Abstract: The Art of Design - Documentaries Netflix

Christoph Nieman- from his site.

Over Easter I have ensured I have looked into some research regarding the industry and professional practice. A really good tool I've found is to watch some documentaries on various areas of the industry to see how they work, and what they developed into as professionals. Netflix has made a series of episodes following alternate designers which I have found particularly inspiring in terms of Personal Development.








Christoph Niemann- Illustration
Christoph Niemann is a German illustrator best known for his work on the covers of the New Yorker. Taught by Heinz Edelman in his youth, Niemann spoke of how Edelman would never be encouraging, that's not how he taught, he spoke of how proportions, and more structured work was discouraged, and he loved that.
Niemann discusses how his creativity isn't thought up as a formula, it is a moment of craziness for him, however he does say each idea requires information, and that is what his values are as an artist.

Personally, I found that his creative process was quite similar to my own development, in that he researches and sketches up ideas really roughly before pursuing them with further research, further knowledge and information. I like this way of working and it's nice to see that it is also applied by a successful professional, there's just the adaption to Motion Design.

Es Devlin- Stage Design
Physical creation of projects has always been important to me, so I decided to watch the episode that featured on Stage Designer Es Devlin, who spoke of how she always constructed things from an early age, and for her, it is about immersing the audience in a new reality, and a creative environment that she has made.
In particular, I found her 'Scent Infused Mirror Maze' installation really inspiring, as it was about guiding the viewer through the maze and to a familiar place, mimicking the feeling you get when you smell a certain scent which is connected to a memory.