In a world where design trends are quietly converging — same color palettes, same typography, same illustration styles — how do you make work that actually looks different? Designer and TED Fellow Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz distills his answer into three sharp, counterintuitive ideas, ticking through his studio’s own funky creations to show how you can make things that stand out. (Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 10, 2025)
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April 27, 2026 at 11:58 am
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@jodi1057
April 27, 2026 at 12:15 pm
Love ❤
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April 27, 2026 at 12:20 pm
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@davidcarrington9458
April 27, 2026 at 1:04 pm
Dave from UK here. The band NewOrder. First used that font on the single bLuEmoDay.
@RobLang
April 27, 2026 at 2:12 pm
Not sure that the diversity photo of your founders is quite the brag you think it is. Definitely agree diversity is key but not sure you’ve demonstrated that.
@jordanoverland9142
April 27, 2026 at 8:32 pm
He never used the word diversity once, he was talking about difference in background not necessarily racial differences. Watch it again
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April 27, 2026 at 5:24 pm
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