Shea Hembrey - How I became 100 Artist

Have you ever said to yourself, "I know I can do better." Shea Hembrey, an artist from Arkansas, did so and made his own BiAnnual Art Exhibit made up of works of art he created with 100 artist he invented. The TED talk is humorous and has some great work showcased. The talk makes one wonder about all that is the "art world" and how silly it actually is at times.

The Hidden Power of Smiling

Smiling can help you live longer and with lower stress. Smile and have a great weekend.

The greatest TED Talk - Morgan Spurlock

You will totally enjoy this funny and informative TED talk by Morgan Spurlock. Morgan talks about advertising and marketing also with his new film that is coming out. Sit back and enjoy another great TED video.

How Photographs Connect Us

During this time of year where it seems everyone is smiling for the camera, I wanted to share this TED talk by the photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin.

Tidying Up Art - Ursus Wehrli

Ever wonder how art might look if it was tidied up just a little? Enjoy this TED talk by Ursus Wehrli on how a Swiss might solve this problem in a funny and entertaining manner.

Lead Like The Great Conductors - Itay Talgam

Leadership has many faces. Watch an learn how you can make music out of noise as a leader.

Marian Bantjes - An Inspiration of Design

Doing what you love, be inspired and have fun, this is Marian Bantjes. Marian spends her time being creative living outside Vancouver. Marian's work is full of passion and her TED talk will become an inspiration to what you can do with that passion. To view additional work by Marian Banties, go to her site and look for her upcoming publication, I Wonder due out in October. The previews of I Wonder on her site look to make this a wonderful design presentation to look for next month.

Tweet To TED Attendees

A Long Beach interactive/marketing agency setup a digital message board on the side of a building, overlooking the TED 2010 conference. This message board is linked to hash tag #TEDLBC on twitter, and displays tweets from 100 feet up visible on the street below. Anyone who tweets to this tag can send a message to TED attendees. The software controlling this filters out your dirtier comments, but keep it clean anyway. The board lights up at night – 5:30pm – 11:00pm Pacific time. The first night it ran, it was a mix of classy welcomes, shout-outs, and a few more interesting tweets such as “Welcome Elitist Nerds.” Not sure what to expect when Bill Gates arrives.

Pranav Mistry - TED Talk on Next Technology

This is a fascinating talk, from the good folks at TED, given by Pranav Mistry about how we can interact with technology. Mistry studies at MIT and is interested in integrating the digital informational experience with our real-world interactions.

Eva Zeisel Speaking on TED.com

To continue to celebrate Eva Zeisel's 103 Birthday today, watch and enjoy her from the TED conference in Feb. 2001. She speaks of her playful search for beauty, how she thinks of herself as a "maker of things" and how she got started as a designer.

Sagmeister on Taking Time Off

Enjoy this video from the last TED conference of Stefan Sagmeister talking about taking extended time off to recharge and develop new ideas. It is something I wish we could all work into our schedules.

The Design Genius of Charles + Ray Eames

Eames Demetrios talks about his grandparents, Charles and Ray Eames, in this TED video on design. The video gives a great insight into the minds of this great design pair. The TED talk includes videos that they made, along with their famous furniture and home. Every designer's home is not complete until you have an Eames.

Paula Scher Speaks Out

Yet another TED video that rocks. Don't they all? This is Paula Scher talking about how Great Design is Serious (not solemn). I highly recommend watching this TED video and gaining some insight for the fabulous Paula Scher. The video below is from Paula's Public Theater Identity and logo program being honored by the Art Directors Club.To view additional work from Paula, go to Pentagrams site.

Can Design Save Newspapers?

This TED video has been floating around and I wanted to share it with you. Newspapers have been having problems in the US and many have decided to close up shop completely or go on-line only. This video of a talk by Polish newspaper designer, Jacek Utko discusses how his redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%.

Milton Glaser - Using Design to Make Ideas New

One of the designers I admire and respect the most is Milton Glaser. I had the honor to take a class with him at SVA a year plus ago. It is wonderful to hear Milton talk about design and art. He is smart and creative with his solutions and any insight we can learn from this video with Milton will just make us all better designers. The video was shot in '98 at the TED conference but it is classic Milton. Enjoy and learn from the Master.

TED shares the Love and Happiness

On this day where we celebrate love and happiness, enjoy this video of Stefan Sagmeister: Yes, design can make you happy from the TED conference. I had the pleasure of meeting Stefan while taking a course with Milton Glaser in NYC a year and a half ago. I found Stefan to be a incredibly nice person full of energy and passion. I hope you enjoy the video.
Also from the TED conference is this video below from Helen Fisher: Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? Helen took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.