Age
Time Out New York
— Blog Rolling
CNN
— The Insiders Guide to Talking to Aliens
Fabrica
— Interview with Jonathan Harris, Artist, ex-Fabricante
New Statesman
— The Art of Feelings
Playpen
— Taking the emotional temperature of the world
The Guardian
— 10x10
New York Arts Magazine
— Renaissance Man for the Information Age
Time Out New York
— Blog Rolling
CNN
— The Insiders Guide to Talking to Aliens
Fabrica
— Interview with Jonathan Harris, Artist, ex-Fabricante
New Statesman
— The Art of Feelings
Playpen
— Taking the emotional temperature of the world
The Guardian
— 10x10
2005
BBC
— Interesting information access
BBC
— Interesting information access
Wired
— A Fluid Look at the News
Wired
— A Fluid Look at the News
The Webby Awards
— Navigation & Structure, Winner (10x10)
The Webby Awards
— People's Voice, Winner (Wordcount)
Ars Electronica, Austria
— Prix Retrospective: 10x10
Sonar Festival, Barcelona
— Datascapes
Princeton University, New Jersey
— Words, Pictures, and the Love Lives of Strangers
Stanford University, California
— Words, Pictures, and Spying on the Love Lives of Strangers
Google, California
— Words, Pictures, and Spying on the Love Lives of Strangers
Voice of America
— 10x10 Interview
Chicago Tribune
— Art created out of news — every hour on the hour
Desktop
— Jonathan Harris: Man of the Hour
The Washington Post
— The Style Invitational
Soma Magazine
— Absorbing Reality
Voice of America
— 10x10 Interview
Chicago Tribune
— Art created out of news — every hour on the hour
Desktop
— Jonathan Harris: Man of the Hour
The Washington Post
— The Style Invitational
Soma Magazine
— Absorbing Reality
2004
La Repubblica, Italy
— The whole world in a hundred words: a web phenomenon (in Italian)
La Repubblica, Italy
— The whole world in a hundred words: a web phenomenon (in Italian)
Voice of America
— Wordmaster
Voice of America
— Wordmaster
Ars Electronica
— Net Vision, Honorable Mention (10x10)
PC Magazine
— Top 100 Websites (Wordcount)
AIGA, New York
— Annual Design Review: Wordcount
USA Today
— 10x10 presents the news at a glance
CNN
— Headline News Interview (10x10)
USA Today
— 10x10 presents the news at a glance
CNN
— Headline News Interview (10x10)
2003
Fabrica
— Fellowship
AIGA Design Awards
— Information Design (Wordcount)
2002
Princeton Alumni Weekly
— An artist, traveler, and computer geek
Princeton Alumni Weekly
— An artist, traveler, and computer geek
Associated Collegiate Press
— Leader of the Student Press (Troubadour Magazine)
Society of Professional Journalists
— Best Student Magazine (Troubadour Magazine)
Society of Professional Journalists
— Best Online Magazine (Troubadour Magazine)
1999
State of Vermont
— Vermont State Quarter
1998
Deerfield Academy
— Orra White Hitchcock Award for the Visual Arts
Deerfield Academy, Massachusetts
— Landscapes
Deerfield Magazine
— Good Sports
Deerfield Magazine
— Good Sports
1997
Deerfield Academy
— The Williams Cup

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