Without realizing it, we're fluent in the language of pictures, says illustrator Christoph Niemann. In a charming talk packed with witty, whimsical drawings, Niemann takes us on a hilarious visual tour that shows how artists tap into our emotions and minds — all without words.
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Bring some space and future stuffs guys.
Well he said he pity us
I didn’t even know a lot of English when I cane to Usa but now I am one of the smartest kid in class because of all the teds
wow
quite an entertaining speech
Okay they clickbaited me
not really
I am now fluent in this language and do know it
You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.
e4r omfg
It’s hard to Roll with the Changes when I can’t even tuna fish….
It should be instead; “I can’t tune a piano, but I can tuna fish”
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.
No you didnt
Clickbait
I was hoping he was going to say “Mandarin.” That would have made my day.
They just let anybody on stage don’t they? I remember a ted talk on PC gaming some kid did
psp785 Well, try and apply.
That makes sense. Think of hieroglyphs and walls of caves that have drawings from “cavemen.” We’ve had to learn this to survive, to learn. It makes complete sense why we have this ability
*puts bilingual on job application*
This guy was in a Netflix documentary called Abstract
I highly recommend if you want to learn about different aspects of the creative industry
Jetzt habe ich Hunger auf ein Mohnbrötchen, vielen Dank auch
*reads title*
*looks at thumbnail*
I can’t understand memes, I’m at Rick and Morty lvl
I’m not the biggest art fan however I appreciate it and know that it’s important for us to evolve and to understand that art also plays a huge part in almost every part of our existence. Interesting ted talk thank you.
A non native speaker’s question: what that “a baby panda dies” means?
Who needs Stand Up Comedy when you can watch a informative, emotional and funny video on Ted?
He’s not only an artist, he is also a good stand-up comedian!
it is superb Ted thank you