Looking at the intersections: John Maeda at TEDGlobal 2012
When he was a child, John Maeda‘s father came to a parent-teacher meeting and was told that his son was good at math and art. His fath...
The story behind the slides: Palantir’s presentation at TEDGlobal 2012
By now we’re all pretty familiar with the theory of presentations. Slides need to be bold, beautiful. They need to go easy on the amou...
First 5 awards for City 2.0 prize announced
From the TED Prize Blog: If you had asked the TED Prize team to predict the kind of work that would emerge from our call for urban innovatio...
Misbehaving Beautifully: Opening animation for TEDGlobal Session 6
Brief: An idea multiplies and becomes open when you play with it. Director’s statement: “I like to bring out the growth of inspi...
Shades of Openness: Opening animation for TEDGlobal Session 5
Brief: Stylistic, symbolic and metaphoric forms creating a visual poem about Radical Openness. Director’s statement: “In our sha...
‘To be equipped for the future, you need to know smart materials’: Catarina Mota at TEDGlobal 2012
Catarina Mota has many friends. One of her friend’s fathers, when her friend was a kid, built a vehicle out of a bicycle and washing m...
5 amazing spaces with surprising ways to stay cool
Going to an outdoor event during the steamy months of summer generally involves packing a miniature fan and slathering yourself in sunscreen...
Watching Hans play
What’s happening in this picture above? Ask Mohammed Abu Zeinab, a TEDx speaker and member of the onsite documentary crew WTYSL: As I ...
Unhackathon: The TED Prize City 2.0 Equality Challenge
Why would 80 designers, technologists and business strategists give up their holiday weekend to collaborate with strangers on a pro bono pro...