How I Became a Cartoonist | Medar de la Cruz | TEDxMahwah

Within the limits of a two-dimensional plane, comics can combine images and written language to create powerful narratives that help us navigate the complexities of our lives. In this talk, Medar de la Cruz walks us through his experience of becoming a cartoonist, from his discovery of comics as a child to winning a Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary.

TEDxMahwah Executive Team: Cyril Rikh (Executive Director), Michelle C. Paz (Communications Director), Gavin Guerrette (Editor in Chief), Pratibha Rikh (Event Manager), Mark Leschinsky (Video Editing Director), Chloe Cho (Musical Performance Director).

TEDxMahwah Volunteer Credits: Talk Editing (David Adkins, Mirika Jambudi, and Tess Bowler), Emcee (Mike Feeney), Public Speaking Coaching (Chris Xia and Michelle Tillis Lederman), Video Editing (Barbara Leschinsky and Gary Leschinsky), Musicians (Solis and Luna Arts: Violin 1, Chloe Cho; Violin 2, Victor Hsu; Viola, Mason Lee; and Cello, Nicholas Kim), Animation (Kim Lagunas), Photography (Sam Cohen), Press Relations and Media (Aiden J. Bowers), Event Operations and Production (Bhanu Thirumala, Jenny Tracey, and Shreya Thirumala).