Unraveling the meaning behind TEDx: Part 3

TED is a non­prof­it devot­ed to spread­ing ideas, usu­al­ly in the form of short, pow­er­ful talks. But what does the acronym TED, and its spin-off TEDx, stand for? We explore the phi­los­o­phy, the mean­ing and the spir­it behind the TED con­fer­ences, one let­ter at a time.

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D is for …

design noun de·sign \di-ˈzīn\ : the way some­thing has been made; the way the parts of some­thing are formed and aranged for a par­tic­u­lar use, effect, etc.; the process of plan­ning how some­thing will look

“Good design is obvi­ous. Great design is trans­par­ent.”
―Joe Spara­no

“Every design­er’s dirty lit­tle secret is that they copy oth­er design­ers’ work. They see work they like, and they imi­tate it. Rather cheek­i­ly, they call this inspi­ra­tion.”
―Aaron Rus­sell

“Design is where sci­ence and art break even.”
―Robin Math­ew

Great design should inspire. Will you be inspired at TEDxSalem? Tick­ets are avail­able for $50 for gen­er­al admis­sion and $40 for stu­dents at https://tedxsalem2015.eventbrite.com. One tick­et includes a full day of talks, enter­tain­ment, recess activ­i­ties, swag, snacks, lunch and an after-par­ty.