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Paola Antonelli: Design and the Elastic Mind

MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show Design and the Elastic Mind -- full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now.

Michael Bierut: How to design a library that makes kids want to read

When Michael Bierut was tapped to design a logo for public school libraries, he had no idea that he was embarking on a years-long passion project. In this often hilarious talk, he recalls his obsessive quest to bring energy, learning, art and graphics into these magical spaces where school librarians can inspire new generations of readers and th...

Stephen Doyle: Art that brings words to life

What if words did more than just sit on a page or a screen? Graphic designer Stephen Doyle creates art that expands on the literal meanings of words. This playful talk could shift your perspective on how you see language.

Ghada Wali: How I'm using LEGO to teach Arabic

After a visit to a European library in search of Arabic and Middle Eastern texts turned up only titles about fear, terrorism and destruction, Ghada Wali resolved to represent her culture in a fun, accessible way. The result: a colorful, engaging project that uses LEGO to teach Arabic script, harnessing the power of graphic design to create conne...

Stefan Sagmeister: Happiness by design

Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy -- and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design.

Marian Bantjes: Intricate beauty by design

In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentines and even genetic diagrams.

Margaret Gould Stewart: How giant websites design for you (and a billion others, too)

Facebook's "like" and "share" buttons are seen 22 billion times a day, making them some of the most-viewed design elements ever created. Margaret Gould Stewart, Facebook's director of product design, outlines three rules for design at such a massive scale—one so big that the tiniest of tweaks can cause global outrage, but also so large that the ...

Paola Antonelli: Treat design as art

Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design -- in all shapes and forms -- around the world.

Tim Brown: Designers -- think big!

Tim Brown says the design profession has a bigger role to play than just creating nifty, fashionable little objects. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory "design thinking" -- starting with the example of 19th-century design thinker Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces

Pick up a book, magazine or screen, and more than likely you'll come across some typography designed by Matthew Carter. In this charming talk, the man behind typefaces such as Verdana, Georgia and Bell Centennial (designed just for phone books -- remember them?), takes us on a spin through a career focused on the very last pixel of each letter o...

Douglas Thomas | TED Speaker

Douglas Thomas's research explores the power of fonts at the intersection of design and culture.

Designer, writer and historian of typography

Alice Rawsthorn: Pirates, nurses and other rebel designers

In this ode to design renegades, Alice Rawsthorn highlights the work of unlikely heroes, from Blackbeard to Florence Nightingale. Drawing a line from these bold thinkers to some early modern visionaries like Buckminster Fuller, Rawsthorn shows how the greatest designers are often the most rebellious.

Michael Bierut | TED Speaker

Michael Bierut is a partner in the New York office of Pentagram, a founder of Design Observer and a teacher at Yale School of Art and Yale School of Management.

Designer, critic

Debbie Millman: How symbols and brands shape our humanity

"Branding is the profound manifestation of the human spirit," says designer and podcaster Debbie Millman. In a historical odyssey that she illustrated herself, Millman traces the evolution of branding, from cave paintings to flags to beer labels and beyond. She explores the power of symbols to unite people, beginning with prehistoric communities...

Ghada Wali | TED Speaker

A pioneering graphic designer in Egypt, Ghada Wali has designed fonts, brands and design-driven art projects.

Designer

Saki Mafundikwa | TED Speaker

Saki Mafundikwa wrote the book on Africa's graphic design heritage -- then opened a school of graphic arts in his native Zimbabwe.

Graphic designer

Chip Kidd: Why books are here to stay

Despite the rise of e-books, physical books aren't going anywhere. Graphic designer Chip Kidd shares why their design is so lasting.

Paul Bennett | TED Speaker

As a creative director at Ideo, Paul Bennett reminds us that design need not invoke grand gestures or sweeping statements to be successful, but instead can focus on the little things in life, the obvious, the overlooked.

Designer; creative director, Ideo

Joe Gebbia | TED Speaker

As a designer, entrepreneur and the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb, Joe Gebbia helped redesign the way the world travels and people connect.

Designer, co-founder of Airbnb

Ronny Edry | TED Speaker

Ronny Edry of Israel created The Peace Factory, an online movement for peace in the Middle East, when he posted a Facebook image that declared "Iranians, we will never bomb your country."

Graphic Designer

Milton Glaser: Using design to make ideas new

From the TED archives: The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breaking down an idea and making it new.

Dan Goods | TED Speaker

Dan Goods is passionate about creating moments in people's lives where they are reminded of the gift and privilege of being alive.

Visual strategist

Joe Kowan | TED Speaker

By day he's a graphic designer, and by night Joe Kowan is a quirky folk singer-songwriter.

Musician and graphic designer

Tito Deler | TED Speaker

Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell.

Blues musician, graphic designer

Uldus Bakhtiozina | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Uldus Bakhtiozina creates photo stories and video installations that challenge stereotypes and create diversity, involving all types of people from fashion models to ordinary people. She presents the world with humor and thoughtfulness.

Artist, visionary

Bahia Shehab | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Bahia Shehab sends an important message through her street art in Cairo: "You can crush the flowers, but you can't delay spring."

Artist and historian

Chip Kidd | TED Speaker

Chip Kidd's book jacket designs spawned a revolution in the art of American book packaging.

Graphic designer

Saki Mafundikwa: Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets

From simple alphabets to secret symbolic languages, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa celebrates the many forms of written communication across the continent of Africa. He highlights the history and legacy that are embodied in written words and symbols, and urges African designers to draw on these graphic forms for fresh inspiration. It's summed ...

Debbie Millman | TED Speaker

As host of the long-running podcast "Design Matters," Debbie Millman illuminates the creative processes of some of our era's most intriguing artists, designers and icons. She is the founder and chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

Design evangelist

Aris Venetikidis | TED Speaker

Aris Venetikidis imagines how maps work with our minds.

Mapmaker

Ted Talk Graphic Design Speaker Was Shy Matchbook

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