The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers

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August 3, 2017 Today's TED Talk The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers 08:29 minutes · TEDNYC Meet Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker's art director. For the past 24 years, she's helped decide what appears on the magazine's famous cover, from the black-on-black depiction of the Twin Towers the week after 9/11 to a recent, Russia-influenced riff on the magazine's mascot, Eustace Tilley. In this visual retrospective, Mouly considers how a simple drawing can cut through the torrent of images that we see every day and elegantly capture the feeling (and the sensibility) of a moment in time. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day Where do ideas come from? How does the metaphorical lightbulb go off? Is it a flash of genius? The power of crowds? These heady talks explore the nature of ideas themselves: Where they come from, how they evolve, and how each of us can nurture them. Watch » 9 talks · Total run time 2:18:49 NEW ON SINCERELY, x "Ex-Con" A remorseful insider brings us a hard-earned truth: prison was effective for him. While his years behind bars helped him see where his life went off the rails, it also helped him create a system for how former inmates can get back on track. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, the TED Android app or wherever you get your podcasts.  Listen now »   Download the TED app

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