The art of designing
Although the world of design It is very broad and covers different perspectives such as architecture, graphic design, illustration, photography… .etc. Beginning to understand it for many is a primary objective. Knowing what creative processes really are like, delving into how great designers work and understanding how a design affects our lives or those around us, are just some guidelines of interest, that those of us who are linked to philosophy and art of designing we would like to learn, and if possible from the hands of the greats, the better.
This article is not about 20 creative design manuals, sorry, but we are going to tell you where you can see how eight of the great designers work who have somehow changed the perception we have about many of the things that surround us. We are talking about the documentary series Abstract: the Art of Design available currently already in full in Nexflix.
In case anyone is thinking that Netflix It is paid, yes it is true, but the first 30 days are free and the series Abstract documentary is hung in full - first season - which spans eight episodes. So excuses for not seeing them, we don't have!
And what are we going to find in the series?… Each chapter covers a specific discipline where the most relevant aspects are delved into by the hand of a Top Ten designer specialized in that sector. And they are:
The illustrator
Christoph Niemann His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine or The New Yorker, for example, and he has won AIGA awards among a long list of international awards where drawings are wisely combined with other techniques to surprise the viewer.
Graphic designer
Graphic designer Paula scher represents an icon of the American graphic in the last four decades. Able to have created an eclectic typeface that broke schemes or established totally new symbologies and graphics for many cultural institutions from the internationally known studio as Pentagrama.
The photographer
The photographer Platon Antoniou He has taken photographs of great figures on television today or portraits of various presidents. With a cover in Time magazine on a photograph of Vladimir Putin, he is a benchmark in the field of photography and creativity.
The shoe designer
Nike's shoe designer, Tinker hatfield. He is the vice president of the renowned Nike brand in the department of design and special projects. After great success behind the brand, he is recognized as one of the greatest footwear designers around the world.
The car designer
The greatest known automobile designer is called Ralph Victor Gilles. It redirected the SRT brand from Chrysler with some trendsetting designs. He is now at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles as chief designer.
The architect
The architect Bjarke ingels, better known by the acronym BIG. He has won numerous international awards and architectural competitions around the world for his avant-garde designs.
The interior designer
The interior designer Ilse crawford definitely dares everything. Philosophy, creativity, design, decoration, education… His projects, always in search of the human point of view. She worked as a director of Elle Deco in England and now in her multidisciplinary studio Studioilse uses her work«To create design that is a framework for life».
Set designer
If someone knows how to surprise the viewer, it is called Devlin. A set designer like the crown of a pine tree. Among his assets, for example, he designed the closing ceremony of the London Olympics or various stages of the U2 Innocence + Experience Tour. Almost nothing!
We believe that we understand that it is a good opportunity to discover other perspectives and the way in which the greats of design work. You can access the documentaries from the Netflix platform.
