In a talk that's part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams — and shows how complex data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes. "Graphics that help us think faster, or see a book's worth of information on a single page, are the key to unlocking new discoveries," McCall says.
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Ted videos are always great , thanks ted!
olá,sou do brasil,tenho 17 anos mas amo esse canal queria um dia aparecer ai
Uai você pode ao entrar numa UF conversar e convencer pessoas de sua região, para iniciarem um projeto e apresentarem ao TED, visando realizar um em sua cidade
I like informative and critical Ted talks like this one.
Good to see the sjw bs is being toned down.
It’s cancer. I guess you like cancer 😉
+Kalenz Ah, what an informative and critical reply!
Just like you trolls like it! 😀
Cool jacket bruh.
Don’t trust any statistics and data you didn’t fake yourself.
it is a Artform and is beholden to his Artist.
polor awesomelex thats one of the dumbest locker room phrases from people who are not into statistics….
Yes or the reminder of my statistic and computer science Prof.
Thanks ted
great video
I love Ted Talks. I get a little smarter with each video!
Mieka using that information is what counts
+papa squat so true
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Short, Nice and Informative! Thank you!
He’s almost as good as Jensen Huang with that jacket, graphics talk and all lmao!
Oracy -> Literacy -> Numeracy -> then comes coding, coding(computer) is mathematics with words (very close to algebra).
I think coding is the next biggest step in haman history of communication because it’s impossible to create confusion or multiple decoded meaning of single set codes.
And it’s the confusion which was a disadvantage in Oracy and Literacy parts.
Computer languages often find their way into my normal speech, but usually to no avail.
I always found it difficult to concentrate in class, especially when writing notes for 50 minutes at a time. But when I started making graphs & pictures, instead of writing everything down word-for-word, I found the whole learning experience more enjoyable. And, I found that I had a better grasp of the material. I think teachers & textbook writers should keep this in mind for those of us who are “visual” learners.
extremely valuable 5 minutes every graphic, marketing, or art history class should show. great work
I wonder if this guy gets off on excel sheets
Where’s the metric of all the women that men are refraining from hiring, since the metoo witchhunt?
Guess what is one of the most sought after skills in the IT industry at the moment? Analytics. Visualisation is part of that.
Wasn’t he able to memorize a 5 min speech?
The more information a writer can make visual the better the reader understands it. I never knew this was referred to as graphicacy. Excellent talk.