Potrait of a TEDx’er: Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon. Artist; writer; TEDx’er.
“I don’t have many words, but right there in front of me are millions of them—and they’re ripe for the taking,” said poet Austin Kleon during his talk, “Reimagining Poetry” at TEDxPennQuarter, describing the stack of newspapers piled by his desk that willed him out of writers’ block.
The Ohio native and current Texan was suffering an extreme case of the block when, unsure of where to look for inspiration, his recycling bin caught his eye, and he realized that he didn’t have to worry about finding words—the words had found him.
Inked: Above, fabulous illustrated notes for TEDxSanJoseCAWomen by illustrator Bernie Quah.
Previously, Bernie has put her artistic spin on notes and posters for TEDxKL in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For more, you can see the full spectrum of Bernie’s visual note-taking on her Facebook page: Sketch Post.
TEDxMoncloa’s speaker-centered live illustrations
At TEDxMoncloa in Madrid, artist Fernando de Pablo (@dibujario on Twitter) chronicled the event’s ideas on canvas, with graphic recordings of each speaker’s talk.
Below, Fernando’s illustrations — held by the speakers they represent:
Data visualization specialist Jaume Oliú
Carlos Scolari — professor at University Pompeu Fabra in ecology of media, interfaces and interactive digital communication.
An entire TEDx event in 13 minutes? Bigger Picture does it in pictures with this hand-drawn video recap of TEDxCopenhagen.
