Abstract: The Art of Design
Created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich, docu-series Abstract: The Art of Designoffers eight standalone profiles of prominent designers and creatives.
Each is around 40 minutes long, lavishly shot and beautifully edited.
And even if you don't think you'll be interested in the individual profiled, you soon get sucked into their world.
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Can Netflix help you become more creative?
These quality documentaries will inspire you, and help you become more creative.
When you're stuck in a creative rut and searching for inspiration, your first port of call is usually the web.
But if you subscribe to Netflix, you may be missing a trick.
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Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Now 83 years old, Floyd Norman is an American animator, writer, and comic book artist who's worked for pretty much every big player in the business, including Disney, Pixar and Hanna-Barbera.
In 1956, he became Disney's first-ever African-American animator.
Then after founder Walt Disney's death, he left to start his own company, which produced bla.
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I Am Sun Mu
Many graphic designers like to describe their work as "edgy" and "risky".
Well, just to put that in perspective, here's the captivating story of someone who really does risk everything for their work.
Sun Mu worked as a propaganda artist in North Korea before fleeing to South Korea in the 1990s.
Today, he creates satirical art about Kim Jong Il's r.
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Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer
Directed by Vlad Yudin and running at one hour 48 minutes, Jeremy Scott: The People's Designeris a documentary movie showcases the life and work of American fashion designer Jeremy Scott.
Known for his designs for Adidas and Moschino, Scott has also worked with countless celebrities, and many of them contribute here including Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, .
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Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things
Right now, minimalism is a huge trend in graphic design, from app interfaces to logos.
But what's minimalism really about, and how can you make it enhance your creative ideas, rather than just make them look like everything else.
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Thingsis a 2016 documentary by Matt D'Avella examines the roots of minimal.
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The 100 Years Show
Feeling like you haven't had the career success you deserve.
Well, there's still time, and here's a great example of how it's possible to get recognition for your work late in life.
Born in Cuba in 1915, artist Carmen Herrera sold her first piece aged 84, and held her first solo exhibition at 89.
Her abstract and minimalist art has since brought he.
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The Creative Brain
We'd all like to be more creative and productive in our work, but often struggle to do so in practice.
The Creative Brainis an insightful 52-minute documentary aims to help us find a way forward.
Neuroscientist and best-selling author David Eagleman takes as its starting point the idea that "Creativity doesn't mean creating something out of nothing.
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The Toys That Made Us
Many of us found our first real appreciation for design – albeit a subconscious one – through interaction with our childhood toys.
It's a love which often sticks with us throughout our lives.
And so quirky docu-series The Toys that Made Us, which looks at the creation of some of the world's most iconic toy franchises, is a great way to think about .
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What is Netflix's new documentary about art and design?
Meet eight of the most creative thinkers and imaginative minds working in the world of art and design today in the new Netflix original documentary series, Abstract:- The Art of Design
Journey through their creative process, explore their work, and discover how their innovative designs have profoundly affected our every day lives.