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Art that brings words to life

What if words did more than just sit on a page or a screen? Graphic designer Stephen Doyle creates art that expands on the literal meanings of words. This playful talk could shift your perspective on how you see language.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

What if words did more than just sit on a page or a screen? Graphic designer Stephen Doyle creates art that expands on the literal meanings of words. This playful talk could shift your perspective on how you see language.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

About the speaker

Stephen Doyle

Creative director, artist

Stephen Doyle leads a double life: by day, he runs a much-lauded design firm; but after-hours, he is the maker of radically inventive art. He is the creative director of Doyle Partners, a New York City studio that creates graphics, environmental installations and animations for a global roster of clients, while his artworks have been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wired, Vanity Fair and other publications.