# The secret language of letter design

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxRiodelaPlata
- Speaker: Martina Flor
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/martina_flor_the_secret_language_of_letter_design)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Look at the letters around you: on street signs, stores, restaurant menus, the covers of books. Whether you realize it or not, the letters are speaking to you, telling you something beyond the literal text -- that whatever they represent is modern or finely crafted or fantastical or zany. Learn to decode this secret language with lettering designer Martina Flor as she explains how altering the shapes, colors and textures of letters changes how we perceive them. (In Spanish with English subtitles)

## Lectures

1. [The secret language of letter design](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/martina_flor_the_secret_language_of_letter_design/530ddef0c6d1), 13 min (TED's player)