Talks | In less than 6 minutes

John Hodgman : Qu'est-ce que le design ?

Filmed Mar 2012 • Posted Jun 2012TED2012
TED2012
  • Embed
  • Download
  • FavoriteFavorited
  • Rate

You can share this video by copying this HTML to your clipboard and pasting into your blog or web page.

560 x 315
640 x 360
853 x 480
Subtitles:
Loading …

You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this rating widget you need to get the latest Flash player.
If your browser allows only "trusted sites" to execute Javascript, you should add the "googleapis.com" domain to your whitelist to allow our Flash detection to work properly.

TED Conversations

Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation.

Comment on this Talk

58 total comments

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

progress indicator

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

John Hodgman, comique et expert maison, "explique" le design de trois objets contemporains incontournables. (Extrait de The Design Studio session, TED2012, organisée par Chee Pearlman et David Rockwell.)

John Hodgman is a writer, humorist, geek celebrity, former professional literary agent and expert on all world knowledge. He was the bumbling PC in Apple's long-running "I'm a Mac; I'm a PC" ad campaign. Full bio »

Translated into French by Sarah Labetoulle
Reviewed by Nadya Inoubli
Comments? Please email the translators above.

More talks translated into French »

Related playlists New View more »

  • Design of useful things 11
    Design of useful things
    Curated by TED Quirky, fascinating talks about the design of practical things we all need, whether we know it or not.
  • Did you know? 7
    Did you know?
    Curated by TED A delightfully useful collection of short explanations, how-tos and amusing trivia. Each of them is well worth the 3-6 minutes.
  • Sustainability by design 7
    Sustainability by design
    Curated by TED Humans are builders and creators -- but how can we build thoughtfully, without waste? These talks explore sustainable design -- both past and...

What to Watch Next

Play_icon

Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor)

Play_icon

David Carson on design + discovery

Play_icon

Emily Levine's theory of everything

What Your Friends are Watching

Related Tags

Creative Commons

We want you to share our Talks!

Just follow the guidelines outlined under our Creative Commons license.