The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs | Kate Canales | TED
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The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs | Kate Canales | TED
"What happens when the design of everyday things misses the mark? People fill in the blanks. Designer Kate Canales has spent more than 20 years photographing the handmade, improvised signs that appear when the original falls short. From perplexing bathroom directions to our struggles with doors and point-of-sale machines, her photos capture something technology can't replace: our instinct to look out for each other and leave a few instructions behind. (Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 11, 2025)." from the video introduction