Abstract: The Art of Design

2017
Abstract: The Art of Design

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art Sep 25, 2019

Olafur Eliasson creates sensory-rich immersive installations, including a lamp-lit sun at the Tate Modern and chunks of Arctic ice on city streets.

EP2 Neri Oxman: Bio-Architechture Sep 25, 2019

Can we design our way out of an ecological crisis? At the MIT Media Lab, professor Neri Oxman cultivates new materials that emulate nature.

EP3 Ruth Carter: Costume Design Sep 25, 2019

A visual storyteller and frequent Spike Lee collaborator, Ruth E. Carter won an Oscar for her Afrofuturistic costume design for "Black Panther."

EP4 Cas Holman: Design for Play Sep 25, 2019

As founder of toy company Heroes Will Rise, Cas Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively.

EP5 Ian Spalter: Digital Product Design Sep 25, 2019

On the heels of leading influential projects for Nike and Instagram, Ian Spalter explains the process of experimenting with new product designs.

EP6 Jonathan Hoefler: Typeface Sep 25, 2019

While researching vintage watches as inspiration for a new font, Jonathan Hoefler delves into his work for Apple, Obama's "Change" campaign and more.
8.3| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 10 February 2017 Ended
Producted By: Tremolo Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
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Official Website: https://www.netflix.com/title/80057883
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Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life.

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Ian (Flash Review)If you like or appreciate various types of art and design, this is a must see. This documentary highlights a top tier creative of their specialized disciplines with an episode for each. Such as the person who was responsible for designing the Nike Jordan shoe line, Paula Scher a world-renowned graphic designer as well as other disciplines such as automotive design, theatre stage design, illustration, architecture, photography and interior design. Each episode dives into how each person got their start, what inspires them, how they actually create their work, highlights noteworthy projects and each one is engaging with a slew of great visuals. On top of that, great thought was put into the production value with fun transitions, clever editing and each one accentuates the designer skills. Top notch effort.
hibajaroudi I have been waiting for something like this for so long!!! This is absolutely a great documentary, great content and great people. I watched episodes multiple times while working on my art as I felt that they are talking my language and sharing my thoughts.I want to thank the whole team for this documentary and all the artists for sharing info with full transparency with the world. You made me love my work even more! Thank you " Abstract " team. Design is for everyone. CAN'T WAIT for the new season!hj
I Abrego The show is excellent, is well directed and very well produced, but what I like the most is the very honest way to present the persons behind the work, they are not presented in typical PR or marketing way, they are presented as humans with some gifts and some struggles, their stories are truly inspiring mostly because are not fantastic or heroic, just because they are very human.
Rick Bakas The episode featuring Tinker Hatfield of NIKE was great because Tinker is a living legend. His contributions to design innovation over his illustrious career have left a strong legacy.However, in the episode about all his innovations I have to correct the part about him designing the University of Oregon brand. When the branding was created in 1998 Tinker wasn't involved in the process, he took over the brand a few years after it was created and elevated it to where it is today.The original brand was created by myself and a designer named Michael Scheible. Neither one of us were given much credit and the time or in the years since. That's not how NIKE operates. It's never about the individual, it's about the team.If you want to know the real story about how the U of O brand was created you can read my post that shows various stages of the development process: http://bit.ly/29F7SQcIt's disappointing a show like Abstract, which is meant to celebrate great artists, can't give credit to the artists who did the work.Other than that, it's a great show that features some incredible people.