Angela Morelli is an Italian information and graphic designer based in London. This month she gave an incredible talk (above), The Global Water Footprint of Humanity at TEDxOslo, where she shared her research into the water crisis and eloquently illustrates the value of information design to communicate global issues. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sessions.edu%2Fnotes-on-design%2Fresources%2Fangela-morelli-on-the-global-water-footprint-of-humanity%2F'; addthis_title ...
JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. In this TED talk, he makes his ‘TED Prize wish’; to use art to turn the world inside out. This is an incredibly moving and inspiring talk about art, culture and who we...
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sessions.edu%2Fnotes-on-design%2Fresources%2Fdesign%2Fted-talk-david-mccandless-the-beauty-of-data-visualization%2F'; addthis_title...
In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. In a recent talk given at TED, Bantjes describes how she has built her career doing just that. Describing how she has brought her signature illustrative style to commercial storefronts and personalized valentines messages, she also discusses her ambition to challenge the lack of visual...
