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Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Visualizing complex ideas

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TEDEd Animation

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How can animation convey complex, intangible concepts? A visual metaphor, or an idea represented through imagery, can take an idea as massive as Big Data and tie it to the familiar depiction of a growing tree. TED-Ed animators explain how to make an abstract idea come alive visually.

What is the visual metaphor the TED-Ed animators chose to represent all the computer networks that make up Big Data?

About TED-Ed Animations

TED-Ed Animations feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators. Are you an educator or animator interested in creating a TED-Ed Animation? Nominate yourself here ยป

Meet The Creators

  • Producer TED-Ed

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