A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings | eL Seed
TED Talks Art19 Heinä 2016

A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings | eL Seed

eL Seed fuses Arabic calligraphy with graffiti to paint colorful, swirling messages of hope and peace on buildings from Tunisia to Paris. The artist and TED Fellow shares the story of his most ambitious project yet: a mural painted across 50 buildings in Manshiyat Naser, a district of Cairo, Egypt, that can only be fully seen from a nearby mountain.

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Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care | Cleo Wade

Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care | Cleo Wade

Artist and poet Cleo Wade recites a moving poem about being an advocate for love and acceptance in a time when both seem in short supply. Woven between stories of people at the beginning and end of th...

19 Tammi 201810min

The search for "aha!" moments | Matt Goldman

The search for "aha!" moments | Matt Goldman

In 1988, Matt Goldman co-founded Blue Man Group, an off-Broadway production that became a sensation known for its humor, blue body paint and wild stunts. The show works on the premise that certain con...

16 Tammi 201813min

How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities | Mindy Scheier

How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities | Mindy Scheier

Do you have a favorite T-shirt or pair of jeans that transforms you and makes you feel confident -- makes you feel like you? That's because what you wear can affect your mood, your health and your sel...

9 Tammi 201813min

 Inside Africa's thriving art scene | Touria El Glaoui

Inside Africa's thriving art scene | Touria El Glaoui

Art fair curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells powerful stori...

8 Tammi 20187min

The next generation of African architects and designers | Christian Benimana

The next generation of African architects and designers | Christian Benimana

Christian Benimana wants to build a network of architects who can help Africa's booming cities flourish in sustainable, equitable ways -- balancing growth with values that are uniquely African. From N...

21 Joulu 201712min

The gift of words | Javed Akhtar

The gift of words | Javed Akhtar

"Do you know what I mean?" Legendary poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar asks why we seem to be losing our power to use words -- and inspires us to better understand and communicate with one ...

18 Joulu 20179min

What makes something go viral? | Dao Nguyen

What makes something go viral? | Dao Nguyen

What's the secret to making content people love? Join BuzzFeed's Publisher Dao Nguyen for a glimpse at how her team creates their tempting quizzes, lists and videos -- and learn more about how they've...

7 Joulu 201710min

The secret language of letter design | Martina Flor

The secret language of letter design | Martina Flor

Look at the letters around you: on street signs, stores, restaurant menus, the covers of books. Whether you realize it or not, the letters are speaking to you, telling you something beyond the literal...

5 Joulu 201712min

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