Hermann’s obsession for visualizing data, combined with his passion for interaction design, is rooted in his background in Architecture. For the past 20 years he has designed data-driven user interfaces and visualizations in the financial service industry. Before launching TWO-N, Hermann was part of the Strategic Architecture Group at the New York Stock Exchange where he worked on UI designs for various trading applications and system monitors. In his role as Creative Director at TWO-N he redesigned the NYSE’s Trading Floor Market Data Displays, tickers and the “Big Board”.His work at TWO-N has earned numerous awards, including three Webby Award nominations (2010, 2012 & 2014) and three consecutive Communication Arts "Award for Design Excellence"(2010, 2011 & 2012).In addition to his role as head of design at TWO-N he published a number of Artist Books and his work was shown at Rencontres d’Arles, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Gagoisan Gallery in New York and Paris, the FotoMuseum in Antwerpen, as well as at the Museum Brandhorst in Munich.Hermann is the co-author and editor of "Various Small Books" (MIT Press, 2013), a book about books about books made in homage or referencing the Artist Books of Ed Ruscha.