What Do Pirates, Nurses, and Buckminster Fuller Have in Common?
What does the founder of modern nursing, a feared pirate, and one of the great designers of the 20th century have in common?
Source: David Henry Souter // Wikimedia, Public Domain Pictures, Hilary Mason // Flickr
Design can often feel like a lofty subject, best saved for academics and design nerds clad in black turtlenecks. But historically, design has not been relegated to the very few. In fact, if we look at historyand at the future of design, the best, most innovative designers have looked quite different!
Where to pirates, nurses, and architects fit into this? They are the rebel designers of history!
Today we are sharing with you a wonderful TED Talk from the design critic Alice Rawsthorn that takes the definition of a “designer” and turns it on its head.
Our frequent readers know how much we love TED. TED.com is one of the most interesting corners of the web, and EWC features the best of their talks a couple of times each month. If I do say so myself, EWC and TED are the only places I have found where smart people, curious and hopeful, can always come away transformed. Check out our list of favorites from TED here
