Safwat Saleem

About

Graphic designer and multimedia artist who is famous for his satirical and political designs. He rose to widespread popularity for his TED talk "Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent", and subsequently became a TED Senior Fellow.  

Before Fame

He worked in the music industry prior to his switch to graphic design. He founded the Pakistani music magazine Bandbaja.

Trivia

He has gained more than 30,000 followers to his safwtf Instagram account. He has had his art featured in Wired, BoingBoing and Brainpickings.

Family Life

He was originally born and raised in Pakistan. 

Associated With

He and Jennet Liaw are both popular graphic designers who have gained fame for their TED talks.