January tends to feel like a month full of Mondays, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t perks to hibernating on your couch all weekend. When it’s too cold to do anything but stay indoors, check out one of these five creative films on the impact of art and design:
Abstract: The Art of Design
This Netflix docuseries takes you inside the minds of eight innovative creatives in a variety of disciplines ranging from footwear design to stage design.
Beautiful Losers
A Netflix film about the underground artists and filmmakers of the ’90s, inspired by punk rock and hip-hop, and the mark they left on mainstream culture.
Iris
This Netflix documentary by Albert Maysles focuses on the inspirational fashion legend Iris Apfel who is still going strong well into her 90s!
Helvetica
This 2007 film by Gary Hustwit coincided with the font’s 50th anniversary. It’s all about the popularity and reach of Helvetica and why many consider it to be THE sans-serif font.
Logorama
Winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Logorama is a story about famous brands’ logos and how present branding is in all of our lives.