Books, Design and Culture
Here’s designer Chip Kidd talking about the enduring appeal of books for TED’s Small Thing Big Idea series:
I posted Chip’s 2012 TED Talk on book design here. But apparently he also did a talk on “the art of first impressions” in 2015 that I missed somehow:
While looking for Charles and Ray Eames film Tops earlier this week, I came across this interesting TED talk from a few years ago by their grandson Eames Demetrios (who is also interviewed in the documentary EAMES: The Architect and The Painter):
Comments closedDavid McCandless, author of Information is Beautiful / The Visual Miscellaneum (same book different title), explains how simple diagrams can reveal unexpected patterns and connections in complex data sets at TED:
I thought I had posted about creativity and education expert Sir Ken Robinson before, but apparently I haven’t and so thank you to The Donut Project for reminding me to watch his TED talks again and mention them here…
In 2006 Robinson gave an inspiring presentation about creating an education system that nurtures creativity, and he returned to TED in 2010 to make the case for a shift away from standardized schools to fostering creativity and the natural talents of kids.
3 CommentsGraphic artist Marian Bantjes (whose typeface Restraint was used to great effect by Arthur Cherry for the cover of The Story of God by Michael Lodahlr) on individuality in design at TED:
(Via Nate Williams)
UPDATE: There is more about Arthur Cherry’s design for The Story of God at FaceOut Books.
