Videos
We frequently speak at events to advocate for small technology. Here are recordings of our some of our appearances.
Contact us if you have a speaking inquiry.
Small is Beautiful video archive
Small is Beautiful was a monthly live stream we held from December, 2020 to March, 2023.
Kitten: Improved component model preview
A short preview of the object-oriented and event-based authoring options in Kitten’s improved component model.
Towards a Small Web – Howest 2020
A live talk by Aral presented to students studying design/development at Howest academy in Kortrijk, Belgium on Friday, December 4th, 2020.
Ethical Design and Democracy
Aral spoke on ethical design, democracy and civil liberties. The core of his talk was animated and used as a conversation-starter on these matters in Dutch classrooms that year.
Accessibility in 2020
Originally recorded for NYC Department of Education and the EaP Hackathon.
The Camera Panopticon
The Matrix got it backwards: we don’t live in a simulation controlled from a tangible world, we live in a tangible world that is increasingly being controlled by simulations.
RSA Replay - Free is a Lie Q&A
Q&A: Nat Hunter, director of design, RSA and Aral Balkan. ~30 mins.
I, Simulation – Aral Balkan at OXS14 in Munich, Germany (November, 2014)
Aral gave this talk at the Open Exchange Summit in Munich, Germany in 2014.
Watch the I, Simulation – Aral Balkan at OXS14 in Munich, Germany (November, 2014) video.
Ethical Design Manifesto
A summary of what the Ethical Design Manifesto is from a talk by Aral Balkan.
New Kitten features: Interactive Shell (REPL), Multi-Page Settings, and backup and restore (data portability).
In this video I take you through the new Kitten features that landed this week:
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Online Hackathon 2020 – talk by Laura Kalbag and Aral Balkan
This is the talk that Laura and I gave at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Online Hackathon 2020.
Spyware 2.0
What is Spyware 2.0? Why, it’s the business model of corporations like Facebook and Google. Learn more about this threat to our human rights and democracy in this short, animated video.
Small Technology
Laura and Aral speaking at ThinkAbout! in Cologne, Germany. May 2019.
Sabotaging Our Future Selves
Who do we really help with accessible technology and why do any of us bother at all? This talk will explore the motivations for our work, and where inclusive design fits in our processes, approaches, outlooks, and lives.
Disruptive Design: Harmful Patterns and Bad Practice
Laura speaking at From Business to Buttons in Stockholm, Sweden. May 2019.
Watch the Disruptive Design: Harmful Patterns and Bad Practice video.
Superheroes and Villains in Design
I believe that good design is crucial for what we do. Why? Watch this talk to find out.
RSA Replay - Free is a Lie
A talk by Aral Balkan at the Royal Society for Arts titled “Free is a Lie.”
Beyond Surveillance Capitalism
This is the talk on Small Technology and Small Web that I gave at Creative Mornings Istanbul on 26 Jun, 2020, edited to:
Small Tech > Big Tech (IF-Exhibition 2020)
Aral is speaking at the Interactive Future Exhibition held by the students of the Interactive Media Design course at the Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
The Nature of The Self in the Digital Age
The BBC made this short video after Aral took part in BBC World Have Your Say on Apple, FBI, and encryption.
Internet As A Commons
Aral spoke on a panel at this event at the European Parliament organised by The Greens/EFA.
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Online Hackathon 2020 – Laura Kalbag and Aral Balkan, Q&A
This is the question and answer session from the talk that Laura and I gave at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Online Hackathon 2020.
